A spike in New Yorkers ingesting household cleaners following Trump's controversial coronavirus comments  —  An unusually high number of New Yorkers contacted city health authorities over fears that they had ingested bleach or other household cleaners in the 18 hours that followed President Trump's bogus claim …

Trump plans to cut daily coronavirus briefings  —  President Trump plans to pare back his coronavirus press conferences, according to four sources familiar with the internal deliberations.  As soon as next week, he may stop appearing daily and make shorter appearances when he does, the sources said.

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.

Newly Filed Court Documents Include Exculpatory Evidence For Michael Flynn  —  New documents filed under seal in federal court include exculpatory information about former White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, an FBI official told The Federalist on Friday.

A Stanford Professor's Wife Recruited People For His Coronavirus Study By Claiming It Would Reveal If They Could “Return To Work Without Fear”  —  The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.

How overly optimistic modeling distorted Trump team's coronavirus response  —  As coronavirus cases climbed daily by the thousands and the nation entered its second month of an economic standstill, President Donald Trump latched onto a sign of hope: A pandemic model closely followed …

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.

Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying from strokes  —  Thomas Oxley wasn't even on call the day he received the page to come to Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan.  There weren't enough doctors to treat all the emergency stroke patients, and he was needed in the operating room.

Exclusive: China sent team including medical experts to advise on North Korea's Kim, sources say  —  BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - China has dispatched a team to North Korea including medical experts to advise on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to three people familiar with the situation.

One country, one system: The week that China shredded its promise on Hong Kong  —  HONG KONG — Martin Lee has tangled with the Chinese Communist Party countless times in his decades-long fight to achieve free elections in Hong Kong and enlist Western support for the city's democratic ambitions.

Coronavirus Antibody Tests: Can You Trust the Results?  —  A team of scientists worked around the clock to evaluate 14 antibody tests.  A few worked as advertised.  Most did not.  —  The researchers worked around the clock, in shifts of three to five hours, hoping to stave off weariness …

Philip Kahn, 100, Dies; Spanish Flu Took His Twin a Century Ago  —  Aware of the irony of dying during a pandemic, he said history repeats itself.  A family member called the brothers “pandemic bookends.” … Philip Kahn believed that history repeats itself, a truism that has hit home for his family in extraordinary fashion.

Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him  —  The election is still six months away, but a rash of ominous new polls and the president's erratic briefings have the G.O.P. worried about a Democratic takeover.  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's erratic handling …

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 …

The Tax-Break Bonanza Inside the Economic Rescue Package  —  As small businesses and individuals struggle to obtain federal aid, the wealthiest are poised to reap tens of billions of dollars in tax savings.  —  As the federal government dispenses trillions of dollars to save the economy …

Trump narrowly leads Biden in presidential race in Texas, UT/TT Poll finds  —  President Donald Trump leads Democrat Joe Biden by 5 points in the race for president in Texas, but voters give the president mixed grades on his handling of the pandemic and the economy.  They think Gov. Greg Abbott is doing a better job.

America Shouldn't Have to Play by New York Rules  —  A national lockdown is bad medicine and worse politics.  —  In 1976, the artist Saul Steinberg drew a cover for The New Yorker — “View of the World from Ninth Avenue” — that became an instant classic.  You know the one …

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 …

Gift of the Mask: Cuomo lauds retired farmer's gesture  —  ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Help has poured into New York from many places as the coronavirus has killed thousands, but the most humble of gifts — a single N-95 mask — brought a mist to the eyes of the state's governor.

Supreme Court denies motion to block Trump ‘public charge’ rule during pandemic  —  The Supreme Court on Friday denied a request to block the Trump administration's “public charge” rule during the coronavirus health crisis.  —  A group of state attorneys general had asked the court to issue …

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 …

AutoNation, a retailer worth billions, says it received nearly $80 million in SBA funds  —  Employees speak out, saying the company took ‘an obscene amount,’ and the board votes to return funds to the government  —  AutoNation, a national network of auto sellers, received more than $77 million …

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 …

Pompeo Seeks Exceptions to WHO Funding Halt for Seven Countries  — Afghanistan and Syria among nations singled out by Pompeo  — Trump ordered pause in funding to World Health Organization  —  Secretary of State Michael Pompeo has recommended that the U.S. keep funding World Health …