Friday's Headlines: Arizona hit hard by virus after leaders’ failures, experts say

CDC chief says cases may be 10 times higher than reported; House passes broad police overhaul bill ; Police confront bias in their ranks; Atlanta's mayor becomes a leading voice in the national debate over race and policing; Tearing down these statues will be history, too. Let's make it one we're proud of.; Yes, the Freedmen's Memorial uses racist imagery. But don't tear it down.; It's almost as if Trump is determined to destroy the Republican Party; This is the real story behind 'Wuhan Diary.' I should know, I translated it.; Let's test all Americans like we test White House employees; America's pandemic response doesn't bode well for a potential cyberattack; Trump admin. asks Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare; White House pushes to put Trump loyalists in Pentagon; Trump's pick for Manhattan U.S. attorney refuses to say he would recuse from probes of president's associates; Reopenings and full hospitals: America's dissonant response to the pandemic; Under siege from Trump, U.S. Postal Service finds surprising financial upside in pandemic; Tamir Rice's mother reflects on the trauma of living through loss ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Matt York/AP) Arizona hit hard by virus after leaders' failures, experts say At critical junctures, state leaders undermined faith in data and misled the public about the severity of the crisis, according to officials monitoring Arizona's response. By Jeremy Duda, Isaac Stanley-Becker and Chelsea Janes ●  Read more »   CDC chief says cases may be 10 times higher than reported CDC Director Robert Redfield said the estimate is based on blood samples that look for the presence of antibodies. For every confirmed case of covid-19, 10 more people had antibodies. By Lena H. Sun and Joel Achenbach ●  Read more »   House passes broad police overhaul bill The measure would ban chokeholds and establish a national database to track police misconduct. President Trump has said the bill goes too far, and Senate Republicans prefer a measure with incentives to change police practices. By Felicia Sonmez, Paul Kane and Rhonda Colvin ●  Read more »   Police confront bias in their ranks The firing of three North Carolina officers whose racist conversations were recorded came amid renewed scrutiny of law enforcement that has reverberated through the uppermost ranks of numerous police departments. By Rory Laverty, Mark Berman and Tim Elfrink ●  Read more »   Atlanta's mayor becomes a leading voice in the national debate over race and policing Keisha Lance Bottoms has won wide praise for her honesty about her experiences. By Vanessa Williams and Haisten Willis ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT     Opinions Tearing down these statues will be history, too. Let's make it one we're proud of. By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   Yes, the Freedmen's Memorial uses racist imagery. But don't tear it down. By David W. Blight ●  Read more »   It's almost as if Trump is determined to destroy the Republican Party By Eugene Robinson ●  Read more »   This is the real story behind 'Wuhan Diary.' I should know, I translated it. By Michael Berry ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Let's test all Americans like we test White House employees By Catherine Rampell ●  Read more »   America's pandemic response doesn't bode well for a potential cyberattack By David Ignatius ●  Read more »     More News Trump admin. asks Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) denounced the move as "an act of unfathomable cruelty" during the pandemic. By Tim Elfrink and Meagan Flynn ●  Read more »   White House pushes to put Trump loyalists in Pentagon The moves come amid strained relations between President Trump and his defense secretary over the military's involvement in the response to recent protests. By Missy Ryan, Paul Sonne and Josh Dawsey ●  Read more »   Trump's pick for Manhattan U.S. attorney refuses to say he would recuse from probes of president's associates Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton has faced pressure from Democrats to withdraw from consideration. By Shayna Jacobs ●  Read more »   Reopenings and full hospitals: America's dissonant response to the pandemic Americans are living through a split-screen pandemic: Their leaders are relaxing restrictions while their states set records for new coronavirus infections. Churches, beaches and bars are filling up, and so are hospital beds. By Reis Thebault and Abigail Hauslohner ●  Read more »   Under siege from Trump, U.S. Postal Service finds surprising financial upside in pandemic Strong package demand is helping the beleaguered agency survive the coronavirus recession. By Jacob Bogage ●  Read more »   Tamir Rice's mother reflects on the trauma of living through loss In 2014, Tamir Rice was fatally shot by a police officer while playing with a toy gun. He was 12 years old. His mother, Samaria Rice, discusses the trauma she still carries. And, why a decrease in reports of child abuse isn't cause for celebration. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Optimist for a selection of inspiring stories to help you disconnect, hit refresh and start the week off right, delivered every Wednesday and Sunday. Sign up »

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