‘Play it down’: Trump admits to concealing the true threat of coronavirus in new Woodward book  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump admitted he knew weeks before the first confirmed US coronavirus death that the virus was dangerous, airborne, highly contagious and “more deadly …

Senior DHS official alleges in whistleblower complaint that he was told to stop providing intelligence analysis on threat of Russian interference  —  A senior Department of Homeland Security official alleges that he was told to stop providing intelligence analysis on the threat of Russian interference …

AP Exclusive: Pence to attend event hosted by QAnon backers  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and top officials from President Donald Trump's campaign are slated to attend a Montana fundraiser next week hosted by a couple who have expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory …

I Need You to Care That Our Country Is on Fire  —  Would you feel more urgency about climate change if all you could see was smoke?  —  Opinion Writer at Large  —  If you've never experienced a fire season before, it's hard to explain the emotional, physical and sensory effects of having the world immolate before your eyes.

Trump adds Tom Cotton and Ted Cruz to list of potential Supreme Court justices  —  President Trump unveiled Wednesday his revamped list of potential Supreme Court justices that includes 20 new names, including Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) .

Trump spurns traditional debate prep with first faceoff less than 3 weeks away  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has not held a single mock debate session, and has no plans to stage a formal practice round, as he readies for his first faceoff with Joe Biden in less than three weeks …

Former DNI Daniel Coats criticizes suspension of in-person briefings to Congress on election security  —  Daniel Coats, a former head of the intelligence community, warned Wednesday that the Trump administration's move to roll back in-person briefings to Congress on foreign threats …

Trump weekend rallies in Nevada canceled  —  President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas on Friday, Feb. 21, 2020.  (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto  —  President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Las Vegas Convention Center …

Exclusive: White House orders end to COVID-19 airport screenings for international travelers  —  WASHINGTON — The U.S. government on Monday will stop conducting enhanced screening of passengers on inbound international flights for  —  COVID-19, Yahoo News has learned.

Emails show HHS official trying to muzzle Fauci  —  A Trump administration appointee at the Department of Health and Human Services is trying to prevent Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious disease expert, from speaking about the risks that coronavirus poses to children.

Biden holds 4-point edge over Trump in Wisconsin, poll reveals  —  10 electoral votes are up for grabs in the Badger State  —  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden holds a single digit advantage over President Trump in a new public opinion survey in the crucial Midwestern general election battleground state of Wisconsin.

White House Asked Justice Dept. to Take Over Defamation Suit Against Trump, Barr Says  —  The attorney general argued that the intervention was routine but did not say why the department waited 10 months to step in.  —  WASHINGTON — The White House asked the Justice Department …

The Atlantic gained 20,000 subscribers after Trump dismissed it as a ‘dying’ magazine  —  New York (CNN Business)President Trump wrote The Atlantic off as a “dying” magazine last week after it published an explosive story about him allegedly disparaging Americans who died in war.

Never Trump, Now More Than Ever  —  Mr. Trump erodes public trust and embarrasses his office.  Join me in not voting for him.  —  Four years ago I was a “Never Trump” voter.  Now, I'm more set than ever in that view: No Trump, doubled.  That's even though I far prefer his economic policies to those of the Democrats.

Brexit negotiations hit low after UK's ‘carpet-bombing’ tactics  —  This may be the week Brussels gave up on Brexit.  —  U.K. plans for an internal market that undermine parts of the Withdrawal Agreement — and the way in which the British government has announced its intentions — have infuriated the European Union.