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The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States exceeded 4 million on Thursday.However, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Robert Redfield, SARS-CoV-2 infections are likely 10 times higher than reported. On Wednesday, Redfield blasted “misleading media reports” that have falsely claimed there are 24 times more infections than reported cases of COVID-19.As of Thursday, the U.S. has…

A new poll from the Sunshine state shows voters are backing presumptive Democratic nominee former Vice President Joseph R. Biden over President Trump by double digits. A Quinnipiac University survey revealed Mr. Biden is preferred 51% to 38% ahead of November’s election in the swing state. The last poll Quinnipiac University conducted of Florida voters…

The Justice Department’s inspector general said Thursday he has opened an investigation into allegations that some federal law enforcement officers used excessive force in dealing with violent protests in Portland, Oregon, and in Washington, D.C. Michael E. Horowitz said he’s been asked to investigate by Congress, his office has received direct complaints, and the U.S.…

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. joined forces with his top surrogate Thursday morning, releasing a video of a conversation with former President Barack Obama that cast the current occupant of the White House as unworthy and Mr. Biden as the perfect leader to replace him. Mr. Biden and Mr. Obama covered several topics…

WASHINGTON — Former Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Ozzie Myers has been charged with bribing election officials to add votes during primary elections to candidates he favored or who paid him as a campaign consultant, the Justice Department revealed Thursday.Myers, 77, served two terms in Congress from 1977 to 1990. He is accused of bribing Domenick Demuro,…