Trump ousts State Department watchdog  —  President Donald Trump has removed State Department Inspector General Steve Linick and replaced him with an ally of Vice President Mike Pence — the latest in a series of moves against independent government watchdogs in recent months.

‘Manipulative, deceitful, user’: Tara Reade left a trail of aggrieved acquaintances  —  Harriet Wrye did a double take the first time she saw Tara Reade on television lodging sexual assault allegations against Joe Biden.  —  “Jim, that's Tara,” the 79-year-old author and psychologist called …

A Sitting President, Riling the Nation During a Crisis  —  By smearing his opponents, championing conspiracy theories and pursuing vendettas, President Tru​mp has reverted to his darkest political tactics in spite of a pandemic hurting millions of Americans.

GOP congressman on why he's not wearing a mask: 'There's just no need'  —  Washington (CNN)Republican Rep. Ted Yoho of Florida was spotted Friday walking around the Capitol and on the House floor without wearing a mask.  —  Asked why not, he told CNN: “There's just no need.”

Behind the Justice Department's split over the Flynn dismissal  —  (CNN)Before the Justice Department moved last week to drop the charges against Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, department officials and the FBI were in sharp disagreement …

Michael Flynn isn't a martyr.  He's a crook and a crackpot.  —  For anyone with a memory that stretches all the way back to 2016, it is positively bizarre to see Republicans suddenly claiming that Michael Flynn, President Trump's former national security adviser, is a martyr.

‘He lied on national television’: Trump says truckers protesting industry problems are actually honking to support him  —  This is what brings out Trump's inner child  —  Washington (CNN)When blaring truck horns intruded on President Donald Trump's Friday speech in the White House Rose Garden …

Trump downplays the need for coronavirus vaccine: 'It'll go away at some point'  — President Trump said the U.S. will overcome the coronavirus crisis with or without an effective vaccine, saying that the disease will “go away at some point” either way.  — “If we don't …

JetBlue's Founder Helped Fund A Stanford Study That Said The Coronavirus Wasn't That Deadly  —  A highly influential coronavirus antibody study was funded in part by David Neeleman, the JetBlue Airways founder and a vocal proponent of the idea that the pandemic isn't deadly enough to justify continued lockdowns.

Director of National Intelligence Announces Changes to Election Security Briefings  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the ODNI announced that the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) will lead all intelligence-based threat briefings to candidates, campaigns, and political organizations under the U.S. Government's notification framework.

F.D.A. Halts Coronavirus Testing Program Backed by Bill Gates  —  The program allows people in the Seattle area to easily take a coronavirus test at home.  Researchers say such testing is essential for future monitoring of the virus.  —  SEATTLE — An innovative coronavirus testing program …

Dan Abrams: Based on All We Know Right Now, ‘This Obamagate Theory Is 100 Percent Bullsh*t’  —  Mediaite founder and ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams went on a tear during his SiriusXM show Friday calling the idea of the “Obamagate' scandal “100 percent bullshit.

Space Force flag unveiled in Oval Office, presented to Trump  —  President Trump on Friday was presented with the newly unveiled official flag of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) — the first official flag of a new U.S. military service in 72 years.  —  “This is a very special moment,” …

Mike Bloomberg plots spending blitz to support Joe Biden's run for president  — Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is plotting a massive spending blitz to back Joe Biden's quest for the White House.  — The former New York mayor and his advisors are discussing whether …

Drug promoted by Trump as coronavirus ‘game changer’ increasingly linked to deaths  —  For two months, President Trump repeatedly pitched hydroxychloroquine as a safe and effective treatment for coronavirus, asking would-be patients “What the hell do you have to lose?”

How Not to Listen to Donald Trump  —  It turns out President Donald Trump's status as the most accessible person to ever hold the office is more a curse than a blessing.  Day after day, he fills the air with the ack-ack of disinformation and misdirection, needlessly alarming the public …

Burr asks that final volume of Senate Intel report on Trump and Russia be declassified  —  The last part of the Senate Intel Committee's bipartisan report on Russian election interference is a 1,000-page volume on “counterintelligence findings.”  —  WASHINGTON — In a final act before stepping …

Newly reopened South Florida seen as an emerging coronavirus hotspot  —  WASHINGTON — Federal officials responding to the coronavirus pandemic are concerned about the rapidly rising number of cases in Palm Beach County, Fla., according to an internal Trump administration document reviewed by Yahoo News.

Law Firm Hackers Claim to Have Dirt on Donald Trump, Up Data Ransom to $42M  —  UPDATED: The cyber-extortionists who stole a trove of private data from entertainment law firm Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks now have a new target in their sights: President Donald Trump.

Tobacco-Based Coronavirus Vaccine Poised for Human Tests  — First phase of clinical trials could begin as early as June  — Tobacco-made vaccine would contrast with other health effects  —  An experimental Covid-19 vaccine developed by cigarette maker British American Tobacco Plc is poised to begin testing in humans.

The Economist Group lays off 90  —  The Economist Group is laying off 90 roles from its staff of 1,300, sources tell Axios.  Its life and culture print publication, 1843, will move to a digital-only publication.  Sources say that the company's editorial team hasn't been impacted.

EXCLUSIVE: New York Admits Knowingly Undercounting Nursing Home Deaths After Quietly Changing Reporting Rules  — The New York State Department of Health acknowledged that its recent reporting does not fully reflect the known carnage coronavirus has caused among nursing home and adult care residents.

Growing friction between White House, CDC hobbles pandemic response  —  The meager guidelines for safely reopening the country released this week are the latest sign of the Trump administration's efforts to sideline the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the increasing tension between …

Trump, Biden and the Myth of ‘But 2016’  —  There are members of both parties who believe the president has the ability to defy the normal rules of politics.  That view ignores electoral trends of recent years.  —  WASHINGTON — At first glance, there seems little in common between red-hat-wearing admirers …

‘Traitor!’:  Local News Reporter Abused and Stalked By Lockdown Protestors on Long Island (VIDEO)  —  A local news correspondent was subjected to verbal abuse, threats, and was even stalked while trying to report from a demonstration protesting the lockdown in New York State Thursday.