I left the Justice Department after it made a disastrous mistake.  It just happened again.  —  Jonathan Kravis was a federal prosecutor for 10 years.  —  Three months ago, I resigned from the Justice Department after 10 years as a career prosecutor.  I left a job I loved because I believed …

Trump visit to Pennsylvania factory that produces PPE materials was scuttled after plant officials expressed concerns about health risks  —  President Trump was pushing to get out in the public eye in recent weeks and tout his leadership during the pandemic, and White House staff thought …

Republicans have already decided Trump is going to lose  —  Come with me to a fantasy land where President Trump and his aides and allies have a sensible view of the political challenge he now confronts.  Between the pandemic and a horrific economic crisis, they realize that Trump cannot be reelected without heroic measures.

Study: Virus death toll in NYC worse than official tally  —  NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the official tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As States Rush to Reopen, Scientists Fear a Coronavirus Comeback  —  Officials are under pressure to restart the economy, but many states are moving too quickly, researchers say.  The costs may be measured in lost lives.  —  Millions of working people and small-business owners who cannot earn money …

Biden Is Planning an FDR-Size Presidency He thinks he'll survive Tara Reade's accusation.  But he knows he can't be an average-Joe Democrat anymore.  —  When fourth-term senator Joe Biden built his Wilmington, Delaware, home in 1996, he had no plans to turn it into a backup office …

Barack Obama on Michael Flynn  —  The lawyer President misstates the crime and the real threat to justice.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Barack Obama is a lawyer, so it was stunning to read that he ventured into the Michael Flynn case in a way that misstated the supposed crime and ignored …

Mitch McConnell Moves to Expand Bill Barr's Surveillance Powers  —  Welcome to the Trump-era Patriot Act: a law that protects politicians while giving the government greater knowledge of the websites you searched for and visited.  —  Days after the Justice Department controversially dropped charges …

Bill Gates Has Regrets  —  Years before the Covid-19 pandemic, the billionaire tried to warn global leaders of the threat from new infectious diseases.  Few listened.  ‘I feel terrible.’  —  TEXT  —  118 RESPONSES  —  Five years ago, Bill Gates warned that the biggest potential killer the world faced wasn't war, but a pandemic.

Twitter to label disputed COVID-19 tweets  —  Chicago (AP) — Twitter announced Monday it will warn users when a tweet contains disputed or misleading information about the coronavirus.  —  The new rule is the latest in a wave of stricter policies that tech companies are rolling out to confront …

California's coronavirus outlook worse than researchers expected, as cases and deaths rise  —  While California has avoided the grim death toll of coronavirus hot spots like New York, there are growing concerns that the state's most populous regions have not yet seen the rapid decline in deaths …

Voters Sour on Biden as Reade Allegations Find Higher Platform  —  Despite dip in popularity, former VP's lead over Trump is virtually unchanged  — 48% of voters view Biden unfavorably, up 3 points since the surge of Tara Reade coverage, while 43% view him favorably, down 2 points since then.

Do it yourself: Ikea masturbation video goes viral in China  —  Beijing (AFP) - Ikea has said it will take “more careful” security measures in its shops in China after an explicit video of a woman masturbating in one of its stores went viral online.  —  The pornographic clip shows …

It's not Alabama's State House that needs replacing  —  This is an opinion column.  —  The federal government gave Alabama a blank check for $1.8 billion.  —  It should have known better.  —  That money was supposed to help Alabama protect its citizens from COVID-19 and cover the costs …

GOP senators worry Trump, COVID-19 could cost them their majority  —  Senate Republicans looking at polls showing GOP incumbents losing ground are concerned that President Trump's handling of the pandemic has put their majority in danger.  —  The two biggest criticisms of Trump …

WH Adviser Belittles Media Coverage Of Staggering Unemployment As ‘Pity Party’  —  White House trade adviser Peter Navarro on Monday disparaged the media's coverage of the staggering 14.7 percent unemployment rate in April caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.  —  “That was a pity party yesterday …

Jeffrey Katzenberg Blames Pandemic for Quibi's Rough Start  —  Downloads of the $1.8 billion short-form streaming app, meant for phones, are paltry.  “I attribute everything that has gone wrong to coronavirus,” Mr. Katzenberg said.  “Everything.”  —  LOS ANGELES — Jeffrey Katzenberg …

Trump, RNC narrowly outraise Biden, Dems in April  —  President Donald Trump's political operation narrowly outraised Joe Biden in April, according to fundraising totals released Monday.  —  The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee raked in $61.7 million, they said late Monday …

Factories Close for Good as Coronavirus Cuts Demand  —  Some manufacturers that furloughed employees during lockdowns say plants won't reopen  —  Factory furloughs across the U.S. are becoming permanent closings, a sign of the heavy damage the coronavirus pandemic and shutdowns are exerting on the industrial economy.

Does Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis know what he's doing?  We're about to find out.  —  Florida Man is devil-may-care and slightly oafish, beloved but not admired, newsworthy above all.  Florida Man — christened as a meme in the previous decade but perhaps as old as the state itself …

Putin Is Well on His Way to Stealing the Next Election  —  Jack Cable sat down at the desk in his cramped dorm room to become an adult in the eyes of democracy.  The rangy teenager, with neatly manicured brown hair and chunky glasses, had recently arrived at Stanford—his first semester …

“Trump's Feeling Is, ‘Why Are We Losing Everywhere?’”:  With Advisers Feuding and Numbers Plummeting, Trump Eyes Campaign Shake-up  —  Brad Parscale (and his Ferrari) is in the hot seat.  Kushner is pushing for Nick Ayers, and against a Corey Lewandowski return.  But whose fault are the disastrous swing state numbers?

Governor Suspends Castle Rock Restaurant's License After Mother's Day Opening Goes Viral  —  Gov. Jared Polis, calling the restaurant an “immediate health hazard,” has suspended the restaurant license of C&C Breakfast & Korean Kitchen in Castle Rock, a day after a video showing a packed dining room in defiance of public health rules.

Gov. Whitmer becomes target of dozens of threats on private Facebook groups ahead of armed rally in Lansing  —  Dozens of angry Michiganders, fueled by conspiracy theories and disinformation about the coronavirus, are promoting violence and mobilizing armed rallies against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Facebook …