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.

What happens to John Lewis' seat in Congress after his death  —  Facing a tight legal deadline, Georgia Democrats are seeking online applications to succeed the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.  —  The state party said Saturday that potential contenders must complete an application by Sunday evening …

Federal Officers Deployed in Portland Didn't Have Proper Training, D.H.S. Memo Said  —  Rather than tamping down persistent protests in Portland, Ore., a militarized presence from federal officers seems to have re-energized them.  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — The heavily armed federal agents facing …

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

Pandemic surge damages Trump, boosting Biden's White House bid: POLL  —  Public preference for Biden in trust to handle the pandemic has soared.  —  Public preference for Joe Biden over Donald Trump in trust to handle the coronavirus pandemic has soared since March in the latest ABC News …

Older Children Spread the Coronavirus Just as Much as Adults, Large Study Finds  —  The study of nearly 65,000 people in South Korea suggests that school reopenings will trigger more outbreaks.  —  In the heated debate over reopening schools, one burning question has been whether …

‘Superspreading’ events, triggered by people who may not even know they are infected, propel coronavirus pandemic  —  Most spread the virus to only a few people — or none at all.  But studies show a small percentage transmit it with alarming efficiency.  —  PLEASE NOTE

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.

Feds, right-wing media paint Portland as ‘city under siege.’ A tour of town shows otherwise  —  As Cory Alexander and her daughter Nevaeh Belka stroll through downtown Portland, a mural catches the 9-year-old's eye.  —  The wall of black plywood surrounding the Pioneer Place Apple Store …

Look on MSNBC Host's Face Is Priceless as Experts Unanimously Agree US Should Reopen Schools  —  Share on Facebook(9.1k) Tweet P Share Email Print  —  The look on MSNBC host Craig Melvin's face when all the doctors interviewed by sister network NBC News for a story said they would send …

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 …

Pelosi, Blumenauer Issue Joint Statement on Trump Administration Actions in Portland  —  Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Representative Earl Blumenauer of Portland, Oregon issued this statement regarding the Trump Administration's violent tactics used against protestors in Portland, Oregon:

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.”

Trump wants a ‘law and order’ election.  He's losing that battle.  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is struggling on the most important non-economic issues of the day.  —  His disapproval rating on both the coronavirus and race relations are in the 30s, and his Democratic opponent …

Senate Democrat's great-great-grandfather allegedly sheltered John Wilkes Booth  —  Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters has been promoting his racial sensitivity by hosting justice-reform panels and sponsoring a bill to raise awareness of African-American history.

As city violence surges, liberal mayors engage in social media feuds with Trump officials  —  President Trump has not dialed down tensions, either  —  As violence and unrest surge in major cities across the U.S., liberal mayors are taking a combative stance toward the Trump administration …

Conspiracy Theories, Denial, and the Coronavirus  —  Last Saturday marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of Europe's worst massacre since the Second World War.  In 1995, in the final months of the war in Bosnia, eight thousand Muslim men and boys were killed in mass executions around the town of Srebrenica.