The President's Shock at the Rows of Empty Seats in Tulsa  —  Inside the campaign, advisers believe disappointing attendance at the rally shows genuine fear of the coronavirus and the reality of Mr. Trump's sliding poll numbers.  —  President Trump and several staff members stood backstage …

Attorney General Barr, Berman at Odds Over Letter Criticizing New York City Mayor  —  Geoffrey Berman, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, refused to sign letter criticizing Mayor de Blasio for enforcing social-distancing rules to block religious gatherings but not protests

Sarah Sanders says John Bolton was “drunk on power”  —  One former top West Wing official tells Axios that national security adviser John Bolton was unpopular even before the leaks from his tell-all, “The Room Where It Happened,” which is out Tuesday.  —  Axios has a first look …

How conspiracy theories about the NYPD Shake Shack ‘poisoning’ blew up  —  The three cops at the center of the NYPD milkshake “poisoning” scandal never even got sick, and there wasn't the slightest whiff of criminality from the get-go — but that didn't stop gung-ho brass from rolling …

What Fiona Hill Learned in the White House  —  The senior fellow at Brookings and expert on modern Russia had hoped to guide the U.S.-Russia relationship.  President Trump had other ideas.  —  The Brookings Institution is one of many think tanks in Washington, D.C., where scholars …

Statement from Treasurer Magaziner about the State's Name  —  PROVIDENCE, RI —Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magazine today made the following announcement about his office's use of the state's name:  —  “Today, I am announcing that the Office of the General Treasurer will remove the words …

Kevin Hassett, senior Trump economic adviser, to leave White House  —  He had emerged as a leading voice on the economic impact of the coronavirus.  It will be the second time he has left the Trump White House.  —  One of President Trump's most trusted economic advisers will leave …

News Analysis: Joe Biden is no Hillary Clinton, and that's a problem for President Trump  —  Joe Biden is old.  He has a paper trail reaching back half a century.  He is, by his own admission, a “gaffe machine” who regularly trips over his own tongue.  —  He is not, however …

TikTok Teens Are Obsessed With Pizzagate  —  The Comet Ping Pong conspiracy theory has been widely discredited, but it lives on with Gen Z.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  NEWSLETTERS  —  Right Richter  —  See what's happening with the extreme right wing from the safety of your inbox.

‘This is a war’: Republicans ramp up bid to control election maps for next decade  —  ‘He who controls redistricting can control Congress,’ Karl Rove famously said - and the Republican State Leadership Committee is set to do just that  —  A little-known Republican group is ramping up millions …

A Schlapp in the face  —  Since the murder of George Floyd, Verizon has been an outspoken advocate of the Black Lives Matter movement.  In dozens of tweets and statements, Verizon has said that, as a company, it is not enough to express support for racial justice.

Tennessee Newspaper Apologizes for ‘Utterly Indefensible’ Anti-Muslim Ad  —  The full-page ad, which appeared in Sunday's editions of The Tennessean and claimed “Islam” would detonate a nuclear device in Nashville, “should have never been published,” the editor said.

As Coronavirus Cases Rise in Arizona, New Mask Rules Spark a Fight  —  Under pressure from health experts, governor allows local authorities to mandate the use of masks, sparking relief for some and rage in others  —  CAVE CREEK, ARIZ.—For weeks, even as Covid-19 cases have risen rapidly across this state …

Election changes pass House after revote  —  A scaled-back election overhaul lacking a key provision that would have allowed clerks to mail every registered voter a ballot for the November general election is on its way to Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham's desk following a dramatic revote after first failing to pass the House.

Johnson and May ignored claims Russia had ‘likely hold’ over Trump, ex-spy alleges  —  Exclusive: Christopher Steele claims May government turned blind eye to Trump allegations  —  Boris Johnson and Theresa May ignored claims the Kremlin had a “likely hold” over Donald Trump …

Trump's steel tariffs stand after Supreme Court declines challenge  —  The Supreme Court on Monday left in place President Trump's 25 percent steel tariffs, declining to hear a challenge to the law that authorized it.  —  An association of steel importers and other companies argued …

Everybody Hates Bill Weeks into the George Floyd protests, Mayor de Blasio has alienated his constituents, the police, and even his own staff.  —  The protesters lined up, hundreds deep, hoping to rally on the steps of City Hall and raise a ruckus loud enough for the mayor to hear from his corner office.

Kamala Harris Is Seen As The Clear Front-Runner To Be Joe Biden's Running Mate  —  More than a month before former Vice President Joe Biden's stated deadline for naming his running mate, California Sen. Kamala Harris is seen as the consensus front-runner to become the Democrat's vice presidential nominee.

The Stars and Stripes newspaper has long supported the troops.  Now it needs Congress's support.  —  By mid-March, coronavirus response efforts were underway worldwide.  President Trump had declared a national emergency.  France was in lockdown.  And Japanese public schools were closed.

Trump declines to say he was joking about slowing down coronavirus testing  —  In an interview with Scripps' Joe St. George on Monday, President Trump declined to confirm that he was joking when he said at a campaign rally Saturday that he asked officials to slow down coronavirus testing …