Upset Victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Gives Democrats a Lift  —  A liberal challenger's surprise triumph over a Trump-backed incumbent demonstrated strong turnout and vote-by-mail efforts for the Democrats in a key general election state.  —  Democrats scored an enormous political …

South Dakota's governor resisted ordering people to stay home.  Now it has one of the nation's largest coronavirus hot spots.  —  As governors across the country fell into line in recent weeks, South Dakota's top elected leader stood firm: There would be no statewide order to stay home.

Where the Risk of Coronavirus Comes With Unparalleled Access  —  The White House briefing room is a low-ceilinged claustrophobic space.  Built on top of a swimming pool where Franklin Delano Roosevelt exercised and John F. Kennedy canoodled, the room has 49 chairs set into the floor …

Coronavirus Updates: Trump Insists He Has ‘Total’ Authority to Supersede Governors  —  President Trump turned Monday's daily coronavirus task force briefing into an aggressive defense of his own halting response to the pandemic and used a campaign-style video to denounce criticism that he moved …

No, Trump Can't Force States to Reopen  —  The Constitution reserves police powers for the states.  The president will have to make do with persuasion.  —  President Donald Trump is appointing a new “Opening Our Country” task force today to jumpstart the economy by early …

Anti-malarial drug touted by Trump was subject of CIA warning to employees  —  The CIA has privately advised its workforce that taking an anti-malarial drug touted by President Trump and some of his supporters as a promising treatment for the novel coronavirus has potentially dangerous side effects, including sudden death.

DeSantis deems pro wrestling ‘essential business’ amid statewide stay-at-home order  —  Count professional wrestling among the essential businesses like grocery stores and pharmacies that can stay open despite coronavirus-related restrictions statewide.  —  WWE will continue taping …

The Times Took 19 Days to Report an Accusation Against Biden.  Here's Why.  —  Dean Baquet, the executive editor of The New York Times, said the article was published when there was enough reporting “to present to readers for them to make their own judgment.”

How Joe Biden won over Bernie Sanders — and the Democratic Party  —  Joe Biden and the power of transactional politics.  —  On Monday, Joe Biden's campaign teased a “special guest” would join him for an afternoon livestream.  The guest turned out to be Sen. Bernie Sanders, who offered a fulsome endorsement of his onetime competitor.

Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus  —  He practiced what he preached — then he died of coronavirus.  —  An evangelical pastor died of COVID-19 just weeks after proudly showing off how packed his Virginia church was — and vowing to keep preaching “unless I'm in jail or the hospital.”

Coronavirus-stricken Chris Cuomo trashes CNN gig during radio show meltdown  —  Chris Cuomo's coronavirus-induced fever may have subsided but the CNN anchor was red hot on Monday.  —  The longtime cable host, 49, had a mini-existential crisis on his SiriusXM show, lashing …

U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. Census Bureau Director Steven Dillingham Statement on 2020 Census Operational Adjustments Due to COVID-19  —  APRIL 13, 2020 — The 2020 Census is underway and more households across America are responding every day.

Everyone on exclusive Fisher Island, even the staff, can get tested for coronavirus  —  Fisher Island — an exclusive enclave of multi-million dollar condos and homes and one of the wealthiest ZIP Codes in the country — has purchased thousands of rapid COVID-19 blood test kits from the University …

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Nearly 30% in the US believe a coronavirus theory that's almost certainly not true  —  (CNN)Despite evidence from infectious disease experts suggesting otherwise, nearly 30% of Americans in a new Pew poll said they believe the novel coronavirus was likely created in a lab.

GOP Rep. Massie Warns US is ‘Weeks Away, Not Months,’ From Food Shortages  —  Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie is warning that the United States could be just weeks away from major food shortages due to the coronavirus shutdown.  —  He warned that livestock could end up being euthanized and fruits …

States Move to Coordinate on Reopening Plans  —  Trump says federal government—not governors—will make the final call on sending Americans back to work and reopening closed businesses  —  Two groups of governors said they would coordinate efforts to gradually reopen businesses …

We're looking like ‘Flori-duh’ again, Gov. DeSantis.  Any idea how that happened?  —  You know what Florida really needs right now?  —  A governor.  —  But in Ron DeSantis, Florida, at this most challenging time of the coronavirus, has a hesitant leader who continues to split the baby …

Who Is Immune to the Coronavirus?  —  About this question, too, decisions with great consequences are being made, as they must be, based on only glimmers of data.  —  Mr. Lipsitch is an epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist.  —  Among the many uncertainties that remain …

Report: 28 Million Mail Ballots Went Missing in Past Decade  —  More Than 2 Million Ballots Also Sent to Wrong Addresses  —  (INDIANAPOLIS, IN.)  - April 13, 2020: The Public Interest Legal Foundation (PILF) today released a research brief detailing national figures for mail balloting failures, according to previous federal surveys.