On March 13, 2020, President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Merrill Cook, a firebrand politician who often clashed with fellow Utah Republicans, died March 9 at age 79. Cook lost several elections but won two terms in the U.S. House, serving from 1997 to 2001.

While Republican-led states are mostly adopting the various tax changes from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, some states led by Democrats are refusing to go along.