President Barack Obama endorses Joe Biden For President … On April 14, 2020, President Obama endorsed Joe Biden For President.  He noted Biden's leadership on health care, climate change, and the 2008 recovery, and said that he believes that Biden is the person who can heal the country in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Fauci: 'We're not there yet' on key steps to reopen economy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, said Tuesday the U.S. does not yet have the critical testing and tracing procedures needed to begin reopening the nation's economy …

N.Y.C. Death Toll Soars Past 10,000 in Revised Virus Count  —  The city has added more than 3,700 additional people who were presumed to have died of the coronavirus but had never tested positive.  —  New York City, already a world epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak …

Cuomo warns of constitutional crisis 'like you haven't seen in decades' if Trump tries to reopen New York  —  “We don't have a king — we have a president,” the governor warned, saying that reopening the economy too soon could result in more coronavirus deaths.

California governor unveils roadmap for relaxing coronavirus lockdowns  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom released a roadmap on Tuesday that will guide how he will make the decision to relax the stay-at-home policies his state implemented to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Bloomberg News Killed Investigation, Fired Reporter, Then Sought To Silence His Wife  —  Toggle more options  —  Michael Bloomberg's short-lived presidential bid reignited a long-simmering dispute over the widespread use of non-disclosure agreements at American corporations — especially at his own.

Senator Richard Burr Sold D.C. Townhouse to Donor at a Rich Price  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Richard Burr …

State Department cables warned of safety issues at Wuhan lab studying bat coronaviruses  —  Two years before the novel coronavirus pandemic upended the world, U.S. Embassy officials visited a Chinese research facility in the city of Wuhan several times and sent two official warnings …

Tax change in coronavirus package overwhelmingly benefits millionaires, congressional body finds  —  The provision, included by Senate Republicans, would cost taxpayers approximately $90 billion in 2020  —  More than 80 percent of the benefits of a tax change tucked into the coronavirus …

Attorney General William P. Barr Issues Statement on Religious Practice and Social Distancing; Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in Mississippi Church Case  —  Attorney General William P. Barr issued the following statement:  —  “In light of the COVID-19 pandemic …

We Cannot Hold an Election Without a Functional Post Office  —  Trump's refusal to save the U.S. Postal Service is an attack on voting rights.  —  All the plans we have for a safe and legitimate general election in November depend heavily upon the ability to expand vote by mail.

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 …

Pressure grows on Congress for more small business aid as banks pump out billions  —  Banks are beginning to open the spigot of the $350 billion small business rescue package that has suffered constant operational breakdowns since its hurried launch by the Trump administration on April 3 …

Has New York Bent The Curve?  —  There is increasing evidence that New York City and New York state are turning a corner in their efforts to fight back COVID-19, and the timing suggests that the shifts may be a result of social distancing measures.  —  Whether the state and city …

Georgia Democratic lawmaker endorses Trump's presidential bid  —  State Rep. Vernon Jones bucked his party Tuesday and endorsed President Donald Trump, making him the first state elected Democratic official in Georgia to back the Republican's bid for a second term.

The 49ers Lost the Super Bowl and May Have Saved Lives  —  Hundreds of thousands of fans would have gathered in the Bay Area for a parade—and coronavirus was beginning to spread  —  On the first Sunday in February, as the San Francisco 49ers were in the middle of blowing a lead in the Super Bowl …

Stimulus Oversight Panel Has One Person Trying to Watch $2.2 Trillion Alone  —  On April 6, Bharat Ramamurti became the first person named to the Congressional Oversight Commission supposed to police the massive coronavirus relief fund.  A former top staffer for Senator Elizabeth Warren …

There's Been a Spike in People Dying at Home in Several Cities.  That Suggests Coronavirus Deaths Are Higher Than Reported.  —  Coronavirus death counts are based on positive tests and driven by hospital deaths.  But data from major metropolitan areas shows a spike in at-home deaths …

A Second Round of Coronavirus Layoffs Has Begun.  Few Are Safe.  —  People who thought their jobs were secure, including white-collar professionals, increasingly face unemployment  —  The first people to lose their jobs worked at restaurants, malls, hotels and other places that closed to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

Broward judge tells lawyers to get out of bed and wear a shirt for Zoom hearings  —  Sweatpants and T-shirts may be the uniform for the new work-at-home workforce.  —  But if you're a lawyer in Broward County, a judge wants you to avoid dressing down for tele-court appearances.