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 …

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.

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 …

Do Not Call John Lewis a “Hero” if You Stood in His Way  —  On March 9, 1998, John Lewis returned to the site of his bloodiest, most brutal confrontation in the fight for civil rights.  Lewis had shown up in Selma, Alabama, that day to commemorate the 33rd anniversary of the “Bloody Sunday” …

Roger Stone Uses Racial Slur on Radio Show  —  Mr. Stone, while being questioned about the commutation of his sentence by President Trump, used a racial slur in referring to his interviewer, who is Black.  —  During a live radio show on Saturday, Roger Stone, the political operative …

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 …

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OpinionMike Pompeo, Enemy of American Values  —  As the Trump administration deploys unmarked police on the streets of Portland, its Secretary of State, eyeing a presidential run in 2024, gave a ‘pro-human rights’ speech that was actually a defense of the violation of human rights

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 …

‘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

85 infants under age 1 tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county  —  (CNN)Eighty-five infants under age 1 have tested positive for coronavirus in one Texas county.  And local officials are imploring residents to help stop its spread as the state becomes one of the newest hotspots.

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.”