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 …

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.

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 …

The odds on who Joe Biden will pick as his female vice president candidate  —  With Sen. Bernie Sanders out of the race, the Joe Biden campaign is now moving into the fraught and delicate process of choosing a running mate.  —  Biden, at age 77, would be the oldest president ever elected …

Five Takeaways on What Trump Knew as the Virus Spread  —  An examination by The New York Times reveals that there were warnings from the intelligence community, national security aides and government health officials — even as the president played down the crisis.

WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange fathered two children inside the Ecuadorian embassy with lawyer, 37, who fell in love with him while helping his fight against extradition to the US  —  Julian Assange secretly fathered two sons while holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.

White House rejects bailout for U.S. Postal Service battered by coronavirus  —  The pandemic has pushed USPS to the brink, but Trump and Mnuchin shot down emergency aid  —  Through rain, sleet, hail, and even a pandemic, mail carriers serve every address in the United States …

Kansas court strikes down GOP measure allowing in-person Easter church services, lets coronavirus restrictions stand  —  LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Kansas Supreme Court on Saturday struck down a Republican-led effort to allow the continuation of in-person church services across the state despite …

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.

Whoosh!  That Car That Just Soared by Might Be Heading for the Coast  —  With far less traffic thanks to coronavirus-induced quarantines, drivers are pushing down hard on their accelerators.  Tickets, and records, are the result.  —  NOVATO, Calif. — A white 2019 Audi A8 L sedan …

Trump administration has many task forces — but still no plan for beating covid-19  —  The Trump administration still has no clear plan for ending the coronavirus crisis, but it does have many task forces.  —  There is the official task force led by Vice President Pence that meets daily …

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 …

New signs suggest coronavirus was in California far earlier than anyone knew  —  A man found dead in his house in early March.  A woman who fell sick in mid-February and later died.  —  These early COVID-19 deaths in the San Francisco Bay Area suggest that the novel coronavirus …

Trump Administration Tells Employers Not To Worry About Recording COVID-19 Cases  —  Only health care facilities and select other employers will have to figure out if infections happened at work.  Safety advocates are beside themselves.  —  The Trump administration announced Friday afternoon …

How Weird Could the 2020 Campaign Get?  You Have No Idea.  —  No conventions.  No rallies.  No get-out-the-vote.  Insiders are starting to rethink how politics is even going to work.  —  The chaos around Wisconsin's primary last week has raised the level of concern about November's Election Day to Defcon-1 status.

Abortion providers ask Supreme Court to ease pandemic-related ban  —  Abortion rights advocates asked the Supreme Court on Saturday night to overturn part of the Texas governor's sweeping ban on abortions during the coronavirus pandemic — the first of similar restrictions to reach the high court.