FBI serves warrant on senator in investigation of stock sales linked to coronavirus  —  Federal agents seized a cellphone belonging to a prominent Republican senator on Wednesday night as part of the Justice Department's investigation into controversial stock trades he made as the coronavirus …

Ex-F.B.I. Official Is Said to Undercut Justice Dept. Effort to Drop Flynn Case  —  Prosecutors questioned a former F.B.I. official whose notes were used to buttress their motion to dismiss the charge against the president's first national security adviser.  —  WASHINGTON — A key former F.B …

Inside Trump's coronavirus meltdown  —  When the history is written of how America handled the global era's first real pandemic, March 6 will leap out of the timeline.  That was the day Donald Trump visited the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.

Trump's marks for handling COVID-19 outbreak decline - CBS News poll  —  Americans continue to say they trust medical professionals for virus information, but Republicans also rank President Trump about as highly among their trusted sources, even as others give him his lowest marks to date for handling the outbreak.

‘OPEN IMMEDIATELY!’:  Wisconsinites head out to bars after state stay-at-home orders lifted  —  After the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the state's stay-at-home order, which immediately lifted restrictions on businesses and gatherings, some bars opened their doors (and taps) Wednesday night as patrons began trickling out.

Appeals court greenlights emoluments suit against Trump  —  A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of violating the Constitution by accepting foreign government money through his luxury Washington hotel can proceed to fact-gathering about Trump's profits, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

McConnell pines for Pompeo as Kansas chaos looms  —  Senate Republicans have a problem in Kansas.  And they still think Mike Pompeo is the solution.  —  Staring at a messy primary, a credible Democratic challenger and a real battle for Senate control, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell …

Obamagate was the worst crime ever committed and here is what it was  —  “What is the crime exactly that you're accusing him of?”  —  “You know what the crime is.  The crime is very obvious to everybody.  All you have to do is read the newspapers, except yours.”

Dr. Rick Bright, ousted director of key vaccine agency, to testify before House panel Thursday  —  (CNN)Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of a crucial federal office charged with developing countermeasures to infectious diseases, will testify before Congress on Thursday that the US will face …

NYC health head rejected NYPD mask plea: 'I don't give two rats' asses about your cops'  —  New York City's health commissioner blew off an urgent NYPD request for 500,000 surgical masks as the coronavirus crisis mounted — telling a high-ranking police official that “I don't give two rats' asses about your cops,” The Post has learned.

The Curious Case of the People Who Want to “Reopen” America—But Not Wear Masks  —  The coronavirus, you may have heard, is a biological weapon engineered in a Chinese lab and unleashed—accidentally?— on America by the godless communists.  At least, according to Alex Jones.  —  That's one theory, anyway.

America's True Covid Toll Already Exceeds 100,000  —  The reported numbers leave out thousands of deaths clearly resulting from the pandemic.  —  Many supporters of President Trump believe that the figures for coronavirus fatalities are inflated, and Trump himself shared a tweet doubting the accuracy of some virus figures.

The Prophecies of Q  —  If you were an adherent, no one would be able to tell.  You would look like any other American.  You could be a mother, picking leftovers off your toddler's plate.  You could be the young man in headphones across the street.  You could be a bookkeeper, a dentist, a grandmother icing cupcakes in her kitchen.

The pandemic broke America  —  Eight weeks into this nation's greatest crisis since World War II, we seem no closer to a national strategy to reopen the nation, rebuild the economy and defeat the coronavirus.  —  Why it matters: America's ongoing cultural wars over everything have weakened our ability to respond to this pandemic.

Abbott Virus Test Used at White House Faces Accuracy Concern  — Device missed 48% of positives in one test, NYU study says  — Findings of study have yet to be reviewed by other scientists  —  The coronavirus test from Abbott Laboratories used at the White House to get rapid answers …

There Are Sensible Ways to Reopen a Country.  Then There's America's Approach  —  This brutal spring, the U.S. faces two great crises.  Over the past 14 weeks, 84,000 Americans have died of COVID-19.  —  That's 28 times the death toll of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, more than the U.S. combat deaths …

The Pandemic and the GOP's Science Problem  —  The party's uneasy relationship with science goes back decades.  —  Recent headlines highlight Dr. Rick Bright, the federal scientist whose terminal sin was challenging Donald Trump's coronavirus quackery.  But the GOP's aversion to expertise …

The Conspiracy Theorists Are Winning  —  Friday prayers at the Mustafa Mahmoud Mosque, Cairo, September 21, 2001.  Two thousand worshippers, some tense, some angry, some oblivious to the grim new reality.  The preacher, Ahmed Youssef, vented his anger in two directions: at al-Qaeda ("gangsters …

Weekly jobless claims total 2.981 million, bringing coronavirus tally to 36.5 million  — New claims for unemployment insurance totaled 2.981 million last week.  — That brings the rolling total during the coronavirus crisis to 36.5 million, though the weekly tally has declined for six straight weeks.

In a First, Renewable Energy Is Poised to Eclipse Coal in U.S.  —  The coronavirus has pushed the coal industry to once-unthinkable lows, and the consequences for climate change are big.  —  WASHINGTON — The United States is on track to produce more electricity this year from renewable power …

Emails: Trump nominee involved in shelving CDC virus guide  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A former chemical industry executive nominated to be the nation's top consumer safety watchdog was involved in sidelining detailed guideline s to help communities reopen during the coronavirus pandemic, internal government emails show.

Merkel Is ‘Outraged’ by Russian Hack but Struggling to Respond  —  Patience with President Vladimir Putin is running thin in Berlin.  But Germany needs Russia's help on several geopolitical fronts from Syria to Ukraine.  —  BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel used strong words on Wednesday condemning an …

How to Reopen America Safely  —  Months ago, I called for a long lockdown.  Now we must minimize collateral damage.  —  Dr. Makary is a surgeon and a professor of health policy at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.  —  In late February, as data on the coronavirus pandemic continued to unfold …