AP Exclusive: Top White House officials buried CDC report  —  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The decision to shelve detailed advice from the nation's top disease control experts for reopening communities during the coronavirus pandemic came from the highest levels of the White House …

Document reveals Secret Service has 11 current coronavirus cases, as concerns about Trump's staff grow  —  WASHINGTON—Multiple members of the U.S. Secret Service have tested positive for the COVID 19, the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to Department of Homeland Security documents reviewed by Yahoo News.

Exclusive: Obama says in private call that ‘rule of law is at risk’ in Michael Flynn case  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama, talking privately to former members of his administration, said Friday that the “rule of law is at risk” in the wake of what he called an unprecedented move …

No, Mike Pence Did Not Deliver Empty Boxes To A Nursing Home For A Publicity Stunt  —  BuzzFeed News has reporters across five continents bringing you trustworthy stories about the impact of the coronavirus.  To help keep this news free, become a member and sign up for our newsletter, Outbreak Today.

Trump made Florida his official residence.  He may have also made a legal mess.  —  For nearly a quarter-century, President Trump has envisioned boats docking at Mar-a-Lago, his swanky club set on 17 acres of prime real estate in Palm Beach, Fla., that rambles across manicured grounds between …

Glynn County commissioner says DA blocked arrests after fatal shooting  —  Glynn County Commissioner Peter Murphy on Friday said that he had determined that District Attorney Jackie Johnson's office refused to allow Glynn police to make arrests immediately after the Feb. 23 shooting death of Ahmaud Abery.

‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19  —  Virologist Peter Piot, director of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, fell ill with COVID-19 in mid-March.  He spent a week in a hospital and has been recovering at his home in London since.

California Gov. Newsom formally endorses Biden for president  —  file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom formally endorsed Joe Biden for president on Friday, praising the former vice president for his “deep compassion and empathy” during a virtual high-dollar fundraiser …

Lincoln Project called Facebook to dispute fact-check warning label on anti-Trump ad ‘Mourning in America’  — The Lincoln Project contacted Facebook to push the social media giant to remove a warning label it attached to the group's blistering “Mourning in America” ad.

Arrested Dallas Hairdresser's GoFundMe Launched Before She Even Reopened  —  As far as PR stunts go, this one has been lucrative.  —  On Friday, Ted Cruz flew to Dallas for a haircut.  He hadn't been looking particularly shaggy, but as hair salons have become the latest front in the culture war …

Defense Secretary Esper stood beside World War II veterans — without a mask  —  President Trump and Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper gathered with World War II veterans in Washington on Friday to mark the 75th anniversary of the Allied victory in Europe.  —  Trump greeted a rank of seven veterans …

I Just Flew.  It Was Worse Than I Thought It Would Be.  —  The cabin was restless.  It was a weekday afternoon in late April, and I was among dozens of people boarding an airplane that most of us had assumed would be empty.  Flight attendants were scrambling to accommodate seat-change requests.

‘Plandemic’ Is Dangerous, Viral Nonsense  —  Judy Mikovits has an urgent story to tell.  In essence, it goes like this: Top government scientists are responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, and a lot else besides.  She knows because she was once one of them, before they tried to destroy …

Other countries are winning against the virus.  We are quitting.  —  Now is the spring of our disgrace.  —  Around the world, countries are winning the battle against the coronavirus and beginning a responsible return to work, school and leisure, confident that their governments have the deadly virus in check.

Florida oncology network that bilked cancer patients gets $67 million in COVID-19 aid  —  A Fort Myers-based oncology network that was Florida's largest recipient of federal coronavirus relief dollars for healthcare facilities admitted last week to participating in a criminal conspiracy …

The Trump presidency thrives on norms  —  The main narrative of the Trump presidency has been about its hostility and indifference to norms.  But if we step back from the repeated shock at the administration's personal attacks, flouting of rule of law, and near-constant melding of campaigning and governing, a different picture emerges.

Top career intelligence official departs ODNI  —  A top career official is leaving the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the agency confirmed on Friday.  —  Deirdre Walsh, who spent more than 10 years at ODNI — most recently as chief operating officer …

Robert Caro writes, and waits, during the COVID-19 outbreak  —  FILE - This May 21, 2019 file photo shows author Robert Caro at the 2019 PEN America Literary Gala in New York.  The historian discusses life during the pandemic and gives a progress report on his final Lyndon Johnson book …

I worked for Jared Kushner.  Of course he says his covid-19 failure is a success.  —  President Trump's son-in-law always casts himself as the genius cleaning up someone else's problems.  —  Jared Kushner's coronavirus response team, we learned this week, is fumbling because it's largely staffed with inexperienced volunteers.

White House pandemic supply project swathed in secrecy and exaggerations  —  On May 1, as White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany defended the Trump administration's response to the coronavirus pandemic, an illustration of an airplane flying to the moon appeared on the monitors beside her.

The Coronavirus Was an Emergency Until Trump Found Out Who Was Dying  —  Six weeks ago, Ahmaud Arbery went out and never came home.  Gregory and Travis McMichael, who saw Arbery running through their neighborhood just outside of Brunswick, Georgia, and who told authorities they thought …

The Downside of Being a Fox News Journalist?  Getting Asked About Sean Hannity  —  News anchors Chris Wallace and Bret Baier have faced frequent questions about the network's powerful opinion hosts and their commentary.  —  Chris Wallace was getting frustrated.  —  “I'm here.

Actually, the Orange Man Is Bad  —  And that's kind of the point.  —  This week America tallied the 75,000th official death from COVID-19—the real number won't be known until after the crisis has passed and will be much higher.  —  Last week the 30 millionth unemployment claim was submitted.

Newsom orders vote-by-mail in California for November election  —  California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced Friday he has signed an executive order that requires county officials to send vote-by-mail ballots to every registered voter in the state.  —  Newsom said California will work …

Coronavirus pandemic may lead to 75,000 “deaths of despair” from suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, study says  —  COVID-19 has directly claimed tens of thousands of U.S. lives, but conditions stemming from the novel coronavirus — rampant unemployment, isolation and an uncertain future …