White House weighing plan to replace Azar  —  White House officials are weighing a plan to replace Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, according to four people familiar with the discussions.  —  Among the names on the short list to replace Azar are White House coronavirus coordinator …

Kim Jong Un's train spotted at coastal resort, intel reports scotch death rumors  —  TOKYO — Evidence that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is still alive and in the coastal resort of Wonsan is mounting, as satellite images showed his train apparently traveled there in the past few days …

13 hours of Trump: The president fills briefings with attacks and boasts, but little empathy  —  President Trump strode to the lectern in the White House briefing room Thursday and, for just over an hour, attacked his rivals, dismissing Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden as a …

Seattle's Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead.  New York's Did Not  —  The initial coronavirus outbreaks on the East and West Coasts emerged at roughly the same time.  But the danger was communicated very differently.  —  The first diagnosis of the coronavirus in the United States occurred …

America Isn't Actually Doing So Badly Against Coronavirus  —  The U.S., like all countries, has made its share of mistakes, but that doesn't make it a “failed state.”  —  We don't have enough tests for Covid-19 in the U.S. President Donald Trump spent weeks minimizing the threat …

Biden accuser Tara Reade ‘lost total respect’ for CNN's Anderson Cooper for not asking former VP about assault claim  —  EXCLUSIVE: The woman who has accused Joe Biden of a sexual assault in the early 1990s says she's disappointed that CNN anchor Anderson Cooper failed to ask …

Michigan (and elsewhere): For anyone using the “It's a Detroit problem!” dog whistle, I have some bad news for you.  —  For the past month, I've spent an awful lot of time tracking COVID-19 cases and fatalities on a state-by-state level.  I'm obviously not the only one doing this …

Perfect storm: Lombardy's virus disaster is lesson for world  —  ROME (AP) — As Italy prepares to emerge from the West's first and most extensive coronavirus lockdown, it is increasingly clear that something went terribly wrong in Lombardy, the hardest-hit region in Europe's hardest-hit country.

Trump Turns Shared American Experiences Into Us vs. Them  —  Nostalgia for a time when Democratic leaders could embrace Republican leaders in a moment of crisis — and when a bipartisan group would gather for an annual roasting in Washington.  —  WASHINGTON — Last weekend …

It's George Wallace's World Now  —  he Republican Party has been taken over by an unscrupulous populist demagogue.  His loyalty is to himself, not to his party or any ideology.  He glories in violating political norms.  He trashes liberals and government bureaucrats but has no use for limiting …

USDA let millions of pounds of food rot while food-bank demand soared  —  Tens of millions of pounds of American-grown produce is rotting in fields as food banks across the country scramble to meet a massive surge in demand, a two-pronged disaster that has deprived farmers of billions of dollars …

'We're basically ill-prepared': Hobbled House majority frets about its effectiveness amid pandemic  —  House Democrats have blasted President Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic as inept and dangerous.  Party leaders insisted on the creation of a special committee to root out abuse …

Exclusive: Coronavirus caused heart to rupture in nation's first known victim, autopsy shows  —  The Santa Clara woman whose death from COVID-19 is the earliest so far known in the United States suffered a massive heart attack caused by coronavirus infection, signs of which were found throughout her body …

Russia's New Military Mega-Church to Feature Putin, Stalin, Crimea Mosaics  —  The walls of Russia's new Orthodox cathedral dedicated to the Armed Forces will be decorated with the faces of President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Soviet leader Josef Stalin, the MBKh News website reported Friday.

A Labradoodle breeder, an internet thug and a college senior walk into the White House  —  Michael D'Antonio is the author of the book “Never Enough: Donald Trump and the Pursuit of Success” and co-author with Peter Eisner of “The Shadow President: The Truth About Mike Pence.”

Democrats see Senate suddenly within reach, boosted by Biden's ascent  —  Joe Biden's unexpectedly rapid consolidation of the Democratic presidential nomination has upended calculations in both parties about the U.S. Senate landscape, with Democrats hopeful that Biden can actively help …

One Rich N.Y. Hospital Got Warren Buffett's Help.  This One Got Duct Tape.  —  The inequities of New York City's health care system are clear at a public hospital in a section of Brooklyn hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.  —  It has been hours since the 71-year-old man in Room 3 …

Experts worry ‘quarantine fatigue’ is starting  —  Researchers tracking smartphone data say they recently made a disturbing discovery: For the first time since states began implementing stay-at-home orders in mid-March to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus, Americans are staying home less.