Asymptomatic coronavirus patients aren't spreading most new infections, WHO says  — Coronavirus patients who don't have symptoms aren't driving spread of the virus, the World Health Organization said Monday.  — Preliminary evidence from the earliest outbreaks indicated the virus could spread even if people don't have symptoms.

“He's Going to Broom Kushner and Parscale”: “Malignantly Crazy” About Bad Poll Numbers, Trump Is Thinking of Replacing His Son-In-Law  —  After a botched response to two national crises, Trump's polls are cratering, and “no one is telling him what he wants to hear,” says a source, igniting a new round of grumbling about Kushner.

Trump to restart MAGA rallies this month despite coronavirus  —  Donald Trump is planning to restart rallies in the next two weeks in a major turning point for the president since the coronavirus shut down traditional campaigning.  —  Trump's advisers are still determining where the rallies …

Officers slashed tires on vehicles parked amid Minneapolis protests, unrest  —  Dozens of vehicles left in Kmart lot were targeted, said one victimized driver.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Two law enforcement agencies acknowledged Monday that officers patrolling Minneapolis during the recent protests knifed …

What It's Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike Ride  —  New York Is Committed to Covering This Essential Moment … By the standards of the pandemic, Thursday had been a normal day for Peter Weinberg.  A 49-year-old finance marketing executive, he worked from his home in Bethesda, Maryland …

Henrico prosecutor: Hanover man who drove into protest is admitted KKK leader  —  Henrico County Commonwealth's Attorney Shannon Taylor said Monday that the Hanover County man arrested Sunday for driving his truck into a crowd of protesters “is an admitted leader of the Ku Klux Klan and a propagandist for Confederate ideology.”

Axios Allows Its Reporters to Join Protests  —  In a company memo, the chief executive of the politics news site said he supported staff members' right to march, adding that the publisher would cover bail for any employee who is arrested.  —  In an unusual move at a news media organization …

Chris Cuomo apparently caught naked in wife Cristina's yoga video  —  If you think you've seen enough of Chris Cuomo after his much-publicized contraction of coronavirus and nightly TV reminders of “you know who my brother is,” think again.  —  The CNN anchor was apparently caught in the nude …

Joe Biden Does Not Want to Defund the Police, Spokesman Says  —  Mr. Biden “hears and shares the deep grief and frustration of those calling out for change” and “supports the urgent need for reform,” the statement said.  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. …

When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again  —  When will life return to normal?  This is the answer of epidemiologists, as embroidered by one of them, Melissa Sharp.  —  Eve Edelheit for The New York Times  —  Many epidemiologists are already comfortable …

2 long shots rise in Biden VP search  —  Wide-scale protests that have exposed deep racial tensions across the nation in the last two weeks are reshaping the contours of Joe Biden's search for a vice presidential pick, sharpening the focus on an African American woman as his running mate …

Trump fenced in literally, politically after massive protests, stinging rebukes  —  Protesters have turned fencing outside the White House into a memorial.  —  One week after federal law enforcement forcibly pushed back peaceful protesters so President Donald Trump could hold a photo op …

St. Paul Man Charged In Minneapolis Police Third Precinct Arson  —  United States Attorney Erica H. MacDonald today announced a federal criminal complaint against BRANDEN MICHAEL WOLFE, 23, charging him with aiding and abetting arson at the Minneapolis Police Department's Third Precinct.

Kamala Harris Schools Meghan McCain on ‘Defund the Police’  —  “The View” host demanded a yes-or-no answer to a very complicated policy question.  —  Meghan McCain asked Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) what she may have thought was going to be a gotcha question Monday morning on The View.

The Tom Cotton op-ed affair shows why the media must defend America's values  —  New York Times editor James Bennet resigned yesterday after backlash from publishing an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton.  Eduardo MunozAlvarez/VIEWpress/Corbis via Getty Images  —  It cannot remain neutral when those values …

Chicago's Bloody Sunday  —  “We've never seen anything like it, at all,” said Max Kapustin, the senior research director at the University of Chicago Crime Lab.  —  A hardworking father killed just before 1 a.m.  —  A West Side high school student murdered two hours later.

‘Black Americans want to stop being killed’: Democrats unveil sweeping police reform bill  —  Top Democrats unveiled a major police reform bill Monday morning in an effort to galvanize public pressure into legislative action as protesters nationwide demand racial justice after the killing of George Floyd.

Why Military Leaders Like Me Are Speaking Out  —  A retired four-star admiral explains how a troubling trend is becoming a constitutional crisis.  —  The demonstrations set off by the death of George Floyd are creating remarkable crosscurrents in American society, from new ideas about police reform …

Army reverses course, will consider renaming bases named for Confederate leaders  —  Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is now “open” to renaming the service's 10 bases and facilities that are named after Confederate leaders, an Army spokesperson told POLITICO, in a reversal of the service's previous position.

Determination of the February 2020 Peak in US Economic Activity  —  The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research maintains a chronology of the peaks and troughs of U.S. business cycles.  The committee has determined that a peak in monthly economic activity occurred …

Ex-U.S. diplomat: Trump evokes memories of Mussolini  —  Bella ciao, Donald Trump — or at least that's what former U.S. Ambassador to the EU Anthony Gardner is hoping American voters decide in November.  —  In an interview with Jack Blanchard, the editor of POLITICO's London Playbook …

‘Cruise Ships on Land’: As Las Vegas Reopens, a Huge Test for Casinos  —  While the contact-tracing challenges faced by Las Vegas are extreme, they highlight larger systemic problems in monitoring the coronavirus across the country.  —  It was among the last of the big conferences …

Manufacturer that burned as Minneapolis protests turned violent plans to relocate from city  —  'They didn't protect our people,' 7-Sigma owner says of city officials.  —  Video (01:42) : Drone video shows the damage from rioting and looting in Minneapolis, as well as images of the memorials for George Floyd.

Defund the police?  Here's what that really means.  —  Christy E. Lopez is a professor at Georgetown Law School and a co-director of the school's Innovative Policing Program.  —  Since George Floyd's death, a long-simmering movement for police abolition has become part of the national conversation …

Our Gov is hiding in the Mansion trying to figure out how to talk to people of color who appear to be upset  —  The American Empire is disintegrating before our very eyes, but what the hell?  —  This is Florida: The beaches are open, baby!  —  Still, a little guidance …

The Latest: National Park Service: new fence is temporary  — National Park Service: newly erected fence in front of a White House protest area is temporary.  — Prosecutors say criminal charges will not be brought against thousands of Los Angeles protesters arrested for violating curfew and other police orders.

Gov. Beshear announces plans to provide 100-percent health coverage for black residents  —  FRANKFORT, Ky. (WAVE) - Gov. Andy Beshear on Monday announced the state will begin working toward correcting inequalities in health care coverage across the state.  —  During his daily updates …