Trump to announce emergency authorization of convalescent plasma as covid-19 treatment  —  The FDA action will be highlighted at a news conference later Sunday afternoon.  —  On the eve of the Republican National Convention where President Trump hopes to revive his flagging political fortunes …

Republicans see U.S. as better off now than 4 years ago ahead of convention — Battleground Tracker poll  —  It was mostly Democrats who watched last week's convention, and they liked what they saw.  Now, as the Republicans begin theirs, we find a Republican Party whose voters not only hold …

‘Hoax’ book reveals extent of internal unease at Fox  —  FILE - This combination of photo shows, from left, Tucker Carlson, host of “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Laura Ingraham, host of “The Ingraham Angle,” and Sean Hannity, host of “Hannity” on Fox News.  Brian Stelter, who wrote “Hoax …

Trump considers fast-tracking UK Covid-19 vaccine before US election  —  FDA could use emergency authorisation rules despite fears over high-profile resignations due to safety concerns  —  The Trump administration is considering bypassing normal US regulatory standards to fast-track …

Trump Campaign Sr. Advisor Jason Miller facing criminal contempt of court charges  —  The Trump campaign's senior advisor and top national spokesman is facing a hearing in which a Florida judge will decide about the appointment of a special prosecutor to pursue criminal contempt of court charges against him.

Revealed: Jared Kushner's Private Channel With Putin's Money Man  —  DIRECT LINE  —  More than a dozen Trump administration officials, current and former, described a clandestine relationship between Jared Kushner and the CEO of a Kremlin sovereign wealth fund.

Twitter flags Trump tweet about mail drop boxes for violating election rules  —  Twitter flagged a tweet by President Trump on Sunday that claimed, without evidence, that mail drop boxes are a “voter security disaster” and are “not Covid sanitized.”  —  Driving the news: “We placed …

Biden to ABC's David Muir on raising taxes: ‘No new taxes’ for anyone making less than $400,000  —  Biden: ‘No new taxes’ will be raised for anyone making under $400K  —  In the first joint interview with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris …

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Stoked Washington's Fears About TikTok  —  Social-media tycoon emphasized threat from Chinese internet companies as he worked to fend off U.S. regulation of Facebook  —  When Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg delivered a speech about freedom of expression …

More than 500,000 mail ballots were rejected in the primaries.  That could make the difference in battleground states this fall.  —  More than 540,000 mail ballots were rejected during primaries across 23 states this year — nearly a quarter in key battlegrounds for the fall …

Former Lt. Gov. John H. Hager dies  —  John H. Hager, a moderate Republican who persevered over polio to serve as Virginia's lieutenant governor and hold other key state and national posts, died Sunday.  He was 83.  —  Details were not immediately available but Mr. Hager's death was confirmed by several senior political officials.

In Ohio, a Father and Stepdaughter Show the Political Shifts in the Trump Era  —  He's a union worker and former Democrat now solidly behind President Trump.  She's a onetime Republican now worried about her sons growing up in the Trump era.  Family get-togethers can be difficult.

How Zeynep Tufekci Keeps Getting the Big Things Right  —  Ms. Tufekci, a computer programmer who became a sociologist, sounded an early alarm on the need for protective masks.  It wasn't the first time she was right about something big.  —  When the Centers for Disease Control …

Can Biden's Center Hold?  —  After a career built on incremental progress, Joe Biden is promising a Presidency of transformational change.  The election will test whether his campaign can bring together a divided party and a beleaguered country.  —  “Welcome to my mom's house,” …

Debt, eviction and hunger: Millions fall back into crisis as stimulus and safety nets vanish  —  Without federal aid to stave off the impact of the pandemic and economic recession, households that were already on the margins are now being pushed to the brink of financial ruin.

We're doing our best with Zoom.  But we'll still need offices — and each other.  —  It's been more than five months since any of us who edit, produce or write for this Opinions section worked in the same room together.  Hopefully you, dear reader, have noticed no ill effects.

Biden's campaign to run ad seizing on Trump's Goodyear comments  —  President Trump urges boycott of tires he uses  —  (CNN)Joe Biden's presidential campaign is launching an ad Monday seizing on President Donald Trump's comments calling for a boycott of Goodyear tires that will play …

Billions in Hospital Virus Aid Rested on Compliance With Private Vendor  —  The Department of Health and Human Services told hospitals in April that reporting to the vendor, TeleTracking Technologies, was a “prerequisite to payment.”  —  WASHINGTON — The Trump administration tied billions …