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A new NBC News report on the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) -- the lab from where the coronavirus pandemic may have originated -- is inconsistent and misleading, according to a thread of tweets from Washington Post columnist Josh Rogin.“This NBC News report on their field trip to Wuhan Institute of Virology has several errors, but the…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kamala Harris may have a second shot at the White House this year as Joe Biden's vice-presidential pick Months after her own presidential dreams sputtered to a halt, Kamala Harris may get another shot at the Democratic ticket.A year ago, the California senator had surged to the front of…

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday pushed back after a reporter questioned whether rioters and looters who caused more than $60 million in property damage overnight had been emboldened by the “lack of consequences” during summer rioting in the city after the police custody death of George Floyd.The reporter directed his question to Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown…

Donald Trump was abruptly escorted out of a press briefing by a Secret Service agent on Monday after an armed suspect was shot outside the White House.The president was just minutes into his coronavirus briefing when a Secret Service agent asked Trump to leave the podium and quickly exit the room along with other administration…

Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is preparing to announce his running mate during the middle of this week after the presumptive Democrat nominee finished interviewing every finalist to run with him in November, the New York Times reported Monday.The paper also reported that Biden’s committee of advisers screening his possible VP choices “have effectively disbanded” now that…