Local TV stations across the country set to air discredited ‘Plandemic’ researcher's conspiracy theory about Fauci  —  New York (CNN Business)Local television stations owned by the Sinclair Broadcast Group are set to air a conspiracy theory over the weekend that suggests Dr. Anthony Fauci …

Videos Show How Federal Officers Escalated Violence in Portland  —  Peaceful protests were already happening for weeks when federal officers arrived on July 4.  Our video shows how President Trump's deployment ignited chaos.  —  Federal officers in military gear ... ... clouds of tear gas ... ... crowd control munitions ...

'It's Bleak': Trump's Great American Comeback Is a Dumpster Fire  —  “The president has done such damage to himself that a lot of us are just waiting for him to stop being handed so many of those kinds of opportunities,” said a senior official.  —  Shortly before the summer kicked off, Donald Trump was hopeful.

Fact check: Trump again tells story about being booed at 2015 event he didn't attend  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump boasted on Wednesday about his cognitive abilities, including the memory he has previously called “one of the great memories of all time.”

The F.B.I. Pledged to Keep a Source Anonymous.  Trump Allies Aided His Unmasking.  —  After a Russia expert who had collected research on Donald Trump for a disputed dossier agreed to tell the F.B.I. what he knew about it, law enforcement officials declassified a road map to identifying him.

‘Mugged by Reality,’ Trump Finds Denial Won't Stop the Pandemic  —  A president who once claimed that “the worst days of the pandemic are behind us” now acknowledges that it has surged through much of the country and will “get worse before it gets better.”  —  WASHINGTON — He insisted …

The Poison of Male Incivility When a woman dares respond to it, she's seen as “disruptive.”  —  Yesterday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood up and gave one of the finest speeches recently heard on the House floor, calling out not just Florida representative Ted Yoho for having called her …

How the U.S. Compares With the World's Worst Coronavirus Hot Spots  —  This chart shows the countries with the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world right now.  With its cases surging since mid-June, the United States is squarely in the top 10.  —  Leading the outbreak now are countries …

Donald Trump's suburban horror show  —  Donald Trump says Joe Biden wants to abolish the suburbs.  But polls show a different truth: The suburbs want to abolish Donald Trump.  —  If current numbers hold, the Republican Party will suffer its worst defeat in the suburbs in decades — with implications reaching far beyond November.

American Catastrophe Through German Eyes  —  Trump says he wants to protect law-abiding citizens.  In 1933, Hitler issued his ‘Decree of the Reich President for the Protection of People and State.’  —  PARIS — No people has found the American lurch toward authoritarianism under President Trump more alarming than the Germans.

The Wages of Woke  —  How Robin DiAngelo got rich peddling ‘white fragility’  —  Dr. Robin DiAngelo, the bestselling author of White Fragility, claims to believe in accountability.  DiAngelo used to list the “racial justice” organizations she donates to as part of her extensive …

Media coverage of the 2016 campaign was disastrous.  Now's the last chance to get 2020 right.  —  How did the news media mess up in the 100 days leading up to the 2016 presidential election?  Let me count the ways.  —  Journalists relied too much on what opinion polls were saying …

He spent $10M of his own money running for governor in '18.  So why does Shri Thanedar want to join the Legislature next year?  —  It's a 92-degree July afternoon and with Election Day approaching, Shri Thanedar is stumping for votes in Northeast Detroit.  Armed with a bull horn, a lawn sign …

Why the Obama-Biden ad may persuade key US voters  —  Obama and Biden jab Trump coronavirus response in new video  —  Arick Wierson regularly writes for CNN and is a six-time Emmy Award-winning television producer.  He is a former senior media adviser to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg …

House GOP's pleas to Republican National Committee for financial help go unanswered  —  Senior House Republicans are pleading with the deep-pocketed Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign to provide financial help as Democrats vastly outraise the GOP, but top campaign officials are so far declining to commit.

At Wall Street Journal, News Staff and Opinion Side Clash  —  A heated dispute between the newsroom and the opinion section of one of the country's most respected news organizations has spilled into public view.  —  In a rare display of internal strife, the opinion department …

Trump's week of retreat: The president reverses course as the coronavirus surges out of control  —  President Trump was adamant that Congress cut payroll taxes — until, suddenly, he backed down.  —  He demanded that all of the nation's schools reopen for the fall semester — until, suddenly, he allowed for some wiggle room.

Turning a Second Home Into a Primary Home  —  Those who are lucky enough to have a weekend house have discovered that living there full-time can require some adjustment.  —  20 PhotosView Slide Show  —  ›  —  When the pandemic slammed into New York City in March, Sally Fischer …

CDC: One-third of COVID-19 patients who aren't hospitalized have long-term illness  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged Friday that a significant number of COVID-19 patients do not recover quickly, and instead experience ongoing symptoms, such as fatigue and cough.

Spin, deride, attack: How Trump's handling of Trump University presaged his presidency  —  The judge was out to get him, he said.  So was that prosecutor in New York, whom he called a dopey loser on a witch hunt.  So were his critics, who he said were all liars.

Split 5 to 4, Supreme Court Rejects Nevada Church's Challenge to Shutdown Restrictions  —  The church said it was subject to more severe limits than casinos and restaurants.  —  The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a request from a church in Nevada to block enforcement of state restrictions on attendance at religious services.

Anatomy of an Election ‘Meltdown’ in Georgia  —  Last month, Daryl Marvin got his first taste of voting in Georgia.  —  Mr. Marvin had previously lived in Connecticut, where voting was a brisk process measured in minutes.  But on the day of the primary, June 9, he and his wife waited four hours …

The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature  —  Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte represents the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn covering Ditmas Park, Flatbush, East Flatbush and Midwood.  —  Nearly four years ago, I lost my son, Jonah Bichotte Cowan, after going into preterm labor.