Trump's remarks on disinfectants left even close aides shocked  —  West Wing aides and members of the coronavirus task force were taken aback by the president's “off-the-cuff” remarks.  —  WASHINGTON — Members of President Donald Trump's coronavirus task force and aides in the West Wing …

Navy Leaders Recommend Reinstating Roosevelt Captain Fired Over Virus Warning  —  Capt. Brett E. Crozier, who was removed from command after sending a letter pleading for help to fight the coronavirus on his aircraft carrier, was largely cleared after Navy review.

Revealed: leader of group peddling bleach as coronavirus ‘cure’ wrote to Trump this week  —  Mark Grenon wrote to Trump saying chlorine dioxide ‘can rid the body of Covid-19’ days before the president promoted disinfectant as treatment  —  The leader of the most prominent group …

Stacey Abrams's Remarkable Campaign for Vice President  —  Stacey Abrams has a theory about how Joe Biden can beat Donald Trump: Pick her as his running mate.  —  “We have to win the election.  And I would point out that I ran the most successful campaign to engage the communities we need …

Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S. Postal Service if it doesn't hike prices immediately  —  The president said the postal agency should quadruple its package delivery prices and said he will stop congressionally approved funding  —  President Trump on Friday said he would not be approving …

CBO's Current Projections of Output, Employment, and Interest Rates and a Preliminary Look at Federal Deficits for 2020 and 2021  —  CBO has developed preliminary projections of key economic variables through the end of calendar year 2021, based on information about the economy …

Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China — and the loan is due soon  —  Donald Trump is warning “China will own the United States” if Joe Biden is elected president.  —  But Trump himself is tens of millions of dollars in debt to China: In 2012, his real estate partner refinanced …

Durham Inquiry Includes Scrutiny of a Media Leak  —  The attorney general has suggested that the Justice Department review of the Russia investigation has uncovered “troubling” findings without going into details.  —  WASHINGTON — For years, President Trump has complained bitterly about F.B …

New Poll Shows a Hidden Danger for Trump: Double Haters  —  During the last weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump's data team was obsessed with a particular subset of voters: those who disliked both Trump and Hillary Clinton.  As I reported in my book about the race …

Stephen Miller has long-term vision for Trump's ‘temporary’ immigration order, according to private call with supporters  —  Trump senior policy adviser Stephen Miller told White House supporters in a private call this week that the president's new executive order curbing immigration will usher …

New Evidence Supporting Credibility of Tara Reade's Allegation Against Joe Biden Emerges  —  A new piece of evidence has emerged buttressing the credibility of Tara Reade's claim that she told her mother about allegations of sexual harassment and assault related to her former boss, then-Sen. Joe Biden.

Man Who Died Ingesting Fish Tank Cleaner Remembered as Intelligent, Levelheaded Engineer  —  In death, he has become famous as a cautionary tale about the risks of mindlessly following the armchair medical advice President Donald Trump has dispensed from the White House podium.

Pressured by China, E.U. Softens Report on Covid-19 Disinformation  —  A revised report shows how Beijing reacts swiftly and effectively to tamp down Western criticism of its pandemic response.  —  BRUSSELS — Bowing to heavy pressure from Beijing, European Union officials softened …

Six new coronavirus symptoms just officially added to CDC list.  What are they?  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tripled the number of coronavirus symptoms it lists on its website.  —  The federal organization previously listed fever, cough and shortness of breath as symptoms of COVID-19.

Trump Speech to Bring 1,000 West Point Cadets Back to Campus  —  The president's off-again, on-again speech in June will bring back cadets who had scattered across the country to help counter the coronavirus.  —  WASHINGTON — For President Trump, who adores the pomp and precision of military ceremonies …

The president is unwell  —  The only thing worse than a pandemic is having Donald Trump as your president during a pandemic.  Tens of thousands of Americans have died.  Tens of millions have lost their jobs.  President Trump, meanwhile, has indulged in self-pity, touted an unproven drug …

Resentment grows on Main Street over bailout winners and losers … Robyn Shultz was waiting for approval of her US$40,000 small-business loan last week when the government's first-come-first-served lending program ran out of cash.  —  Shultz, 60, owns Quality Electric Co. in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband, Steve Bearden.

Amid The Pandemic, U.S. Militia Groups Plot ‘The Boogaloo,’ AKA Civil War, On Facebook  —  Extremists are promoting anti-government violence on Facebook during the coronavirus pandemic.  The social media giant appears to be doing little about it.  —  Thousands of armed right-wing militants …

White House faces internal debate over ‘liability shield’ for firms seeking protection from covid-19 lawsuits  —  Business executives say the shield is necessary for Trump's effort to reopen the economy, but workers' groups call the effort ‘appalling’  —  White House officials …

Turmoil in Brazil: Bolsonaro Fires Police Chief and Justice Minister Quits  —  Sergio Moro, the justice minister who became the face of a powerful anti-corruption crackdown in Brazil, resigned in protest after President Jair Bolsonaro fired the head of the national police.

Taylor Swift Hits Soros Family for ‘Shameless Greed’  —  Pop singer Taylor Swift took another swing at billionaire investor George Soros on Thursday, condemning the “shameless greed” of the financier for partnering with her ex-manager Scooter Braun to release a new album of her songs.

Nursing Homes Violated Basic Health Standards, Allowing the Coronavirus to Explode  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  One by one, toward the end of March, residents of Enumclaw Health …