George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club  —  A former club owner in south Minneapolis says the now-fired police officer and the black man who died in his custody this week both worked security for her club up to the end of last year.

Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Policy.  Free speech is the bedrock of American democracy.

The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History  —  On Trump, his Twitter lies, and why it's getting worse.  —  On Sunday, on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday, President Donald Trump accused the TV talk-show host Joe Scarborough of murder.  On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday …

The Covid Political Earthquake  —  Subsidies will soon end.  Americans will then feel the economic pain—and revolt.  —  The political press is preoccupied with the electoral implications of the virus crisis, and pundits insist the 2020 election will be about the Trump daily soap opera.

Fight Over G.O.P. Convention Escalates in North Carolina  —  In a letter to the state's Democratic governor, top Republicans suggested safety measures to avoid spreading the coronavirus.  President Trump has pushed state leaders to hold the kind of event he wants.

Amy Cooper allegedly stalked ex-love interest, slammed him for Obama vote  —  The white dog-walker, who called 911 on a black man when he asked her to leash her cocker spaniel in Central Park, allegedly stalked a former love interest and chided him for voting for President Barack Obama, The Post has learned.

The Never Trumpers might finally be on to something  —  The quandary of the “Never Trump” Republicans has always been that although they get plenty of attention from the media, their success in persuading rank-and-file members of their party to reject this president has been negligible at best.

Sen. Cortez Masto withdraws name from Biden VP consideration  —  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada said Thursday that she's not interested in serving as running mate to presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden.  —  Cortez Masto, who in 2016 became …

F.B.I. Once Investigated Trump Campaign Adviser's Ties to Egypt  —  Investigators scrutinized ties between Walid Phares and the Egyptian government.  He was never charged with a crime.  —  WASHINGTON — The F.B.I. and the special counsel's office investigated whether a former Trump campaign …

GOP's no-mask caucus: ‘Can you smell through that mask?’  —  Trump takes jab at journalist for wearing mask  —  (CNN)Call them the no-mask caucus.  —  A contingent of House Republicans continues to defy the recommendations of public health experts and Congress' top physician to wear face coverings …

GOP operatives worry Trump will lose both the presidency and Senate majority  —  Washington (CNN)A little more than three months ago, as Democrats cast their ballots in the Nevada caucuses, Republicans felt confident about their chances in 2020.  The coronavirus seemed a distant, far-off threat.

Administration initially dispensed scarce covid-19 drug to some hospitals that didn't need it  —  Officials describe early missteps that delayed treatment to critically ill patients.  —  The Trump administration mishandled the initial distribution of the only approved coronavirus medication …

Kellyanne Conway Voted By Mail — But She Thinks You Should Have To Wait In Line  —  She argued that if you'd wait an hour to buy a cupcake, you ought to be able to wait that long to vote.  Yet in 2018, she ditched the line and voted by mail.  —  WASHINGTON — White House aide Kellyanne Conway …

Picking Up The Pieces  —  A Minneapolis Case Study  —  When Officer Rod Webber quickly approached the car that Hamza Jeylani was sitting in, the 17-year-old hit record on his cell phone.1 Moments earlier, Jeylani and three friends were pulled over by the officer after making a U-turn …

1 tweet, 1 sandwich, 1 beer  —  White House reporter Josh Dawsey tells it like it is  —  Josh Dawsey is a lowlife reporter.  —  That's not us talking.  That's straight from the mouth of Donald J. Trump.  Or straight from his thumbs anyway.  Here's the original tweet …

For Trump, It's Never Been About the Economy  —  A growing number of Republicans, including President Trump, argue that Democratic governors are keeping their states closed to intentionally slow the economy and hurt Trump's chances at reelection.  Some Democrats, including many who worked …

Senator Lindsey Graham On George Floyd, Supreme Court snd Circuit Vacancies, Witnesses For Obamagate Hearings, Sanctions on the CCP Over Hong Kong, Regulating Big Tech, Joe Biden and More  —  Senate Judiciary Chair Lindsay Graham joined me this AM:  —  05-28hhs-graham  —  Transcript:

Journalists React to Shocking Layoff of CBS News White House Legend Mark Knoller: ‘An Irreplaceable Institution’  —  Journalists have taken to Twitter to express their anger and sadness regarding the shocking layoff of CBS News White House correspondent and legend Mark Knoller, many calling attention to his genuine, unbiased reporting.

Trump says right-wing voices are being censored.  The data says something else  —  New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump has angrily complained this week about social media companies, repeatedly accusing them of censoring conservative voices and going as far as to sign an executive order Thursday seeking to limit their power.

How private jet owners got a subsidy from coronavirus relief funds  —  Congress and President Donald Trump enacted the loan program, known as PPP, to prevent workers at small businesses from being laid off during the coronavirus crisis.  The company, Clay Lacy Aviation of Van Nuys …

Former Romney strategist Stuart Stevens joins Lincoln Project  —  Stuart Stevens, the former chief strategist for Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign, said Thursday that he has joined the Lincoln Project, a super PAC launched by a group of veteran Republican operatives seeking to defeat President Trump.

Missouri Statewide General Election Survey Results  —  We Ask America, a nationally recognized polling firm, today released the first in a series of 2020 statewide public opinion polls from across the country.  The first state tested is Missouri and produced very strong approval ratings …