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 …

More Than One Dozen Obama Officials Requested ‘Unmasking’ That Revealed Michael Flynn in Intelligence Reports  —  The list includes administration Vice President Joe Biden and CIA Director John Brennan  —  The National Security Agency received and approved requests from more than a dozen …

COVID-19 test used by Trump White House may miss nearly half of positive cases: NYU study  —  A study conducted by New York University has found that the COVID-19 rapid tests used at the White House are missing a significant number of positive coronavirus cases.

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down Tony Evers' stay-at-home order that closed businesses, schools to limit spread of coronavirus  —  MADISON - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has struck down Gov. Tony Evers' order shutting down daily life to limit the spread of coronavirus …

NeverTrump becomes NeverRepublican  —  Conservative commentator William Kristol explained in an interview for The Post that he finds it impossible to go back to the Republican Party.  “Trump's been renominated, and liberating the party from Trump or Trumpism seems awfully far-fetched,” Kristol said.

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.

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.

Born Into Carnage, 18 Afghan Babies Face an Uncertain Fate  —  A day after gunmen stormed a maternity ward and slaughtered new mothers at random, the authorities struggled to reconnect their children with families.  —  KABUL, Afghanistan — When the carnage was over, the dead bodies bagged …

U.S. Likely to Get Sanofi Vaccine First If It Succeeds  — Funding for research boosts U.S. push to reopen economy  — French company's chief seeks to raise awareness in Europe  —  Americans will likely get Sanofi's Covid-19 vaccine before the rest of the world if the French pharmaceutical giant can successfully deliver one.

CNN Poll: Biden tops Trump nationwide, but battlegrounds tilt Trump  —  (CNN)Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump now stands at five points, but Trump has an edge in the critical battleground states that could decide the electoral college, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS.

GOP wins special election in California after Democrat concedes  —  Republicans have won a special election for Congress in Southern California, reclaiming a suburban House seat that they lost to Democrats in the 2018 midterms.  —  Democrat Christy Smith, a state assemblywoman …

Texas sees 1,000 new coronavirus cases 5 days in a row  —  Texas, which began to open its businesses at the beginning of May, has reported more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for five consecutive days as the state struggles to curb the coronavirus pandemic.

Democratic super PAC, Trump campaign launch new ad campaigns  —  WASHINGTON — Unite the Country, a super PAC that supports apparent Democratic nominee Joe Biden, and President Trump's campaign are spending big money ahead of the parties' conventions this summer.

Businesses Chafing Under Covid-19 Lockdowns Turn to Armed Defiance  —  Armed militia-style protesters have helped businesses across Texas defy coronavirus lockdowns and reopen.  Protesters say they are enforcing the Constitution.  —  SHEPHERD, Texas — When Jamie Williams decided to reopen …

‘Calls to violence’: Michigan Gov. Whitmer says armed protests could lengthen stay-at-home order  —  Another protest is scheduled at the state Capitol building Thursday.  —  Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that armed protests at the state's Capitol over her stay-at-home order have …

Rick Bright will warn Congress of ‘darkest winter in modern history’ without ramped up coronavirus response  —  (CNN)Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of a key federal office charged with developing medical countermeasures, will testify before Congress on Thursday that the Trump administration …

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 …

Steve King says House leader will allow for ‘exoneration,’ return of committee assignments  —  SIOUX CITY — Northwest Iowa Congressman Steve King said House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has agreed to a process by which the nine-term incumbent can get “exoneration” and back on committees …

Michigan Barber Has Licenses Suspended After Defying Shutdown Orders  —  State officials said Karl Manke's decision to reopen his shop during the coronavirus pandemic jeopardized public health and safety.  —  A Michigan barber who reopened his shop in defiance of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders …

Reality TV Personality Charged with Bank Fraud  —  A reality TV personality who stars in Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, has been arrested on federal bank fraud charges arising from a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan that he obtained in the name of Flame Trucking.

A class war over social distancing?  New data suggests otherwise.  —  One of the uglier tricks employed by those pushing to reopen the country as fast as possible — regardless of the consequences — is to create the impression that social distancing restrictions have unleashed …