Shortages of protective gear remain a problem, affecting a broad range of medical facilities. A Dutch hospital presses charges against a visitor accused of exposing medical workers to the virus.

Disregarding the advice of his own health experts, President Trump also attacked the C.D.C.’s reopening guidelines as onerous and expensive.

“They’ll kill me. They’ll kill me,” Mr. Floyd pleaded, according to a body camera transcript in court filings by a former officer who wants the charges against him dismissed.

John James, a candidate for Senate in Michigan, is grappling with heavy and complicated questions as he tries to lead in Donald Trump’s Republican Party.

An independent audit faulted the social network for allowing hate speech and disinformation to thrive — potentially posing a threat to the November elections.