Oppo dumps and behind-the-scenes lobbying: Biden's VP search heats up  —  Joe Biden's advisers and allies have become torn over whether it is more important to choose an African American or a progressive running mate.  —  While the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive …

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.

Trump to Order U.S. Meat Plants to Stay Open Amid Pandemic  —  President Donald Trump plans to order meat-processing plants to remain open, declaring them critical infrastructure as the nation confronts growing disruptions to the food supply, a person familiar with the matter said.

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 Manhattan hospital that treated …

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 …

‘A Bargain With the Devil’—Bill Comes Due for Overextended Airbnb Hosts  —  Entrepreneurs built mini-empires of short-term rental properties, borrowing against revenue that's now vanishing under coronavirus lockdowns  —  For years, Cheryl Dopp considered the ding on her phone …

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 …

Jeff Flake on Trumpism: 'I don't know anyone who thinks that this is the future of the party'  —  Jeff Flake, 57, served Arizona in the U.S. Senate from 2013 to 2019, and for six terms in the House of Representatives before that.  He is a contributor at CBS News and lectures around the world.

Dying for cute toes?  I hate to say it, Georgia, but on this one, we're as dumb as we look.  —  We still don't know who is spreading this awful virus, how many cases we really have, or what will happen as the state reopens in earnest.  It's scary.  —  You're laughing at Georgia, again, aren't you?

Former Aides to Bernie Sanders Form a Super PAC to Support Joe Biden  —  Mr. Sanders's 2016 campaign manager and another architect of the 2016 bid are joining together in an effort to rally progressive support for the former vice president ahead of the November election.

The U.S. plans to give $500 billion to large companies.  It won't require them to preserve jobs or limit executive pay.  —  The Fed's coronavirus aid program lacks restrictions Congress placed on companies seeking financial help under other programs.  —  A Federal Reserve program expected …

Emails from My Children's School Before 8:00 AM During the COVID-19 Crisis  —  Good morning!  This is an email to let you know that we will be sending another email later this afternoon.  That email will contain a special passcode, and in a separate email, we will send you the link that requires this passcode.

Trump has played the media like a puppet.  We're getting better — but history will not judge us kindly.  —  Traditional journalism is under siege, NBC News chief Andy Lack wrote this week: President Trump continues to “put the bully in bully pulpit,” and the coronavirus crisis has taken a toll.

No Testing, No Treatment, No Herd Immunity, No Easy Way Out  —  We need to start preparing for a darker reality.  —  Contributing writer at The Atlantic  —  The past few months have been bleak.  Every day has brought word of new casualties from the coronavirus.  The world economy entered free fall.

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 …

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 …

The ‘Karen’ memes and jokes aren't sexist or racist.  Let a Karen explain.  —  My name is Karen.  I would like to register a complaint.  —  My name has been everywhere on the Internet in recent weeks, with #Karen trending on Twitter, flooding TikTok and becoming the subject of social media memes.

Virtual rate cut forces Nintendo gamers into riskier assets |  Free to read  —  Shock among users as Animal Crossing's Bank of Nook slashes rates to near zero  —  Savers at the Bank of Nook are being driven to speculate on turnips and tarantulas, as the most popular video game …

Inside Donald Trump and Jared Kushner's Two Months of Magical Thinking  —  On the afternoon of Thursday, March 19, Donald Trump sat in the Oval Office obsessing over the beaches in Florida.  CNN footage of shirtless spring breakers packed onto the sand while the coronavirus pandemic raged …

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.

Beshear called it a prank, but Tupac Shakur really does need his unemployment check  —  Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear went full Dad-mode during his Monday night news conference, calling out the “bad apples” who filed for unemployment under fake names during the coronavirus pandemic.

New Model Shows How Deadly Lifting Georgia's Lockdown May Be  —  COST OF LIVING  —  Georgia, Florida, and Mississippi are veering toward a terrifyingly premature end to their COVID-19 lockdowns, according to a new pandemic analysis.  —  Gov. Brian Kemp's aggressive scheme to lift Georgia …

COVID-19 Is This Generation's Vietnam  —  In six weeks the coronavirus has killed more Americans than the Vietnam war.  —  On June 8, 1956, Technical Sergeant Richard B. Fitzgibbon Jr. was shot in cold blood outside a U.S. base in South Vietnam by a fellow airman.

How Trump and His Team Covered Up the Coronavirus in Five Days  —  The president and senior officials manipulated Americans and played down the severity of the pandemic.  —  Mr. Goodman is a professor at New York University School of Law, where Ms. Schulkin is a student.

One Thing the Pandemic Hasn't Stopped: Aggressive Medical-Debt Collection  —  U.S. hospitals are in the spotlight for being on the frontline of fighting the pandemic.  But in the shadows, debt collection operations continue, often by the same institutions treating coronavirus patients, all while unemployment and uncertainty soar.

POLITICO's reporting on President Trump and the Bank of China  —  POLITICO published an article Friday morning on President Donald Trump's business dealings with China.  ("Trump owes tens of millions to the Bank of China - and the loan is due soon.")  Since then, new reporting and information …