More deaths, no benefit from malaria drug in VA virus study  —  A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals.  There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported.

Senate Intel report confirms Russia aimed to help Trump in 2016  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday reaffirmed its support for the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 presidential election with the goal of putting Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

Some Democrats are bothered nominee is an older white man - and they solidly back Biden in November  —  Former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has the backing of the overwhelming majority of Democrats and Democratic-leaning registered voters …

Barr Threatens Legal Action Against Governors Over Lockdowns  — Businesses need ‘more freedom,’ the attorney general says  — Trump has undercut his guidance on how states should reopen  —  The Justice Department will consider taking legal action against governors who continue …

Trump's crisis mismanagement alienating seniors  —  Older voters have been a pivotal part of the president's base.  But they're beginning to turn on him over the coronavirus.  —  A fundamental rule of politics is the party that's divided is the one that's losing.

At least 7 new coronavirus cases appear to be related to Wisconsin's election, Milwaukee health commissioner says … (Photo: MIKE DE SISTI / MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL)  —  Officials have identified seven people who appear to have contracted COVID-19 through activities related to the April 7 election …

28,000 Missing Deaths: Tracking the True Toll of the Coronavirus Crisis  —  At least 28,000 more people have died during the coronavirus pandemic over the last month than the official Covid-19 death counts report, a review of mortality data in 11 countries shows — providing a clearer …

‘Another nail in an almost closed coffin’: Trump faces his next coronavirus test  —  President Donald Trump's political fate now hinges on a simple premise: Everybody who needs a coronavirus test must be able to get a test.  —  More than five weeks into a devastating shutdown of the U.S. economy …

US monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery  —  (CNN)The US is monitoring intelligence that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to a US official with direct knowledge.  —  Kim recently missed the celebration …

Trump's surprise immigration ban expected to include major exemption  —  President Donald Trump's announcement that he would soon suspend immigration into the U.S. surprised his own officials and likely overstated the extent of the still-developing executive order.

GOP Texas Lieutenant Governor Says We Need to Take Risk to Get Back to Work: ‘There Are More Important Things Than Living’  —  The lieutenant governor of Texas, who was criticized last month for saying it was worth risking lives to return to work if that meant saving the economy, has doubled down on his comments.

AP: Publicly traded firms get $300M in small-business loans  —  Companies with thousands of employees, past penalties from government investigations and risks of financial failure even before the coronavirus walloped the economy were among those receiving millions of dollars from a relief fund …

House Republicans declare war on recess  —  PANDEMIC PROTEST — Republicans have been calling to reopen the economy — and now, they're demanding to reopen Congress.  A group of House Republicans traveled back to D.C. early and are planning to seek recognition on the floor during today's pro forma session.

White House readies push to slash regulations as major part of its coronavirus economic recovery plan  —  Senior administration officials are planning effort to relax rules on firms by as soon as late April  —  Senior White House and Trump administration officials are planning to launch …

The deep-seated fear driving Trump's invented and exaggerated popularity rankings  —  It's just so obvious.  —  In a pair of tweets Tuesday morning, offered alongside complaints about a TV show being mean to him and the “fake news” more generally, President Trump tried to assure the world …

These U.S. citizens won't get coronavirus stimulus checks — because their spouses are immigrants  —  She works as a film producer and her small business has ground to a halt, forcing her and her husband to eat red beans and rice most nights, scramble to find small business loans and apply for medical assistance for their two children.

Broad Support for Social Distancing  —  Murphy rating surges; Trump remains negative  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Public officeholder ratings have gone up across the board in the Garden State, but none more so than for the governor, Phil Murphy, who earns widespread praise for his handling of the coronavirus outbreak.

Coronavirus Kills More Americans in One Month Than the Flu Kills in One Year  —  Beware a second wave.  —  Although there is still much we don't know about the coronavirus, we know enough to say that it is far more dangerous and deadly than the flu.  It took twelve months and 61 million infections …

Trump's Coronavirus Task Force Increasingly Ignores Trump  —  The president encouraged protests against his own administration's public health policies.  And his team greeted it with a collective shoulder shrug.  —  As the country enters its second month of a social lockdown and shuttered economy …

What's So Hard to Understand About What Trump Has Said?  —  At his daily pandemic briefing the other day, President Donald Trump announced, “We are continuing our relentless effort to destroy the [corona]virus.”  A lot of people manage not to see much continuity in the president's efforts …

Trump Tantrums After Maryland Governor Goes Around Feds, Gets 500K Test Kits From South Korea  —  Donald Trump attacked Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD) on Monday after the Maryland governor went around the federal government and secured 500,000 coronavirus test kits from South Korea.

‘Plague on a Biblical Scale’: Hasidic Families Hit Hard by Virus  —  In the New York area, the epidemic has killed influential religious leaders and torn through large, tight-knit families.  —  One of the first people Shulim Leifer knew who died of the coronavirus was his great-uncle.

Vote by Mail in Wisconsin Helped a Liberal Candidate, Upending Old Theories  —  “I'm surprised by the results,” Mr. Burden said when told of the gap between in-person and mail results.  “It is convincing and surprising that Karofsky appears to have done better among mail voters than in-person voters.

A Museum Devoted to Survivors Now Faces its Own Fight to Live  —  Like other small, endangered arts organizations, the Tenement Museum in Manhattan has drastically cut its budget as it tries to weather the pandemic.  —  The Tenement Museum, on Manhattan's Lower East Side, has always seemed fragile …

United Auto Workers union backs Democrat Biden for president  —  DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union is endorsing Democrat Joe Biden for President.  —  The roughly 400,000-member union says in a statement Tuesday that the nation needs stable leadership with less acrimony …

Activists Are Fighting To Keep Bernie Sanders On The New York Ballot  —  They don't have much time.  —  New York election officials are poised to remove Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) from the state's primary ballot on Wednesday, thanks to an obscure provision in the state budget law enacted by Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) earlier this month.