| White House says the Trump administration is 'keeping people safe' at airports despite a lack of coronavirus screening Posted: 20 May 2020 04:14 PM PDT  Amid growing concerns over a lack of screening for the coronavirus at U.S. airports, WH press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Wednesday the Trump administration was taking the issue seriously.
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| In wake of pandemic, the new normal in schools could widen the economic gap among students, educators fear Posted: 21 May 2020 01:50 PM PDT  With the coronavirus expected to remain a threat through at least next spring and a reliance on "distance learning" likely to continue, the burden will fall most heavily on the neediest students, living in homes lacking computers, internet connectivity or adults at home during the school day.
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| Wuhan has banned eating wild animals and nearby provinces are offering farmers cash to stop breeding exotic livestock Posted: 21 May 2020 04:30 AM PDT  China's fur trade will continue, though, and farmers can still raise wild animals for medicine, entertainment, or research.
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| Sons of murdered Saudi journalist Khashoggi 'forgive' killers Posted: 22 May 2020 07:38 AM PDT  The sons of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi said Friday they "forgive" the killers of their father, a move analysts said effectively grants clemency to five convicts on death row. Khashoggi -- a royal family insider turned critic -- was killed and dismembered at the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul in October 2018, in a case that tarnished the reputation of de facto ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. "On this holy night of this blessed month (of Ramadan)... we the sons of martyr Jamal Khashoggi announce we forgive and pardon those who killed our father," the Washington Post columnist's son Salah Khashoggi said on Twitter.
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| Biden accuser Tara Reade 'not sure' what complaint she claims was filed with Senate says Posted: 22 May 2020 06:09 AM PDT  Reade has said the complaint, if it's found, wouldn't include the sexual assault allegation she came forward with in March.
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| Iran lauds arms supply to Palestinians against 'tumor' Israel Posted: 22 May 2020 01:25 AM PDT  Iran's Supreme Leader on Friday denounced Israel as a "tumor" to be removed and hailed Tehran's supply of arms to Palestinians, drawing swift condemnation from the United States, European Union and Israel. Opposition to Israel is a core belief for Shi'ite Muslim-led Iran. The Islamic Republic supports Palestinian and Lebanese armed groups opposed to peace with Israel, which Tehran refuses to recognize.
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| Russia welcomes delivery of ventilators from U.S. agency it banned Posted: 22 May 2020 07:26 AM PDT  Delivery of 50 ventilators comes in exchange of "sincere humanitarian gestures," but it also highlights ongoing tension between Washington and Moscow.
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| North Korean regime finally admits Kim Jong-un cannot magically bend time and space Posted: 21 May 2020 07:17 PM PDT  The official newspaper of North Korea has denied that the regime's leaders can magically bend time and space, putting to bed a long tradition used to idolise the mystical powers of Kim Jong-un and former leader Kim Jong-il. In the latest sign that the secretive regime is turning away from myth-making about its leaders, the Rodong Sinmun newspaper this week denied that the Kim family are masters of "chukjibeop", a method of folding space and travelling great distances in a short period of time. Chukjibeop is one of the myths that has been used by the North to deify its leaders. The newspaper, the organ of the North's ruling party, said: "In realistic terms, a person cannot suddenly disappear and reappear by folding space." On Thursday, an official at South Korea's unification ministry said that the current regime's trend of demystification is "noteworthy".
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| Judge grants sanctions against DOJ over citizenship question Posted: 21 May 2020 10:30 AM PDT  A federal judge on Thursday agreed to impose financial sanctions against the Trump administration for failing to produce hundreds of documents during litigation over whether a citizenship question could be added to the 2020 census. U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman said in a ruling that the Trump administration's failure to produce the documents "may well have been inadvertent, but is nevertheless unacceptable for any litigant, and particularly for the Department of Justice." "To be sure, this was not DOJ's finest hour," Furman wrote, referring to the Department of Justice.
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| Whitmer says she's not ready to welcome Trump, but he's coming to Michigan anyway Posted: 20 May 2020 02:22 PM PDT  Virtually every poll has found that most of Michigan supports the measures Whitmer has implemented, with one placing her approval rating for coronavirus response at 72 percent.
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| 'Armed terrorist' shoots 3 people at Westgate Entertainment District near Phoenix; shooter in custody, police say Posted: 21 May 2020 09:33 AM PDT  Arizona State Sen. Martin Quezada tweeted that he witnessed a shooter armed with an AR-15 near the Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale.
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| This Stunning Home in the Middle of Los Angeles Was Inspired by Louis Kahn Posted: 21 May 2020 01:42 PM PDT |
| Biden says to radio host: ‘If you have a problem figuring whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black’ Posted: 22 May 2020 07:23 AM PDT  During an interview with Charlamagne Tha God on the radio show "The Breakfast Club," former Vice President Joe Biden said, "If you have a problem figuring whether you're for me or Trump, then you ain't black."
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| Serbian soldiers guard migrant camp near Croatia border Posted: 22 May 2020 04:56 AM PDT  Armed Serbian soldiers are now guarding a migrant camp on the border with Croatia in an attempt to prevent the migrants from trying to cross into the European Union. The decision to station soldiers at the camp came after Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic last Friday held talks with Prime Minister Victor Orban of neighbouring Hungary, one of the most vociferous opponents of illegal migration into Europe. The presence of the soldiers, however, seems unlikely to deter migrants from continuing their attempts to cross the border into Croatia, which unlike Serbia is an EU member state, on their way westwards to wealthier nations such as Germany.
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| Mississippi church fighting coronavirus restrictions burned to the ground Posted: 22 May 2020 06:34 AM PDT  "Bet you stay home now you hypokrits" was written in parking lot at church that had sued the city over its public health orders.
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| The Voices of Black and Brown People Matter–and They're Finally Being Heard Posted: 21 May 2020 03:24 AM PDT  The voices of black and brown people matter--and they're finally being heard
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| CBS News' Herridge discusses FISA and Flynn on "The Takeout" Posted: 22 May 2020 06:43 AM PDT  Catherine Herridge spoke with CBS News' Major Garrett for this week's episode of "The Takeout" podcast.
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| Tucker Carlson and Pete Hegseth Try to Bring ‘Kung Flu’ Back Posted: 21 May 2020 07:39 PM PDT  Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Pete Hegseth on Thursday night defended the use of racist terms to describe the novel coronavirus, all while wondering why Democrats are "sucking up" to China by decrying these phrases.Taking aim at Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) for introducing a Senate resolution condemning "anti-Asian sentiment as related to COVID-19"—which includes the use of the phrase "Wuhan virus"—Carlson claimed Harris was denouncing "basic facts." "Why is she sucking up to the government of China, exactly?" Carlson wondered aloud before introducing Hegseth, a Fox & Friends co-host and informal Trump adviser."Say it with me, Tucker," Hegseth excitedly declared. "Wuhan virus, Chinese virus, maybe even the 'Kung Flu.' A little off-color, but funny and you know, we still live in a free country the last time I checked."Back in March, when President Trump and many Republican allies were making a show of calling the disease the "Chinese virus," Chinese-American CBS reporter Weijia Jiang said a White House official referred to coronavirus as "the Kung Flu" right to her face. Trump would later brush off the controversy, insisting Asian-Americans agreed "100 percent" with his use of "Chinese virus" to describe COVID-19.Hegseth complained that the left wants to "weaponize" language and "control it" in an effort to make conservatives appear to be the "bad guy," something that Carlson agreed with wholeheartedly."They control language to control your thoughts," Carlson declared.Hegseth would then go on to hawk his latest book, American Crusade, claiming America is now in a "holy war and the righteous cause for human freedom" before snarking that the left should file a class-action lawsuit."They should seek reparation because they've been damaged forever with the title they were given based on the racist notions of Americans who name something after where it came from," he exclaimed. "As we're staring down the communist Chinese who want to end our civilization. So, join the crusade, that's what it's going to take to save our country."Hate crimes against Asian-Americans, meanwhile, have continued to rise amid the coronavirus pandemic, as people of Asian descent have increasingly reported being verbally assaulted, coughed at, and spat on by assailants who blame them for the virus.Kellyanne Conway Spars With Reporters Over 'Kung-Flu' Coronavirus SlurRead more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| The Latest: UN again urges global cease-fire to fight virus Posted: 21 May 2020 12:07 AM PDT  — U.N. again urges global cease-fire to help tackle COVID-19 pandemic. — South Korea reports 20 new coronavirus cases, China announces 4. UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations secretary-general is again urging factions in conflict to heed his call for a global cease-fire to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Court cases where Biden accuser Tara Reade served as an expert witness are under scrutiny amid concerns that she misrepresented her educational credentials Posted: 22 May 2020 01:19 AM PDT  "Had I had the information that I have now, this case, in my mind, would have gone differently," Lawyer Monique Hill told The Times.
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| North Korea's Kim keeps low public profile in May: analysts Posted: 21 May 2020 09:23 PM PDT  North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made an unusually small number of public appearances in the past two months, once again going three weeks without state media reporting his attendance at a public event, according to analysts. Kim's low profile comes as North Korea imposes anti-coronavirus measures, although the country says it has no confirmed cases, and follows intense speculation about his health last month after he missed a key anniversary. Since coming to power in 2011, the previous fewest public appearances Kim has made during those months was 21 in 2017, according to a tally by Chad O'Carroll, CEO of Korea Risk Group, a Seoul-based organisation that tracks North Korea.
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| Boy, 9, with autism who was reported abducted in Florida is found dead Posted: 22 May 2020 07:35 AM PDT  Alejandro Ripley, who was nonverbal, was reported abducted on Thursday night, prompting an intense search.
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| Chechen leader hospitalised with suspected coronavirus: reports Posted: 21 May 2020 01:11 PM PDT  The strongman leader of Russia's southern Chechnya region, Ramzan Kadyrov, was in hospital in Moscow on Thursday suffering from suspected coronavirus, news agencies reported. News agency RIA Novosti also quoted a medical source as saying that Kadyrov, 43, was in hospital in Moscow, while Interfax quoted a Moscow medical source saying he was being treated and was "suspected of having coronavirus".
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| China will not flinch in face of U.S. confrontation: government official Posted: 21 May 2020 08:50 AM PDT  China will not flinch from any escalation in tensions with the United states, but believes economic cooperation and recovery should be the top priority, a Chinese government official said on Thursday. Bilateral ties between China and the United States have soured as Washington has accused Beijing of mishandling the outbreak of the novel coronavirus and blamed it for job losses and business closures caused by the pandemic. "China won't start any trouble, but won't flinch from trouble either," Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the Chinese parliament, told reporters at a media briefing ahead of the start of the annual parliamentary session on Friday.
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| Michael Flynn asks appeals court to intervene in his case and assign him to a different judge Posted: 21 May 2020 02:24 PM PDT  Former Trump adviser Michael Flynn's attorneys argued that U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan has abused his discretion.
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| Trump counting on Supreme Court to block probes, lawsuits Posted: 21 May 2020 11:36 AM PDT  President Donald Trump won at least a temporary reprieve from the Supreme Court earlier this week in keeping secret grand jury materials from the Russia investigation away from Democratic lawmakers. The president and his administration are counting on the justices for more help to stymie other investigations and lawsuits. It will soon be asked by the administration to kill a lawsuit alleging that Trump is illegally profiting from his luxury hotel near the White House.
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| Satellite images show the deluge of floodwater that hit Michigan towns after 2 dams failed Posted: 21 May 2020 12:27 PM PDT  Satellite images show massive amounts of flooding in central Michigan after two dams collapsed on Tuesday.
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| Biden asks Amy Klobuchar to undergo vetting to be running mate Posted: 21 May 2020 01:25 PM PDT  She's one of several potential contenders now being scrutinized by Biden aides ahead of a final decision.
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| Marine Corps May Replace Infantry M27s with the Army's Next Generation Squad Weapon Posted: 21 May 2020 12:49 PM PDT  The Marine Corps is already eying the Army's Next Generation Squad weapon as its next infantry rifle.
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| Dozens feared dead after plane crashes into residential area of Karachi Posted: 22 May 2020 07:05 AM PDT  Prime Minister Imran Khan wrote in a tweet he was "shocked and saddened" by the crash.
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| Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook employees who move out of Silicon Valley may face pay cuts Posted: 21 May 2020 08:38 PM PDT  The salary adjustment announcement comes after Zuckerberg predicted that 50% of the company could be working remotely in the next five to 10 years.
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| India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases as lockdown eases Posted: 21 May 2020 11:26 PM PDT  India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country's biggest jump in 24 hours, as New Delhi eases a nationwide lockdown and airlines prepare to resume some domestic flights. The country of 1.3 billion people reported a total of over 118,000 confirmed cases on Friday, a roughly 5% increase from Thursday's figures. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended a lockdown, begun on March 25, to May 31, but relaxed rules in areas with lower numbers of cases and allowed state governments to issue their own guidelines on some matters.
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| Tiger seized in Mexico after man tried to lasso it Posted: 21 May 2020 04:24 AM PDT  Animal welfare officials intervened after a video emerged showing men chasing the tiger in the streets.
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| Op-Ed: A lone judge might do what Congress could not: Hold President Trump accountable Posted: 21 May 2020 03:00 AM PDT  U.S. District Court Judge Emmet G. Sullivan has powerful cards to play in his showdown with the president in the Michael Flynn case.
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| Michigan dam had repeated safety violations before flooding Posted: 20 May 2020 04:15 PM PDT  A hydroelectric dam that failed to hold back floodwaters this week in Michigan was the target of lengthy investigations by federal regulators, who revoked the facility's license over safety violations two years before the flooding that forced 10,000 people to evacuate their homes. Boyce Hydro Power's history of violations lasted throughout the 14 years the company was authorized to run the nearly century-old Edenville dam, according to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which said it repeatedly raised concerns about the dam's ability to prevent flooding during extreme conditions because of its inadequate spillway capacity. The dam on the Tobacco and Tittabawassee rivers, about 140 miles (225 kilometers) north of Detroit, was among several barriers overtaken Tuesday by floodwaters that chased people from communities in central Michigan.
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| Beijing moves to crack down on Hong Kong with new security law Posted: 21 May 2020 02:51 PM PDT  China's Communist Party announced Thursday it will move forward with a new security law for Hong Kong, cracking down on dissent in the region and taking one of its most aggressive steps yet in asserting control over Hong Kong's relative autonomy.The law is somewhat vague at this point, but a spokesperson in Beijing said "the law would improve legal and enforcement mechanisms for safeguarding national security in Hong Kong," writes The Wall Street Journal. It will reportedly likely define and criminalize seditious behavior, reports NPR.The crackdown follows persistent wide-scale protests in Hong Kong, led by pro-democracy opposition groups. A similar security law was shelved in 2003 after mass protests. The law could reportedly take effect as soon as next week.Read more at The Wall Street Journal and NPR.More stories from theweek.com Is QAnon the newest American religion? Trump did wear a mask at the Ford plant, and somebody took a picture Coronavirus rates are still spiking worldwide
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| N.J. woman accused of fatally beating wife with wine chiller captured in Texas Posted: 21 May 2020 01:01 PM PDT  Officials said Mayra Gavilanez-Alectus traveled to Houston by bus from New York City.
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| Air France just retired its Airbus A380 superjumbo jet, a superjumbo which made its first flight just 15 years ago. Here's how it went from airline status symbol to reject in just 10 years Posted: 21 May 2020 10:12 AM PDT  The Airbus A380 superjumbo was supposed to be a game-changing icon like the Boeing 747. Instead, it will be discontinued for good in 2021.
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| Exclusive: Pentagon halts rare earths funding program pending 'further research' Posted: 22 May 2020 06:19 AM PDT  The U.S. Department of Defense last month reversed its decision to fund two projects to process rare earth minerals for military weapons, one of which has controversial ties to China, according to a government document seen by Reuters and three sources familiar with the matter. The Pentagon decision is a step backward for President Donald Trump's plan to redevelop the U.S. rare earths supply chain and reduce reliance on China, the world's largest producer of the strategic minerals used to build a range of weapons. Australia's Lynas Corp and privately held U.S. firm MP Materials both said on April 22 they had been awarded funding by the Pentagon for rare earths separation facilities in Texas and California, respectively.
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| Coronavirus: Republican lawmaker kicked out of Illinois House session for refusing to wear mask Posted: 21 May 2020 01:04 PM PDT  Illinois' House of Representatives voted this week to kick one of its members out of legislative sessions for repeatedly refusing to wear a mask.On the day State Rep Darren Bailey was kicked out, the state's House enacted rules stating all members, staffers and visitors at the Bank of Springfield Center - the state's temporary legislative venue - had to wear masks if they were medically able.
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| Fact check: Coronavirus volunteer health workers will be expected to pay N.Y. state taxes Posted: 21 May 2020 10:03 AM PDT  Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in a news conference that his state's budget doesn't allow for "subsidies" for nonresidents who worked more than 14 days in NY.
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| Trump in Private: I Wish I Could Run Against Hillary Again Posted: 21 May 2020 01:17 AM PDT  In 2016, Donald Trump and his campaign staff found themselves up against a Democratic nominee who was running under a cloud of corruption allegations, family liabilities, a longtime "establishment" image, health and wellness questions, personal baggage related to sexual-misconduct claims, and politicized inquiries on Capitol Hill. In 2020, they want to do it all over again. But this time, Team Trump faces a presumptive Democratic nominee who appears, at least thus far, significantly less vulnerable to those attacks that worked so well on Hillary Clinton. In poll after poll—both public and internal campaign variety—former Vice President Joe Biden has maintained leads over President Trump, including in several key battleground states.The advantage has persisted as Biden's prospects seemed doomed, as Trump's standing momentarily brightened, as the attacks have grown more vicious, and as both men were taken off the trail because of the coronavirus pandemic. The steadiness has gotten to the point that Biden's own confidants are now increasingly confident that Trump simply won't be able to re-use the playbook that got him the White House four years ago."Joe Biden's not Hillary Clinton, thank God," one senior Biden adviser said about any attempt from Team Trump to paint him as a Hillary clone.It's also prompted some Trump lieutenants, and even the president himself, to start practically longing for the good ol' days of having Clinton as their foe. As recently as last month, Trump privately joked how great it would be if Biden ultimately didn't secure the nomination this summer and Clinton would have to step in, so that he could beat her harder than he did last time around, according to two sources close to the president."It would be nice, for sure, if we were running against a replica of Hillary," a senior Trump administration official said. "But only Hillary Clinton is Hillary Clinton."Hillary Clinton Gets Tipsy and Throws Shade at Bernie and Trump on 'Watch What Happens Live'It's not as if the president and his team haven't been trying to meld the last two Democratic candidates together. In interviews with half a dozen Trump aides in the administration and his re-election effort, each said that there was a concerted campaign to "make Biden the new Hillary," in the words of one campaign official, whether it be by accusing him of engaging in shady foreign dealings, charging him with a embracing a culture of "corruption," or portraying him as an immigrant-loving elitist."Joe Biden just told his wealthy liberal donors that Trump supporters are a bunch of racist xenophobes," the president's campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted last month. "Biden is picking up right where Hillary left off!"Beyond portraying him as a Clinton clone, the president's top political advisers have also gone after Biden on new fronts, first and foremost his positions and record on China. However, with the past few months having been dominated by the coronavirus and a collapsing American economy, the punches have proven harder to land, and some Republicans are worried that they may never will. Part of Biden's advantage, they concede, is that he has never been perceived as a boogeyman in conservative circles like Clinton was for decades prior to Trump's arrival on the national scene. "While Biden has universal name-ID, unlike Hillary Clinton he hasn't spent the last two decades as the principal boogeyman among conservatives, and beyond that, he's generally been pretty undefined politically, other than the fact that he was Barack Obama's VP," said a Republican close to the Trump campaign. "For now, Americans are focused on the virus. I think that by the summer, people will start paying more attention to the race between Biden and Trump—and you'll be seeing his open wounds get picked at more and more."Team Trump's Furious Hunt to Find Out Who 'Liked' a Chelsea Clinton TweetBut for some Democrats, the simplest explanation as to why Biden is proving more immune (at least for now) to the Trump campaign playbook is chromosomal. "Donald Trump's attack on Hillary in 2016 ranged from calling her nasty, crooked, and unlikable," said Patti Solis Doyle, Clinton's 2008 campaign manager and longtime confidant. "His tactics ranged from parading women who had accused her husband of various sexual assaults; to leading chants of 'Lock Her Up'; to stalking her at a debate. None of these tactics will work on Biden because.... wait for it....HE'S A MAN! Trump is going to have to dig deeper in his sleazy bag of tricks to attack his opponent this time around."Clearly frustrated by the durable nature of Biden's campaign to date, Trumpworld has, in recent days, accelerated the attacks in visceral ways. Trump, his team, and his two eldest sons have taunted Biden with unfounded charges that he's mentally deteriorating, a pedophile, and "China's puppet." Congressional Republicans have pushed subpoenas seeking to investigate a firm that did work for a Ukrainian company where Biden's son Hunter sat on the board. And the broader Trump political apparatus has pushed accusations, unsupported by any available evidence, that Biden was involved in an elaborate effort to spy on Trump's former adviser Michael Flynn.Through it all, Biden's inner circle has remained adamant in adhering to the plan they believe worked best in the Democratic primary: only engaging minimally when Trump and his allies attack."This is his pattern," the former vice president stated in a forum with Yahoo News, already appearing exasperated at the mere mention of things like "Obamagate" before repeating the word "diversion" five times in rapid succession. "Don't speak to whatever the issues before us are. My God! 'Obamagate.'"Nearly five minutes into the topic, Biden appeared to grow more frustrated with his opponent's political approach, spitballing about the pettiness and general absurdity of Trump's latest crusades. "What he's trying to do is get something going on the internet," Biden said, answering a follow-up question about the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., sharing an online meme about a baseless insinuation that the former vice president has engaged in pedophilia. "It's sick! It's sick! It's sick!... I don't want to get down in the mud with these guys."Though Biden's hesitance to mud-fight has worked so far, for some veterans of past campaigns, the strategy carries risk. Four years ago, Clinton took pains not to dirty herself trying to defend ongoing attacks about her use of a private email server at the State Department, or the death of a United States ambassador who was killed by an Islamic militant group while working in Benghazi, Libya. During one general election debate, where Trump hovered within striking distance, she famously didn't engage. "I think Hillary regrets a lot of that," a former top adviser to Clinton said, speaking broadly about her hesitance to take Trump head-on over a variety of issues. "People can pretend all day that this whole not responding thing is the high road and the way to go, but it's not." "Democrats need to understand that this is a real fight," the former adviser went on. "And stop pretending that we can normalize this by offering some other type of positive politics that's going to get us through it. It's not. You have to hit this guy, you have to hit him harder."Still, Biden and his top allies believe there are stronger benefits to simply downplaying any outlandish remarks and turning the attention back to Trump's record in the White House. Indeed, some Biden campaign officials delight at the prospect of Team Trump dusting off their 2016 playbook, saying that unlike 2016, when Clinton's team struggled to anticipate the unorthodox and bombastic approach, they have an edge knowing what to expect this time around. "He's been at it all year long," Mike Donilon, the Biden campaign's chief strategist, said on a recent briefing call with reporters about the president's attempts to trash the former VP. "I understand that the president and his allies will undertake every effort to go after the vice president and try and change the subject, but first of all, I would say, this isn't new."The thinking among some in Bidenworld is that, unlike Clinton, who only competed against Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) in 2016, Biden had to slug it out against a series of formidable challengers during a hard-fought primary. Trump's attacks, including on his son Hunter Biden's involvement with the Ukrainian company Burisma, didn't stick then and won't work now. "He came after him in the primary. He made a real effort to try to stop him there," Donilon said. "One of the things that's been underestimated about the vice president from the beginning is how strong an image he has with the American people. He has held up incredibly well. I think he's been attacked if not more than anybody else, pretty much in the same league. And he's held up very well through all of it."There also is the matter of the political landscape at hand. The coronavirus pandemic has put the campaign on the backburner and prompted a nationwide debate about Trump's capacity to handle a national crisis. For Biden, it's been an opportunity. He released a plan for tackling coronavirus in mid-April, and has emphasized a coordinated strategy—from policy prescriptions to messaging and social media roll-outs—centered around the need to believe and elevate scientists, who Trump publicly downplays. In doing that, the campaign sees Biden's handling of the pandemic as one of the strongest lines of defense against Trump, and a surefire way to rebuff the idea that he is a Clinton reincarnation. "It's going to fall on deaf ears," said the senior Biden adviser. "It worked very well on Hillary because a lot of people didn't like Hillary. It was primarily because of her unpopularity." —with reporting by Sam SteinRead more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
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| Noem: Tribes' checkpoints dispute not just about coronavirus Posted: 21 May 2020 10:40 AM PDT  South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said on Thursday that her stance against Native American tribes operating coronavirus checkpoints on federal and state highways isn't just about the response to the coronavirus pandemic, but about setting "precedent" on tribes' ability to shut down traffic in other situations. Noem threatened to sue the tribes two weeks ago, but then backed away from that plan and instead appealed to President Donald Trump to settle the issue this week. Three tribes — the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Rosebud Sioux Tribe — have set up the checkpoints to keep unnecessary visitors from the reservation who might be carrying coronavirus infections.
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| U.S. aircrafts gather in Japan Posted: 21 May 2020 09:17 AM PDT  U.S. Air Force transport aircraft on Thursday massed at Washington's key Asian military air transportation hub, Yokota Air Base in Japan, to show potential foes and allies it was ready for action despite the coronavirus emergency.
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