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.

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 …

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.

Democrats Fear Trump's New 2020 Strategy Is Working  —  The president and his team aren't hiding their plans to make Beijing the main villain in America's fight against the pandemic.  —  President Donald Trump and his allies are leaning heavily into a new 2020 strategy tying Democrats …

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Virginia governor makes Election Day a holiday and expands early voting  —  (CNN)Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that he signed a series of new measures into law aimed at expanding access to voting in the commonwealth.  —  The new legislation will establish Election Day as a holiday …

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 …

In Some Places, Easter Isn't Being Celebrated.  It's Being Fined.  —  Some local officials have come after religious organizations with unseemly zeal.  —  For Christians, Easter is a time to celebrate resurrection.  But it's been hard for some Americans to do that because their local officials …

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

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 …

De Blasio Used Last-Minute Text to Tell Cuomo Schools Would Stay Shut  —  The governor and mayor, who have long had a combative relationship, can't seem to make peace during the biggest crisis of their careers.  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Late on Friday, Mayor Bill de Blasio made the momentous decision …

How Mitch McConnell Became Trump's Enabler-in-Chief  —  The Senate Majority Leader's refusal to rein in the President is looking riskier than ever.  —  On Thursday, March 12th, Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, could have insisted that he and his colleagues work through the weekend …

Confirmed coronavirus cases in NYC surge past 100K: Health Department  —  The number of confirmed COVID cases in New York City surged past 100,000 Sunday morning, according to the Health Department.  —  The number of cases came to 102,504 as of 9 a.m., with 5,789 deaths — marking 3,789 new cases and 47 new deaths overnight.

The test for those who want to reopen the economy too soon: You go first  —  Ryan P. Williams, the head of the previously well-respected and now crackpotish Claremont Institute, tweeted this past week in response to enforcement of social distancing and stay-at-home mandates: “It's time for resistance to this insanity.”

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...

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.

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 …

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.”

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.