Trump's focus on his base complicates path to reelection  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — During times of war and strife, national leaders often aim to unite a broken country and, in the process, broaden their appeal beyond their most loyal supporters.  Not President Donald Trump.

Trump's Disinfectant Remark Raises a Question About the ‘Very Stable Genius’  —  The president has often said he is exceptionally smart.  His recent suggestion about injecting disinfectants was not.  —  President Trump's self-assessment has been consistent.  —  “I'm, like, a very smart person,” he assured voters in 2016.

AP-NORC poll: Rising support for mail voting amid pandemic  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans' support for mail-in voting has jumped amid concerns about the safety of polling places during the coronavirus pandemic, but a wide partisan divide suggests President Donald Trump's public campaign …

White House officials say Trump works so hard he often misses lunch  —  President Trump's schedule is so packed amid the coronavirus crisis that he sometimes skips lunch, his aides told The Post — refuting a report that the commander-in-chief spends his days obsessing over TV coverage and eating fries.

Schumer to introduce legislation preventing Trump from signing stimulus checks  —  Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to push for a provision in the next coronavirus package that would stop President Donald Trump from putting his name on any additional stimulus checks.

260,000 Words, Full of Self-Praise, From Trump on the Virus  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, everyone.  My administration will do everything possible to help those communities get back on their feet.  We're speaking with the governors and representatives.

Anna Wintour Made Condé Nast the Embodiment of Boomer Excess.  Can It Change to Meet This Crisis?  —  The theatrical flourishes and lavish lifestyles of the great media figures of a generation seem ill suited to the moment.  —  The coronavirus chased the fashion industry across Europe in February …

Large, Troubled Companies Got Bailout Money in Small-Business Loan Program  —  Companies with accounting problems or in trouble with the government received millions in federal loans.  —  A company in Georgia paid $6.5 million to resolve a Justice Department investigation — and …

McConnell's rejection of federal aid for states risks causing a depression, analysts say  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) would rather see states declare bankruptcy than give them federal aid to deal with the economic collapse triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.

How Las Vegas Became Ground Zero for the American Jobs Crisis  —  As the U.S. economy shut down, few places in America were hit harder and faster than Las Vegas.  —  When Valicia Anderson starts to count the people she knows in Las Vegas who have lost their jobs, she runs out of fingers fast.

Journalism is under attack from coronavirus and the White House.  But we're winning.  —  At this dark hour, Americans are scared.  They're hungry for accurate information and the unvarnished truth.  Now, and in all the days to come, journalists will be there.

Trump blasts Fox News, says he wants an “alternative” network  —  President Trump tore into Fox News in a series of tweets on Sunday night, claiming that he has “no respect” for the network's leadership and that it “keeps on plugging to try and become politically correct.”

Exclusive: She's been falsely accused of starting the coronavirus.  Her life has been turned upside down  —  Maatje Benassi, a US Army reservist and mother of two, has become the target of conspiracy theorists who falsely place her at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, saying she brought the disease to China.

Wait, how long are we supposed to stay in lockdown?  —  What are we waiting for?  The question can be posed in either a wild, irresponsible way — or a sane, measured way.  In New York, our “pause” will continue until at least May 15, and New Yorkers are asking, in a measured, sane way: What exactly are we waiting for?

Big-government conservatives mount takeover of GOP  —  Crises nearly always create political upheaval.  In recent history the catastrophes of 9/11 and the Great Recession both defined American politics for the decade that came after each event.  —  The crisis of Covid-19 …