Team Trump Wants Flynn Back for 2020, Sees Him as Its ‘Nelson Mandela’  —  Can a disgraced former national security adviser become a campaign MAGA hero?  We may soon find out.  —  With the Justice Department announcing Thursday that it would drop the case against Michael Flynn …

Exclusive: 1996 court document confirms Tara Reade shared Biden harassment allegation  —  The San Luis Obispo County court filing is the first official public record confirming she made allegations at that time.  —  A court document from 1996 shows former Senate staffer Tara Reade told …

Arrests made in shooting death of black man after outcry  —  SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia authorities arrested a white father and son Thursday and charged them with murder in the February shooting death of a black man they had pursued in a truck after spotting him running in their neighborhood.

Scoop: Trump officials' dysfunction harms delivery of coronavirus drug  —  A complete breakdown in communication and coordination within the Trump administration has undermined the distribution of a promising treatment, according to senior officials with direct knowledge of the discussions.

Discredited Doctor and Sham ‘Science’ Are the Stars of Viral Coronavirus Documentary ‘Plandemic’  —  Dr. Judy Mikovits is portrayed as a science genius in a conspiracy film about the coronavirus—but her own research history is dubious and the video is full of bizarre claims.

Pompeo changes tune on Chinese lab's role in virus outbreak, as intel officials cast doubt  —  After telling ABC News there was “enormous evidence,” he now says maybe not.  —  Secretary of State Pompeo is leaning even harder into his attacks on the Chinese government over the novel coronavirus pandemic …

Trump valet tests positive for coronavirus, sparking fear of West Wing spread  —  The White House rapidly increased coronavirus testing for those around President Trump and took other emergency measures Thursday after a staffer whose job potentially put him in close daily contact with the president …

Two-thirds of Americans concerned states will lift restrictions too quickly  —  (CNN)More than two-thirds of Americans — 68% — are concerned about their respective states being reopened too quickly, and with a growing partisan divide, according to a new poll from Pew Research Center.

Wisconsin chief justice sparks backlash by saying covid-19 outbreak is among meatpacking workers, not ‘the regular folks’  —  The offhand comment by Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack was about to take on a life of its own.  —  In the middle of oral arguments Tuesday …

Where Americans are still staying at home the most  —  If you're still at home, you're not alone.  —  After a peak week of sheltering in place in early April, U.S. residents began to inch out of their homes, according to new cellphone data.  But even as states begin to “open up,” …

Kayleigh McEnany called Trump comment ‘racist,’ ‘hateful’ and ‘not the American way’ in 2015  —  White House Press Secretary didn't support candidate Trump  —  (CNN)New White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany was a harsh critic of then-candidate Donald Trump before she became a fierce advocate for him …

Melinda Gates gives Trump administration ‘D-minus’ for coronavirus response  —  Melinda Gates on Thursday gave the Trump administration low marks for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, adding that more money is needed for testing and vaccine development in the United States and across the world.

Trump intensifies war with Democrats over voting laws  —  The GOP has doubled its budget to fight Democratic lawsuits to $20 million.  —  President Donald Trump.  President Donald Trump's political operation is expanding its legal effort to stop Democrats from overhauling voting laws in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Grudging a nurse: A petulant president snaps at an innocent-but-accurate description of hospital equipment availability  —  When critics call out President Trump's petulance or blatant cruelty (often directed at female targets), supporters rush to defend him, usually with the excuse …