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Illinois Supreme Court disbars former Gov. Rod Blagojevich

By Associated Press

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich has been officially disbarred. The Illinois Supreme Court announced on Monday that it revoked Blagojevich's law license.

Rubio named acting chair of Senate intelligence panel

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is taking over a powerful committee in Congress. Republican leaders announced Monday that Rubio will temporarily become chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Barr doesn’t think FBI Russia investigations will lead to criminal probes

By Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he did not expect an investigation into the origins of the FBI's Russia investigation to lead to criminal probes of either Joe Biden or former President Barack Obama.

Trump says he’s taking unproven drug hydroxychloroquine, despite FDA warnings

By Zeke Miller, Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Donald Trump says he is taking a malaria drug to lessen symptoms should he get the new coronavirus, even though the drug is unproven for fighting COVID-19.

Sweeping federal lawsuit seeks election changes in Wisconsin

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Advocates for people with disabilities and minority voters in Wisconsin filed a sweeping federal lawsuit Monday asking a judge to order that more poll workers be hired, every voter in the state receive an absentee ballot application and a host…

WATCH: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announces full Phase 1 of recovery plan

By Associated Press

Florida is entering the full Phase 1 of its step-by-step plan for recovery, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in a news conference on Monday.

Tech-assisted COVID-19 tracking is having some issues

By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

Harnessing today's technology to the task of fighting the coronavirus pandemic is turning out to be more complicated than it first appeared.

WATCH: NYC could ease some virus restrictions in early June, mayor says

By Candice Norwood

"The first half of June is the first opportunity to relax anything," de Blasio said in a news conference.

Early coronavirus vaccine results are encouraging, Moderna says

By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer

An experimental vaccine against the coronavirus showed encouraging results in very early testing, triggering hoped-for immune responses in eight healthy, middle-aged volunteers, its maker announced Monday.