The New CBS Reporter Driving Democrats—and Some of Her Own Colleagues—Crazy  —  THE POST-FOX LIFE  —  Since jumping from Fox News to CBS last year, the veteran journalist has frustrated Democrats and some of her own co-workers, who worry she pushes “GOP talking points.”

Tara Reade's Dubious Claims and Shifting Stories Show the Limits of #BelieveWomen  —  Last year, a then-56-year-old California woman named Tara Reade publicly accused Joe Biden of sexual assaulting her in 1993.  The issue caused an awkward rift among Democrats, one that has only widened since Biden became …

Barack Obama Speaks Out After Mitch McConnell Tells Him To Keep His ‘Mouth Shut’  —  The former president calls for “better policy decisions” on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.  —  Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged a better government response to the coronavirus pandemic …

Law firm hackers double ransom demand, threaten Donald Trump  —  The ransom demand for the secret files of a cyber-attacked lawyer to A-list stars has doubled to $42 million — as the hackers now threaten to reveal “dirty laundry” on President Donald Trump in just a week if they are not paid in full.

A majority of Americans going to work fear exposing their household to the coronavirus  —  Even as most Americans spent the past two months hiding indoors, Damion Campbell has been rushing into retail and grocery stores in Columbia, S.C., each day.  —  The 45-year-old owns …

Reviving the US CDC  —  The Lancet  —  The COVID-19 pandemic continues to worsen in the USA with 1  ·3 million cases and an estimated death toll of 80 684 as of May 12.  States that were initially the hardest hit, such as New York and New Jersey, have decelerated the rate …

De Blasio Relies on Aide Who Saw ‘No Proof’ Closures Curb Virus  —  The head of New York City's public hospitals pushed to keep the city open in early March.  Now Mayor de Blasio has put him in charge of contact tracing, deepening a rift with the Health Department.

Does Donald Trump Want to Be Re-Elected?  —  The president's inattention to the coronavirus doesn't suggest someone desperate to win in November.  —  It's becoming more and more obvious that President Donald Trump has simply stopped dealing with the coronavirus pandemic …

Georgia Senate's Perdue Moves to Lean Republican  —  Both Georgia Senate seats are on the ballot this fall, but the regularly scheduled race where Republican Sen. David Perdue is seeking a second term has been overshadowed by the special election in the state, with appointed …

How Brad Parscale Conned Donald Trump  —  What if the Trump campaign's digital operation is a Potemkin Death Star?  —  1. Trump Digital  —  A lot has been written about the Trump campaign's super-sophisticated digital operation.  I am . . . not skeptical, exactly.  But let me say this:

Biden wrong on China his entire career - let's look at the record  —  In April, records from 9/11 mastermind Usama bin Laden's compound were disclosed detailing his plans to assassinate then-President Barack Obama.  Bin Laden's rationale for his horrific plot was telling …

Mark Kelly's business subsidies, ties to Chinese tech firm under fire  —  Democratic Senate candidate Mark Kelly has cast himself as a successful astronaut-turned-entrepreneur who has made millions from good investments and generous speaking fees.  —  Republicans are now hitting Kelly …

The Richest Neighborhoods Emptied Out Most as Coronavirus Hit New York City  —  Map represents share of people who lived in New York over a two-week period in February but who were not living there on May 1.  Hundreds of thousands of New York City residents, in particular …

Tensions rise as Texas governor readies to lift more rules  —  AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two weeks into the reopening of Texas, coronavirus cases are climbing.  New outbreaks still crop up.  And at Guero's Taco Bar in Austin, which offers the occasional celebrity sighting …

Daughter-in-chief: Ivanka Trump pushes food distribution program  —  WASHINGTON - The U.S. Agriculture Department is unveiling a new food distribution program with an emphasis on aiding small businesses - an issue that is being pushed by a very prominent White House adviser.  —  Her name: Ivanka Trump.

Keeping schools closed in the fall is not a viable option  —  In most parts of America, children have been out of school since the middle of March, and in-person learning has been canceled for the rest of the academic year.  With a wave of summer camp closures rippling across the country …

Meet the people who can't wait to get back on a cruise ship  —  Amber O'Hara was stuck at sea.  But that didn't ruin her appetite for another cruise.  —  The Golden, Colo., retiree had been aboard the Azamara Pursuit for nearly two weeks when the industry decided to pause operations because of the coronavirus pandemic.

‘They are angry’: Pandemic and economic collapse slam Trump across Rust Belt  —  The Industrial Midwest was always going to be a battleground in November.  —  The region is now becoming a new front line for Americans' lives and livelihoods as coronavirus hot spots proliferate and jobless rates spiral.

How Burr's stock scandal shocked the Senate  —  The Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday met as usual in a classified room in the Capitol.  During the meeting, Chairman Richard Burr discussed the next time the secretive panel would gather.  —  Less than 24 hours later …

Coronavirus is now invading Trump counties in the swing states  —  The novel coronavirus continues to shift our political geography.  The latest development: It's now penetrating counties in the battleground states that were carried by President Trump, which raises the possibility …

We need to prepare for the possibility of Trump rejecting election results  —  Since 2017, so many events in U.S. politics that were previously unthinkable have come to pass.  Don't believe me?  A few days ago, the president of the United States baselessly accused a cable television host …

U.S. Navy Releases Videos of Unexplained Flying Objects … The incidents in the videos were investigated by a little-known Pentagon program that for years looked into reports of unidentified flying objects, the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program.

Scenes From the Class Struggle in Lockdown  —  Those who are anxious to open up the economy have led harder lives than those holding out for safety.  —  I think there's a growing sense that we have to find a way to live with this thing, manage it the best we can, and muddle through.

Coronavirus Is Making Young People Very Sick.  I Was One of Them.  —  Young, healthy people like me are getting very, very sick from the disease caused by the coronavirus.  —  Ms. Gay is a member of the editorial board.  —  The day before I got sick, I ran three miles, walked 10 more …

Ex-Green Beret Thought U.S. Supported Failed Venezuela Raid, Family Says  —  Luke Denman's loved ones plead for State Department's help after mission ends in disaster  —  WASHINGTON—Luke Denman, a former Green Beret, was searching for meaning after serving in places including Iraq …

It Really Could Be Warren  —  The coronavirus has transformed Joe Biden's campaign, and his search for a running mate.  And it has transformed Elizabeth Warren's chances of being picked for the job.  —  The Massachusetts senator and the former vice president don't have much of a personal relationship.