Why Doctors Aren’t So Sure Trump Is Feeling Better From Covid-19

Dr. Conley said on Tuesday that Mr. Trump was experiencing no symptoms of the disease and doing “extremely well,” though he himself cautioned on Monday that the president was not “out of the woods” and that “we will all take that final deep sigh of relief” if he still feels …...Read More

Likability, Authenticity, Smiles: The Debate Tightrope for Kamala Harris

So, in a way, Ms. Harris has long been preparing for the vice-presidential debate on Wednesday. And, after the first presidential debate between President Trump and Mr. Biden last week failed to present a clear vision on either side, Democrats now view the coming event as an opportunity to rally …...Read More

Most Patients’ Covid-19 Care Bears Little Resemblance to Trump’s

Mr. Grizzle, 70, recalls the horror of feeling that he was going to die during his own hospital stay with the coronavirus. “If I had been him, I probably wouldn’t have said, ‘Don’t be scared of the virus,’” Mr. Grizzle said. “I probably would have said, ‘Man, this stuff can …...Read More

Delayed Homeland Security Report Warns of ‘Lethal’ White Supremacy

WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security warned on Tuesday that violent white supremacy was the “most persistent and lethal threat in the homeland” in an annual assessment that a former intelligence chief had accused the agency of withholding in deference to President Trump. The intelligence chief-turned-whistle-blower last month accused …...Read More

A Positive Ad Campaign, if Only for a Weekend

Yet in covering political advertising during the past two presidential campaigns, one of the chief complaints I’ve heard from swing-state voters is about how miserable their television-watching experience becomes in the run-up to a primary or a general election. “Wheel of Fortune” turns into a morbid, lawless dystopia during each …...Read More

Trump May Have Covid, but Many of His Supporters Still Scoff at Masks

On the contrary, Trump loyalists echoed misinformation that the president has spread for much of the year, as he has sought to minimize the threat of the virus to aid his re-election. Voters who support the president falsely claimed that data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on …...Read More

Whistle-Blowing Scientist Quits Government With Final Broadside

WASHINGTON — Rick Bright, a senior vaccine scientist who said he was demoted this spring for complaining about “cronyism” and political interference in science, resigned his final government post on Tuesday, saying he had been sidelined and left with nothing to do. In a new addendum to the whistle-blower complaint …...Read More

Tim Kaine knows what it’s like to debate Mike Pence.

Four years ago, when Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia faced off against Mike Pence at the vice-presidential debate, the encounter put two drastically different debate styles on display: Mr. Pence came across as mild-mannered and more formal while Mr. Kaine, a litigator by training, was more of an attack dog, …...Read More

House Lawmakers Condemn Big Tech’s ‘Monopoly Power’ and Urge Their Breakups

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google had roles as “gatekeepers” in common and controlled prices and the distribution of goods and services, the report said. That made third-party businesses — like app developers on Apple’s App Store and sellers on Amazon’s marketplace — beholden to the companies’ demands, the report said. …...Read More

Tim Kaine on What It’s Like to Debate Mike Pence

What is it like debating Mr. Pence? What advice are you going to give to Senator Harris? I’ll answer the first question, not the second one because we’re in conversation about advice, but why would I make that public? Pence is a professional communicator. He was a radio talk show …...Read More