Trump lawyer: 'We're asking for temporary presidential immunity'  —  (CNN)They'd said it before, but President Donald Trump's attorney put it more bluntly than ever:  —  “We're asking for temporary presidential immunity,” Jay Sekulow told the Supreme Court Tuesday.

U.S. judge puts on hold Justice Dept. move to dismiss Michael Flynn's guilty plea to hear outside groups' challenges  —  A U.S. judge on Tuesday put on hold the Justice Department's move to drop charges against Michael Flynn, saying he expects independent groups and legal experts to argue …

L.A. County could keep stay-at-home orders in place well into summer  —  Los Angeles County's stay-at-home orders will “with all certainty” be extended for the next three months, county Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer acknowledged during a Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

Jared Kushner Admits There's ‘Risk’ in Reopening the Country Too Soon  —  The same day that the nation's top infectious-disease expert warned that reopening the economy too quickly could bring serious consequences, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner acknowledged that there is inherent …

Trump approval dips amid mounting coronavirus death toll, trails Biden by 8 points: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - More Americans have grown critical of President Donald Trump over the past month as the death toll mounts from the coronavirus pandemic and he now trails Democratic …

CNN Poll: Negative ratings for government handling of coronavirus persist  —  Three members of coronavirus task force in quarantine  —  (CNN)Most Americans (54%) continue to say the US government is doing a poor job preventing the spread of Covid-19, according to a new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS.

EXCLUSIVE: In court filing, FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi official suspected of directing support for 9/11 hijackers  —  WASHINGTON — The FBI inadvertently revealed one of the U.S. government's most sensitive secrets about the Sept. 11 terror attacks: the identity …

Obamagate Is Not a Conspiracy Theory  —  There's no reason to ignore the mounting evidence that Obama administration officials were corrupt in their handling of the Trump-Russia investigation.  —  Those sharing #Obamagate hashtags on Twitter would do best to avoid the hysterics we saw …

Fauci fatigue sets in among some Republicans  —  Anthony Fauci came to the Senate, virtually, to issue a dire warning against reopening the country too soon amid the deadly coronavirus pandemic.  But his message fell flat with some of his intended audience.

As Trump urges reopening, thousands getting sick on the job  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, an Associated Press analysis shows thousands of people are getting sick from COVID-19 on the job.

Howard Stern to Trump supporters: He hates you and so do I  —  Howard Stern says he and President Trump are both showmen who love a good time — and they both hate Trump supporters.  —  “One thing Donald loves is celebrities, he loves the famous,” Stern said on his SiriusXM show Tuesday.  “He loves it.

Under fire, President Trump drops his Mar-a-Lago dock plan — for now  —  President Trump has temporarily withdrawn a controversial dock proposal at his Palm Beach resort that had raised larger questions about the legality of the change of his official residency from New York to Florida.

Former Lindsey Graham donor backs his Democratic challenger after questioning Graham's principles  —  (CNN)A prominent donor to Sen. Lindsey Graham said this week he broke with the South Carolina Republican to support his Democratic challenger after he started to question Graham's principles.

Twitter Will Allow Employees To Work At Home Forever  —  Some Twitter employees will never return to their office.  —  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey emailed employees on Tuesday telling them that they'd be allowed to work from home permanently, even after the coronavirus pandemic lockdown passes.

As coronavirus roils the nation, Trump reverts to tactic of accusing foes of felonies  —  On a day when coronavirus deaths passed 80,000 and top government scientists warned of the perils of loosening public health restrictions too soon, President Trump used his massive public platform …

No, 68 Percent of Americans Did Not Say They Would Avoid ‘Normal Life’ Until There's a Coronavirus Vaccine  —  Two-thirds of Americans said they would not return to “normal life” until a vaccine becomes available for COVID-19, according to CNN.  —  The ramifications of this finding …

UK railway ticket office worker dies from Covid-19 after being spat on  —  (CNN)A British railway ticket office worker has died from Covid-19 after being spat on while she was working at Victoria station in central London.  —  Belly Mujinga, 47, was working with a colleague when a member …

Yet another study shows hydroxychloroquine doesn't work against Covid-19  —  Trump's speculation caused some to hoard this drug  —  (CNN)A new study — the largest of its kind — shows that hydroxychloroquine, the drug touted by President Trump, does not work against Covid-19 and could cause heart problems.

Small business used to define America's economy.  The pandemic could change that forever.  —  More than 100,000 small businesses have closed forever as the nation's pandemic toll escalates  —  The coronavirus pandemic is emerging as an existential threat to the nation's small businesses …

Trump presses immunity argument in Summer Zervos defamation case  —  NEW YORK — Lawyers for President Trump this week reiterated their argument that a defamation lawsuit from a woman who alleges Trump groped and kissed her without consent should be halted because the president is immune …

Trump Has Lost the Plot  —  A couple of years ago, BuzzFeed asked a former White House official to explain the logic behind some bizarre Trump action.  The official responded with one of the master quotes of the Trump era.  —  President Trump, the official said, is not playing …

Talk of military takeover in Brazil grows  —  Terrence McCoy and Heloísa Traiano, The Washington Post Published May 12, 2020  —  RIO DE JANEIRO - Flipping through the news several weeks ago, Carlos de Lima Belucio grew alarmed.  People were panicking over a strange new disease.

All the Adam Schiff Transcripts  —  Newly released documents show he knew all along that there was no proof of Russia-Trump collusion.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Americans expect that politicians will lie, but sometimes the examples are so brazen that they deserve special notice.

MAGA-Loving Congressman Accidentally Pushes to Ban Trump Campaign Spending at Trump Properties  —  Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) tried to troll his colleague, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).  But he may have just ended up targeting the president as well.  —  A House Republican freshman and steadfast ally …

American Travelers Are About to Be Pariahs in This New World  —  SEAT'S TAKEN  —  As tourist-centric countries begin testing travel corridors and reciprocal quarantine regulations, American travelers might find themselves locked out of the post-pandemic world.

Trump reelection in big trouble amid struggles with seniors  —  Just a few weeks ago, the Pew Research Center announced that millennials overtook baby boomers as the largest generation in the country.  More than 72 million strong, those born between 1981 and 1996 eclipsed their elders, a demographic reality that was inevitable.