White House blocks Fauci from testifying before House panel next week  —  An Appropriations panel sought to hear from Fauci; the White House says it would be ‘counterproductive’ to take him away from his work  —  The White House is blocking Anthony S. Fauci from testifying …

Minutes after pledging to not lie, the new White House press secretary lied a whole bunch  —  Kayleigh McEnany during her first White House press briefing on Friday.  Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images  —  Kayleigh McEnany's first press briefing got off to a promising start.  It lasted all of 15 minutes.

By Biden's Own Standards, He Is Guilty As Charged  —  Like most people, I cannot know for sure what actually happened between Joe Biden and Tara Reade many, many moons ago, or, for that matter, what may have once transpired between Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford.

Harvard review shows Jeffrey Epstein's deep ties and big donations  —  Harvard University said Friday that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein donated more than $9 million to the university over the course of a decade and had an office on campus after his 2006 arrest.

Trump Moves to Replace Watchdog Who Identified Critical Medical Shortages  —  The president announced the nomination of an inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services, who, if confirmed, would replace an acting official whose report embarrassed Mr. Trump.

Flynn Redux: What Those FBI Documents Really Show  —  Over the last few days, the president's supporters have taken a brief break from COVID-19, the economic collapse, and the 2020 presidential campaign to fixate anew on the case of General Michael Flynn.  —  You remember Mike Flynn …

Trump administration blocks public disclosure on coronavirus supplies  —  The Trump administration is refusing to disclose how it is distributing medical supplies for the coronavirus response that were brought to the U.S. at taxpayer expense through a White House initiative known as Project Air Bridge.

Canada bans assault-style weapons after its worst ever mass murder  —  (CNN)Assault-style weapons are banned in Canada effective immediately, the country's prime minister said Friday.  —  The move comes less than two weeks after Canada's deadliest rampage in modern history …

No, the media isn't fair.  It gives Republicans a pass.  —  The right-wing media, willfully ignoring the press investigations into Tara Reade's accusations, insist that former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee, has not been treated similarly to accused conservative men …

BREAKING: Georgia verifies 1K new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours  —  State health officials have confirmed an additional 1,000 cases of the new coronavirus in the past 24 hours, bringing Georgia's total infections above 27,000.  —  As of noon Thursday, the Georgia Department of Public Health was reporting just over 26,000 confirmed cases.

China wants four more years of Trump  —  The president claims he's been tough.  But our geopolitical rival has grown stronger on his watch.  —  President Trump is resorting to a desperate reelection strategy: To deflect blame for his own failure to address the coronavirus crisis …

Woman Claims Biden Sexually Harassed Her When She Was 14 Years Old by Complimenting Her Breasts  —  A woman says she was sexually harassed by presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Joe Biden when she was 14 years old.  —  The woman, Eva Murry, told Law&Crime that Biden complimented …

Health official says US missed some chances to slow virus  —  NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. government was slow to understand how much coronavirus was spreading from Europe, which helped drive the acceleration of outbreaks across the nation, a top health official said Friday.

Michael Cohen's early prison release over coronavirus concerns was rescinded: Sources  —  He had been notified in mid-April that he would be released to home confinement.  —  President Donald Trump's former attorney and fixer Michael Cohen will not be leaving prison to serve out the rest …

A Manhattan Nursing Home Reported 13 Coronavirus Deaths To The State.  The Real Number Was Closer To 100  —  Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the state has started tracking the number of deaths from the virus in nursing homes, but it seems some are still masking the grim reality inside.

Top HHS spokesman repeatedly directed sexually crude and sexist tweets at women  —  WARNING: This story contains graphic language.  —  (CNN)The top spokesman for the Department of Health and Human Services repeatedly directed crude and sexist comments toward women in now-deleted tweets, a CNN KFile review finds.

T.W.E.E.T.: Trump's Worst Ever Embarrassing Tweet  —  The time has come to choose Trump's worst ever tweet.  —  I know, I know, there are more Bad Trump Tweets than there are grains of sand on the shores, or stars in the sky, but life under quarantine has enabled me to pursue a research opportunity …

McConnell Was Warned D.C. Hadn't Hit COVID Benchmarks Prior to Reconvening Senate  —  During a call last week, the Capitol's attending physician told attendees that the capital city wasn't yet safe to open up.  —  At least one official with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-KY) …