Urged On by Conservatives and His Own Advisers, Trump Targeted the W.H.O.
But his announcement that he would freeze the U.S.’s contributions to the organization in the middle of a pandemic was denounced by Democrats as well as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Treating Coronavirus in a Central Park ‘Hot Zone’
They’ve set up field hospitals in wartime, after natural disasters and during disease outbreaks overseas. But this is a first.
Worldwide Confirmed Coronavirus Cases Top 2 Million: Live Updates
As bleak a milestone in the pandemic as the new figures are, unconfirmed cases are believed to be far higher. More than 130,000 people have died from Covid-19.
Coronavirus Testing Falls Woefully Short as Trump Seeks to Reopen U.S.
Flawed tests, scarce supplies and limited access to screening have hurt the U.S.’s ability to monitor Covid-19, governors and health officials warn.
New Details Hint at Risk of Russian Misinformation in Dossier
Footnotes were declassified from a watchdog report that found that the F.B.I. had reason to open the Russia inquiry but made errors in seeking approval to wiretap a former Trump adviser.
John Horton Conway, a ‘Magical Genius’ in Math, Dies at 82
He made profound contributions to number theory, coding theory, probability theory, topology, algebra and more — and created games from it all. He died of the coronavirus.
V.A. Health Care Workers Balk at Safety Practices
Officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs have denied that workers across their huge health care system — which serves nine million veterans and has 390,000 employees — have inadequate gear.
Trump Threatens to Adjourn Congress to Install Nominees. McConnell Demurs.
The House and Senate have both taken extended recesses amid the pandemic, convening at least every few days for so-called pro forma sessions to keep their chambers technically in session.
Some Colleges Are Waiving SAT and ACT Requirements
With high school disrupted, a growing number of schools are waiving standardized testing requirements for 2021 applicants.
Coronavirus Cases at D.C. Whole Foods Highlight Risks Facing Grocery Workers
A cluster of infections at the store in the heart of trendy downtown Washington is not an isolated episode, as the nation’s grocery workers increasingly fall ill.
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
A severe lack of testing capacity is hampering efforts to slow the outbreak and reopen the economy.
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