The Biden Trap As the candidate faces credible assault allegations, his progressive female colleagues are being offered a poisoned chalice.  —  In the world of political reporting on the presidential race, two seemingly divergent stories are taking shape and blowing up, respectively.

Fox News Poll: Biden leads Trump in battleground Pennsylvania  —  With most Pennsylvania voters concerned about catching coronavirus and nearly six-in-ten believing the Trump administration was too slow to act, Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in that battleground state.

President's intelligence briefing book repeatedly cited virus threat  —  U.S. intelligence agencies issued warnings about the novel coronavirus in more than a dozen classified briefings prepared for President Trump in January and February, months during which he continued to play down the threat …

Trump faces the risk of a coronavirus cliff  —  Republicans are trying to pull off a high-wire act over the next three months: Reopen the economy enough to get most jobless Americans back to work and off the public dole, while resisting another giant stimulus package.

I've worked the coronavirus front line — and I say it's time to start opening up  —  I'm an emergency physician at St. Barnabas Hospital in The Bronx.  I have been in the ER every day these last few weeks, either supervising or providing direct care.  I contracted a COVID-19 infection …

Belgians urged to eat fries twice a week as coronavirus creates massive potato surplus  — Belgians are being called upon to eat fries at least twice a week as more than 750,000 tons of potatoes are at risk of being thrown away.  — Romain Cools, secretary general of Belgian potato …

Fox News Cuts Ties With Diamond & Silk, Unofficial Trump ‘Advisers’ Who Spread Bonkers Coronavirus Claims  —  The MAGA superstars lost their Fox gig after pushing absolutely bonkers conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Fox News has cut ties with MAGA vlogging superstars Diamond & Silk …

Arizona GOP chair encourages anti-stay-at-home protesters to dress like health care workers  —  Washington (CNN)The chairwoman of the Arizona Republican Party is encouraging people planning to protest stay-at-home orders imposed amid the coronavirus pandemic to dress like health care workers.

N.Y.C. Deaths Reach 6 Times the Normal Level, Far More Than Coronavirus Count Suggests  —  More than 27,000 New Yorkers have died since the start of the novel coronavirus outbreak in March — 20,900 more than would be expected over this period and thousands more than have been captured by official coronavirus death statistics.

Ohio's G.O.P. Governor Splits From Trump, and Rises in Popularity  —  Mike DeWine, a low-key career politician, has followed health experts' guidance as Ohio confronts the coronavirus.  His constituents are overwhelmingly appreciative.  —  For 40 years, Mike DeWine rose steadily if blandly …

What experts say works for combating coronavirus misinformation  —  When it comes to combating misinformation, research shows that it's more effective for authoritative figures to present accurate facts early and routinely alongside misinformation, rather than to try to negate every piece …

Will Texas Lead The American Resurgence From Coronavirus Lockdown?  —  As some states begin loosening coronavirus lockdowns, all eyes are on Texas to see if a phased reopening can be done safely.  —  In what could be the beginning of America's resurgence from the coronavirus pandemic …

Trump campaign lashes out over 'Don't defend Trump' memo  —  Earlier this month, the Senate Republican campaign arm circulated a memo with shocking advice to GOP candidates on responding to coronavirus: “Don't defend Trump, other than the China Travel Ban — attack China.”  —  The Trump campaign was furious.

Top-Secret Michelle Obama Doc to Hit Netflix on May 6  —  ‘Becoming,’ which originated with the Obamas' Higher Ground production company, shares the name of the former first lady's best-selling 2018 memoir and picks up where it left off.  —  A documentary feature about Michelle Obama …

Tennessee Restaurants Reopen As State Sees Biggest 1-Day Jump In COVID-19 Cases  —  Restaurants across Tennessee are able to welcome dine-in customers Monday for the first time in nearly a month as the state eases restrictions put in place to help stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Top E.R. Doctor Who Treated Virus Patients Dies by Suicide  —  “She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” said the father of Dr. Lorna M. Breen, who worked at a Manhattan hospital hit hard by the coronavirus outbreak.  —  A top emergency room doctor at a major Manhattan hospital died by suicide on Sunday, according to her father.

Sunday's Boston Globe runs 21 pages of death notices as coronavirus continues to claim lives  —  As the coronavirus continued to claim lives in the past week, the paid death notices in this Sunday's edition of The Boston Globe surged to 21 pages, up from 16 pages the Sunday before.

Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections  —  Despite always-robust fundraising numbers by the known-to-be competent Republican National Committee, the 2020 cycle was destined to be a rough one for the Republican Party's congressional caucus, as evidenced by another six …

Briefings Were ‘Not Worth the Time,’ Trump Said.  But He Couldn't Stay Away.  —  Just hours after his own White House officially canceled his planned appearance on Monday, the lure of the cameras in the Rose Garden proved too hard to resist.  —  WASHINGTON — To the surprise of exactly no one …

Under pressure to reopen this fall, school leaders plot unprecedented changes  —  From the White House podium to harried homes, pressure is building to reopen the nation's schools.  But the next iteration of American education will look far different from the classrooms students and teachers abruptly departed last month.

Mnuchin warns big companies of criminal penalties over small business loans  —  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday announced new plans to scrutinize the largest recipients of emergency small business loans and signaled potential criminal penalties if big companies misrepresented their financial situation to secure the money.

In Kayleigh McEnany, Trump Taps a Press Fighter for the Coronavirus Era  —  Kayleigh McEnany saw Donald J. Trump as her ticket to stardom.  She has been fighting for him for much of her adult life, now as the president's fourth press secretary.  —  WASHINGTON — Kayleigh McEnany …

Joe Biden Confident He'll Turn Florida Blue, Says He'll Restore Obama-Era Cuba Policies In Exclusive CBS4 Interview  —  MIAMI (CBSMiami) - Former Vice President Joe Biden admits he has a bad case of cabin fever as he spends most of his days downstairs in his basement, where he conducts video conferences …

‘Quarantine Fatigue’ Has More People Going Outside  —  New research shows that people are venturing out more frequently, and traveling farther from home.  —  For more than a month, governors in a vast majority of states have urged people to stay indoors and away from one another …

‘Smoke-Filled Zoom’: Handicapping Trump vs. Biden in the Middle of a Lockdown  —  The Covid-19 pandemic is changing a lot of things, fast—and one of them is American politics.  Everything from campaigning to the way we vote is suddenly up in the air.  And that's on top of a primary season …