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 …

What does Gov. DeSantis owe Trump?  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The close relationship between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and President Donald Trump is souring, and the bad blood is threatening to spill into the president's reelection effort in the nation's biggest swing state.

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.

The Fight Goes On  —  Remarks from Elizabeth Warren shared in a call with campaign staff:  —  I want to start with the news.  I want all of you to hear it first, and I want you to hear it straight from me: Today, I'm suspending our campaign for president.  —  I know how hard all of you have worked.

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. Will Miss Coronavirus Test Rollout Goal, 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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

Coronavirus outbreak expands to 18 states  —  Patients in 18 states have tested positive or are presumptively positive for the spreading coronavirus as public health officials race to get ahead of the growing worldwide epidemic.  —  Officials in Nevada, New Jersey, Tennessee and Texas …

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 …

Before Clearview Became a Police Tool, It Was a Secret Plaything of the Rich  —  Investors and clients of the facial recognition start-up freely used the app on dates and at parties — and to spy on the public.  —  One Tuesday night in October 2018, John Catsimatidis, the billionaire owner …

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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.

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 …

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 …