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 …

After Wisconsin court ruling, crowds liberated and thirsty descend on bars.  'We're the Wild West,' Gov. Tony Evers says.  —  On Wednesday night in the heart of downtown Platteville, Wis., just hours after the Wisconsin Supreme Court threw out the state's stay-at-home order, Nick's on 2nd was packed wall to wall, standing room only.

The 2016 nightmare is already repeating itself  —  The latest developments in the Michael Flynn case should prompt us to revisit one of the most glaring failures in political journalism, one that lends credibility to baseless narratives pushed for purely instrumental purposes, perversely rewarding bad-faith actors in the process.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

3 million Americans filed jobless claims last week, pushing eight-week total to 36.5 million  —  The White House and governors are debating different strategies for reopening local businesses, many of which have been devastated by coronavirus pandemic  —  Roughly 3 million people filed …

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 …

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 …

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.”

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.

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 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.

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.

‘A pressure cooker’: Pa. governor aims to contain GOP revolt  —  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — By many accounts, Gov. Tom Wolf has helped mitigate Pennsylvania's coronavirus outbreak and avoided the full-blown disasters seen elsewhere.  His success in the next challenge — containing the growing resistance …

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 …

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 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.

Trump May Push for Chinese Companies to Follow U.S. Accounting Rules for Stock Listings  —  President says he and China's Xi Jinping have good relationship, but 'right now, I just don't want to speak to him'  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump said he was considering whether to require Chinese companies …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …