Trump extorts praise from Democratic governors, then uses it in a campaign commercial that casts him as the hero of the coronavirus crisis.

Early reports indicated that young people were more likely to have milder cases of the disease. But that view may be changing.

“It’s unacceptable to not realize that we are heading into a (coronavirus) risk period and to act accordingly,” he said.

The revelations of the president’s tax records must become part of a larger and still unresolved investigation into Trump’s potential compromise by foreign powers.

Attorney General William P. Barr criticized the cities for their responses to protests against police brutality. Democrats called it an effort to help President Trump’s re-election campaign.

Testimony by Christopher A. Wray contradicted efforts by President Trump and other officials to downplay the threats.