Elizabeth Warren, Once a Front-Runner, Will Drop Out of Presidential Race  —  Ms. Warren, a senator and former law professor, staked her campaign on fighting corruption and changing the rules of the economy.  —  BOSTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts plans to drop …

Roberts Denounces Schumer for Talking About Kavanaugh the Way Kavanaugh Talked About the Senate  —  On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had a message for Donald Trump's two nominees to the Supreme Court as the court heard oral arguments in a landmark abortion case that threatens one of the underpinnings of Roe v. Wade.

Democrats lead by at least 4 in 4 GOP held Senate seats  —  New PPP polls find Sara Gideon leading Susan Collins 47-43 in the Maine Senate race and Mark Kelly leading Martha McSally 47-42 in the Arizona Senate race.  Additionally a PPP poll for a private client last week found Cal Cunningham …

Trump: Public Health Menace  —  The president in his meeting this week with his coronavirus task force (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)  —  This is a thing that just happened: … You just shake your head in disbelief at the utter idiocy of this man, and his reckless irresponsibility.

One Doctor's Life on the Coronavirus Front Lines.  ‘If We Fail, What Happens to You All?’  —  Short on supplies and sleep, medical staff are being stretched to the limit to stop a pandemic no one fully understands  —  Driving one evening in Wuhan, China, last month, Zhang Xiaochun pulled her car to the side of the road.

U.S. to Miss Rollout Goal This Week on Virus Tests, Senators Say  — GOP senators says kits to be in mail by end of this week  — Distribution, training ‘going to take time,’ Lankford says  —  The Trump administration won't be able to meet its promised timeline of having …

Through apps, not warrants, ‘Locate X’ allows federal law enforcement to track phones  —  Federal agencies have big contracts with Virginia-based Babel Street.  Depending on where you've traveled, your movements may be in the company's data.  —  U.S. law enforcement agencies signed millions …

Pompeo denounces probe of possible U.S. war crimes in Afghanistan  —  Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced a decision by the International Criminal Court to allow an investigation of U.S. personnel for war crimes in Afghanistan just days after American officials signed a peace deal …

The Bleak Job Landscape of Adjunctopia for Ph.D.s  —  Ruthless labor exploitation?  Generational betrayal?  Understanding the job crisis in academia requires a look at recent history.  —  The humanities labor market is in crisis.  Higher education industry trade publications are full …

Is Idaho turning a little blue?  Primary might provide clues  —  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho last year was the fastest-growing state in the nation, with close to 37,000 new residents boosting its population to nearly 1.8 million.  —  In the past decade, according to the U.S. Census Bureau …

Facebook allows Trump campaign to run deceptive Census ads  —  November's election will have an enormous impact on politics in the United States for the next four years.  But the 2020 Census, which starts in earnest in just one week, will shape the country for the next decade or longer.

Tennessee Man Ordered Removed to Germany Based on Service as Concentration Camp Guard During WWII  —  A U.S. Immigration Judge in Memphis, Tennessee, has issued a removal order against a German citizen and Tennessee resident, on the basis of his service in Nazi Germany in 1945 as an armed guard …

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Told to Stay Home, Suspected Coronavirus Patient Attended Event With Dartmouth Students  —  The worker at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in New Hampshire was confirmed with the disease only after attending the mixer.  Now a second man has tested positive.

Scientists were close to a coronavirus vaccine years ago.  Then the money dried up.  —  “We just could not generate much interest,” a researcher said of the difficulty in getting funding to test the vaccine in humans.  —  HOUSTON — Dr. Peter Hotez says he made the pitch to anyone who would listen.

New White House questionnaire serves as litmus test for potential appointees  —  A White House questionnaire being sent to potential political appointees appears to be a litmus test of the applicant's loyalty to the president.  —  The questionnaire, a copy of which was obtained by CBS News …

State Department blames “swarms of online, false personas” from Russia for wave of coronavirus misinformation online  —  A top State Department official said Thursday that Russia is behind “swarms of online, false personas” that sought to spread misinformation about coronavirus on social-media sites …

Here's What Barack Obama Is Thinking Now  —  Barack Obama got exactly what he wanted out of the Democratic primary—and not just because Joe Biden has suddenly pulled ahead.  His party managed to start sorting out its year-long mess without him.  —  But Obama is still not going to speak out.

The College President Who Simply Won't Raise Tuition  —  “I'll tell you a funny story,” said Mitch Daniels, the president of Purdue University.  It was the day before the first home football game of the season and he was sitting in his corner office, overlooking the postcard-perfect quad.

Senate poised to send Trump $8.3 billion plan to fight virus  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — An $8.3 billion measure to help tackle the coronavirus outbreak should soon make its way to President Trump after a Senate vote planned for Thursday.  —  The money would pay for a multifaceted attack on a virus …

Donald Trump does not take black voters and evangelicals for granted  —  Democrats and Republicans shared battle for votes  —  ANALYSIS/OPINION:  —  Black Americans and evangelical Christians have both played a vital and long-standing role in shaping the culture, society and political landscape of America.

The Left's Politicization of Coronavirus Backfires—Bigly  —  Even first year political science students know how difficult it is to beat an incumbent president and that it is nearly impossible to beat one leading a soaring economy; only five incumbent presidents have lost their re-election bids since 1900.

Missouri case that toppled GOP governor boomerangs on Soros-backed prosecutor  —  St. Louis circuit attorney faces grand jury probe, chief investigator indicted in echoes of Trump-Russia collusion reversal in Washington.  —  Kimberly Gardner made history in 2016, roaring to an election victory …

Awkward: Intellectual Giant Whoopi Goldberg Already Has a Job Picked Out for Jill Biden  —  (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)  —  Opinion leader Whoopi Goldberg wound up with egg on her face during yesterday's broadcast of “The View.”  —  Whoopi, delighted by Joe Biden's blowout …