Examining Tara Reade's Sexual Assault Allegation Against Joe Biden  —  Ms. Reade, a former Senate aide, has accused Mr. Biden of assaulting her in 1993 and says she told others about it.  A Biden spokeswoman said the allegation is false, and former Senate office staff members do not recall such an incident.

My Plan to Safely Reopen America  —  An effective strategy to beat the virus is the ultimate answer to how we get our economy back on track.  —  Mr. Biden is the presumptive Democratic nominee for president.  —  People across America are stepping up to the plate.

Herald drafted a suit seeking ALF records.  DeSantis aide pressured law firm not to file it  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' general counsel called a representative of the Miami Herald's law firm seeking to quash a public records lawsuit that would force the state to divulge the names …

Fauci on Trump's delayed response to coronavirus: “It is what it is”  —  Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on CNN's “State of the Union” Sunday that “no one is going to deny” that more lives would have been saved during …

Signs missed and steps slowed in Trump's pandemic response  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time President Donald Trump first spoke publicly about the coronavirus, it may already have been too late.  —  Interviewed at Davos, a gathering of global elites in the Swiss Alps …

How Trump Is Fueling a Corona Disaster  —  Donald Trump's disastrous crisis management has made the United States the new epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic.  The country is facing an unprecedented economic crash.  Are we witnessing the implosion of a superpower?  By DER SPIEGEL Staff

The ‘Red Dawn’ Emails: 8 Key Exchanges on the Faltering Response to the Coronavirus  —  Experts inside and outside the government identified the threat early on and sought to raise alarms even as President Trump was moving slowly.  Read some of what they had to say among themselves at critical moments.

US close to coronavirus peak, but we have to take it ‘day by day’: FDA commissioner  —  FDA Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn appeared on ABC's “This Week.”  —  The United States is close to its peak of the novel coronavirus disease, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn said on ABC's “This Week.”

US's global reputation hits rock-bottom over Trump's coronavirus response  —  International relations expert warns policy failure could do lasting damage as president insults allies and undermines alliances  —  Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, which he once dismissed as a hoax …

It's ‘People, People, People’ as Lines Stretch Across America  —  Lines for groceries, food aid and unemployment assistance stretch for blocks as the coronavirus crisis forces Americans into quarantine queues.  —  DENVER — Standing in line used to be an American pastime …

How the Hunt for a Coronavirus Vaccine Could Go Horribly Wrong  —  ONE SHOT  —  Anti-vaxxers are ready to pounce if the furious push for a COVID-19 fix runs into trouble.  —  Scientists are racing to develop a vaccine for the novel coronavirus, and anti-vaxxers are waiting in the wings.

The City That Has Flattened the Coronavirus Curve  —  Editor's Note: The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers.  Find the collection here.  —  London Breed wasn't going to wait around for COVID-19.  —  San Francisco had yet to confirm a single case …

Coronavirus may give President Trump a long sought chance to privatize the Postal Service  —  WASHINGTON — Amid a cash crunch threatening to put the U.S. postal service out of business, the Trump administration is being accused of blocking bipartisan efforts to provide money to the agency …

Kansas Supreme Court Upholds Governor's Order Limiting The Size Of Easter Services  —  The Kansas Supreme Court has voted to uphold an executive order by the state's governor limiting the size of church gatherings on Easter Sunday, ending a dramatic legal clash in which the court was asked amid …

Biden beats Sanders to win Alaska Democratic primary  —  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Joe Biden has won the Alaska Democrats' party-run presidential primary, beating Sen. Bernie Sanders days after Sanders suspended his campaign.  —  Biden beat Sanders Saturday 55.3% to 44.7%.  A total of 19,759 votes were cast.

How Coronavirus Will Blow Up the 2020 Campaign  —  The chaos around Wisconsin's primary last week has raised the level of concern about November's Election Day to Defcon-1 status.  Will Republican legislators in key states block efforts to expand mail-in voting, and force people to stand in line together?

Republicans betting on a political upset in California  —  Navy fighter pilot Mike Garcia looks like a grade-A recruit for House Republicans.  If he scores a surprise victory, Republicans will flip a blue seat in the state for the first time in 22 years.  —  ADD TO BRIEFCASE  —  See more stories about...

Chernobyl Wildfires Reignite, Stirring Up Radiation  —  Wildfires are common in the so-called Zone of Alienation around the abandoned Chernobyl plant.  A larger-than-typical fire is stirring up radiation, though levels remain normal in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital.

Florida's count of coronavirus deaths is missing some cases  —  Some snowbirds are being excluded in the state's count.  By Friday, another group had 40 more fatalities.  —  The Florida Department of Health's count of coronavirus deaths reached a grim milestone Friday, surpassing 400 and climbing to 419.

Trump Isn't the First Conservative to Try to Limit the Vote  —  Trump is only the latest to see minority voters as a threat.  —  Dr. Blight is the author of “Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom.”  —  On March 30, the Republican id burst forth when President Trump said that the latest …

African nations, US decry racism against blacks in China  —  JOHANNESBURG (AP) — African officials are confronting China publicly and in private over racist mistreatment of Africans in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, and the U.S. says African-Americans have been targeted too.