Fauci to begin ‘modified quarantine’  —  (CNN)Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and member of the White House's coronavirus task force, tells CNN he will begin a “modified quarantine” after making a “low risk” contact with the White House staffer …

Biden Campaign Is Secretly Building a Republican Group  —  “You don't want something like this out on the street before it needs to be,” one GOP said.  “It just makes it much harder to do.”  —  Appearing in an Instagram live chat with soccer star Megan Rapinoe on April 30 …

Filing error adds to twists of Flynn case reversal  —  (CNN)The court filing on Thursday to drop former national security adviser Michael Flynn's criminal case used the attorney identification number for the previous US attorney, a technical error that adds to the twists of the dramatic reversal by the government.

Tribes respond to Noem's demands to remove highway checkpoints  —  Gov. Kristi Noem sent letters Friday to both the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and Oglala Sioux Tribe demanding that their checkpoints for COVID-19 related travel be removed from state and U.S. highways.

‘How long can a heart last like this?’ … I've hardly moved from this couch in weeks, but right now my heart rate monitor says I'm at 132.  That's double my normal.  That's like if I'm climbing a mountain.  How come?  Nobody knows.  Nobody ever knows.  And why has my fever been spiking again?

In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. government turned down an offer to manufacture millions of N95 masks in America  —  It was Jan. 22, a day after the first case of covid-19 was detected in the United States, and orders were pouring into Michael Bowen's company outside Fort Worth, some from as far away as Hong Kong.

Coronavirus flares as states and countries ease social distancing guidelines  —  Easing of social distancing guidelines — whether by government edict or individual decision — has led to new coronavirus flare-ups in the United States and abroad, even as pressure builds to loosen restrictions …

Virus Conspiracists Elevate a New Champion  —  A video showcasing baseless arguments by Judy Mikovits, including attacks on Anthony Fauci, has been viewed more than eight million times in the past week.  —  In a video posted to YouTube on Monday, a woman animatedly described …

The strong economy didn't make Trump, but coronavirus collapse could break him  —  (CNN)The last time an incumbent president lost re-election — George H.W. Bush, in 1992 — an “it's the economy, stupid” campaign theme took him down.  Unemployment then was hovering around 7.5%.

Biden's lead is the steadiest on record  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll finds that former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump 50% to 41%.  When Rep. Justin Amash is included as the Libertarian Party candidate, it's Biden 47%, Trump 40% and Amash 5%.

Live and Let Die, Trump-Style  —  The world's greatest con artist has finally come up against a foe he can't fool.  —  WASHINGTON — This is not a good time for vampires.  —  Or bats.  —  Which is disorienting for me because, as a lifelong aficionado of vampires, I have a big collection of bat T-shirts …

Trump wants America to ‘normalize’ coronavirus deaths.  It's the media's job not to play along.  —  Comparing the number of deaths from covid-19 to those caused by car crashes never made any sense.  But the gimmick caught on anyway.  —  “We don't shut down our economy because tens …

Republicans grow nervous about losing the Senate amid worries over Trump's handling of the pandemic  —  Republicans are increasingly nervous they could lose control of the Senate this fall as a potent combination of a cratering economy, President Trump's controversial handling of the pandemic …

Sanders, Harris, Markey want to give Americans $2,000 a month during coronavirus pandemic, but likely face GOP pushback  —  WASHINGTON — The single $1,200 check to Americans in a federal stimulus package was not enough to make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic, a group of senators say, and they want to send more.