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.

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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.

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?

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.”

Why Trump went off on Brian Kemp  —  One of the more surprising recent political moments was when President Trump publicly lambasted Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.  It's rare — and politically damaging — for a Republican official to get steamrolled the way Kemp did last week.

Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported  —  Mortality statistics show 111,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across 15 countries analysed by the FT  —  The death toll from coronavirus may be almost 60 per cent higher than reported in official counts …

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.

'For black folks, it's like a setup: Are you trying to kill us?'  —  Fear and mistrust in rural Georgia as Gov. Kemp urges the state to reopen.  —  Sheryl Means already has lost so much to the invisible virus burning through her hometown.  Her mother and her aunt died within days of each other.

To Pressure Iran, Pompeo Turns to the Deal Trump Renounced  —  The secretary of state is preparing an argument that the U.S. remains a participant in the Obama-era nuclear deal, with the goal of extending an arms embargo or destroying the accord.  —  WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo …

We Still Don't Know How the Coronavirus Is Killing Us  —  We're committed to keeping our readers informed. … Over the last few weeks, the country has managed to stabilize the spread of the coronavirus sufficiently enough to begin debating when and in what ways to “reopen,” and to normalize …