Biden chooses a running mate.. and makes history.. Trumps Executive Orders threaten states and Social Security.. and the city argues it has no duty to discipline and cops.

Protests in Lebanon in the wake of a devastating explosion.. with no deal in sight will Trump wield executive power? … Schools on tap to open for New York.. at least for now.. and a chance to make housing a human right in new York..

Rent protections for thousands run out in New York as stimulus talks in Washington go down to the wire… New York State sues to shut down the NRA.. a report from Lebanon and 75 years since Hiroshima..

Progressive do well in primaries across the nation… consumer confidence at a new low.. the battle for TikTok and check points for New York.

Massive explosions at a port in Lebanon kills at least 50.. injuring hundreds.. a tropical storm threatens New York with tornadoes..

Trump doubles-down on delaying the November election… no deal on the stimulus as the clock ticks.. Fauci says expect a vaccine next year.. and a plan to reopen New York schools..

Four former presidents mourn civil rights icon John Lewis, while the sitting president suggests postponing November’s election.. and a month after attending Trump’s Tulsa rally.. Tea party activist Herman Cain dies from the coronavirus..

The United States pulls its troops out of Germany…. Moving the North Atlantic Treaty Organization closer to Russia’s borders… NYPD’s warrants squad snatches a protester during a march in Manhattan.. raising fears of a secret police operation.. while activists say they’ll sue to get police misconduct files released.

A House Committee grills Attorney General Bill Barr.. an investigation into Trump’s Lafayette Park photo-op and a civil rights icon John Lewis is honored. In the capitol rotunda..

Dr. Fauci throws the first pitch.. and its a curve ball.. Pompeo opens a cold war against China.. would Richard Nixon approve? And small business in New York under threat..