Inside Trump's Failure: The Rush to Abandon Leadership Role on the Virus  —  The roots of the nation's current inability to control the pandemic can be traced to mid-April, when the White House embraced overly rosy projections to proclaim victory and move on.

My Statement on the Passing of Rep. John Lewis  —  America is a constant work in progress.  What gives each new generation purpose is to take up the unfinished work of the last and carry it further — to speak out for what's right, to challenge an unjust status quo, and to imagine a better world.

US attorney requests DHS investigation after video shows masked, camouflaged federal authorities arresting protesters in Portland  —  (CNN)The US Attorney for the Oregon District on Friday requested an investigation into the masked, camouflaged federal authorities without identification badges who are arresting protesters in Portland.

Trump administration pushing to block new money for testing, tracing, and CDC in upcoming coronavirus relief bill  —  White House posture angers GOP senators who are trying to include money in bill  —  The Trump administration is trying to block billions of dollars for states to conduct testing …

Face Masks Really Do Matter.  The Scientific Evidence Is Growing.  —  New research suggests that face coverings help reduce the transmission of droplets, though some masks are more protective than others  —  Face masks are emerging as one of the most powerful weapons to fight the novel coronavirus …

Fauci holds up New York as model for fighting coronavirus — ‘They did it correctly’  — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci on Friday praised New York for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, saying the state did it “correctly.”

Joni Ernst: If Trump has a Supreme Court nominee, Senate should hold hearings  —  U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Friday that the Senate should hold hearings on any Supreme Court nomination President Donald Trump might make this year, even if he loses November's election.

With 4 in 5 Texans living in a “red zone,” coronavirus hot spots are moving targets  —  Early hot spots have been eclipsed by new regions in crisis.  Now that so much of Texas is battling major coronavirus outbreaks, some severely ill patients have to travel long distances to receive the care they need.

Trump Promotes Caricature of What Conservatives Want  —  A series of events during his White House tenure has made clear that Mr. Trump views the voters he calls “my people” through the lens of what he imagines they like.  —  Standing in the White House colonnade this week …

From ‘Sleepy Joe’ to a destroyer of the ‘American way of life,’ Trump's attacks on Biden make a dystopian shift  —  President Trump has launched a slash-and-burn campaign against an exaggerated caricature of his Democratic opponent, casting former vice president Joe Biden as a destroyer …

Trump's trouble in suburbs key to suddenly competitive Ohio  —  CINCINNATI (AP) — During a background briefing with reporters in December, President Donald Trump's reelection campaign team gave only passing mention of Ohio.  Certainly no one suggested a full-scale fall advertising strategy …

An update on our security incident  —  As we've been informing via the @TwitterSupport account, on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, we detected a security incident at Twitter and took immediate action.  As we head into the weekend, we want to provide an overview of where we are.

World's Most Wanted Man Jan Marsalek Located in Belarus; Data Points to Russian Intel Links  —  It can safely be assumed that Jan Marsalek is currently one of the most hunted-for persons on earth.  The company he oversaw operationally, Germany's Wirecard, collapsed overnight last month …

Surging Democrats expand Senate targets to GOP states  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It's come to this for Republicans straining to defend their Senate majority in November's elections: They're air-dropping millions of dollars into races in Alabama, Kentucky and other red states where Donald Trump coasted during …

Trump may finally be facing the political consequences of his untrustworthiness  —  Concerns about President Trump's dishonesty began before he entered the White House, but the consequences of his not being trustworthy are now fully evident.  —  Trump surpassed 20,000 false or misleading claims …