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.

‘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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

If You're Watching These Coronavirus Briefings for Free, You're a Sucker  —  Ratings are through the roof because everyone wants to know what happens after this.  But none of these politicians, who know how to perform on command, know the answer to that.  —  BEAST INSIDE

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.

'I'd Take Her In A Heartbeat': Joe Biden Says He Would Pick Michelle Obama To Be His Vice President  —  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Joe Biden says he would take Michelle Obama to be his running mate for the 2020 presidential election.  —  The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee told KDKA's Jon Delano …

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 …

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 …

Stacey Abrams slams Georgia governor over decision to reopen businesses this week  —  Trying to push a “false opening of the economy” risks “putting more lives in danger,” Abrams said.  —  Stacey Abrams: If asked to serve by Biden, I would be honored  —  WASHINGTON — Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams …

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.

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 …

Missed Translations: Meeting the Immigrant Parents Who Raised Me … Approaching his 30th birthday, Sopan Deb had found comfort in his day job as a writer for the New York Times and a practicing comedian.  But his stage material highlighting his South Asian culture only served to mask the insecurities borne from his family history.

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 …

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.

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 …

Missouri files suit against China for ‘enormous’ consequences of coronavirus ‘deceit’  —  EXCLUSIVE: Missouri became the first state to file a lawsuit against China on Tuesday, accusing the country of being responsible for the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and seeking damages to make up for …

Federal documents: more than 300,000 likely to die if restrictions are lifted  —  Documents show how much more harrowing the coronavirus pandemic could still be without careful mitigation — and even their view is too optimistic, some experts say.  —  Federal health officials estimated …

Where you get your news reveals a divide in attitudes about the coronavirus  —  First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.  —  WASHINGTON — You are what you watch.

Boris Johnson and Donald Trump agree ‘coordinated’ response to coronavirus  —  LONDON — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to work with Donald Trump to fight the coronavirus pandemic in a telephone call on Tuesday afternoon.  —  Downing Street said in a statement following the call …

Most rate Trump's coronavirus response negatively and expect crowds will be unsafe until summer, Post-U. Md. poll finds  —  Most Americans expect no immediate easing of the health risks associated with the coronavirus pandemic, despite calls by President Trump and others to begin reopening the economy quickly.

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 …