2 longshots rise in Biden VP search  —  Wide-scale protests that have exposed deep racial tensions across the nation in the last two weeks are reshaping the contours of Joe Biden's search for a vice presidential pick, sharpening the focus on an African American woman as his running mate …

CNN Poll: Trump losing ground to Biden amid chaotic week  —  (CNN)As protesters gather daily near the White House and the coronavirus pandemic rages on, the American public is souring on President Donald Trump.  A new CNN Poll conducted by SSRS finds Trump's approval rating down 7 points …

Inside the Revolts Erupting in America's Big Newsrooms  —  Staff members' demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times.  And they are generating tension at The Washington Post.  Part of the story starts in Ferguson, Mo.

Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety  —  The move follows the police killing of George Floyd and more than a week of uprisings, where hundreds of thousands of people around the world have protested …

White House is considering a Trump speech to the nation on race and unity  —  (CNN)After a weekend of massive peaceful protests around the country, White House officials are currently deliberating a plan for President Donald Trump to address the nation this week on issues related to race and national unity …

Is This the Last Stand of the ‘Law and Order’ Republicans?  —  On the seventh day of convulsive demonstrations sweeping across the United States in response to the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department, George W. Bush issued …

Shutdowns prevented 60 million coronavirus infections in the U.S., study finds  —  Shutdown orders prevented about 60 million novel coronavirus infections in the United States and 285 million in China, according to a research study published Monday that examined how stay-at-home orders …

Democrats to unveil sweeping police reform bill  —  Top Democrats will unveil a major police reform bill Monday morning as they seek to immediately respond to the demands of protesters nationwide calling for racial justice after the killing of George Floyd.  —  The bill would make dramatic changes …

Defund the police?  Here's what that really means.  —  Christy E. Lopez is a professor at Georgetown Law School and a co-director of the school's Innovative Policing Program.  —  Since George Floyd's death, a long-simmering movement for police abolition has become part of the national conversation …

When 511 Epidemiologists Expect to Fly, Hug and Do 18 Other Everyday Activities Again  —  When will life return to normal?  This is the answer of epidemiologists, as embroidered by one of them, Melissa Sharp.  —  Eve Edelheit for The New York Times  —  Many epidemiologists are already comfortable …

Man drives into Seattle George Floyd protest, shoots one protester  —  A man drove into a Seattle crowd protesting the death in police custody of George Floyd before shooting one of the demonstrators on Sunday, police said.  —  The suspect was detained and the 27-year-old man who was shot …

Arizona GOP's 10-Year Plan to Turn the State Blue  —  Are the state's Republicans in trouble because of Trump, or is Trump in trouble because of the state party?  Too close to call!  —  Recent polls suggest that Democrat Mark Kelly is likely to handily win the Senate race in Arizona …

Hospitals Got Bailouts and Furloughed Thousands While Paying C.E.O.s Millions  —  Dozens of top recipients of government aid have laid off, furloughed or cut the pay of tens of thousands of employees.  —  HCA Healthcare is one of the world's wealthiest hospital chains.

John Bolton plans to publish a tell-all about his time in the White House in late June  —  John Bolton is forging ahead with plans to publish a scathing memoir about his time in President Trump's White House and is in negotiations with network television channels to promote the book, according to people familiar with the talks.

Family demands answers after unarmed black man killed by N.J. trooper, attorney says  —  On May 23, a routine traffic stop ended with a New Jersey State Police trooper shooting a black man to death on the side of the Garden State Parkway.  —  Maurice Gordon, 28, of Poughkeepsie, New York …

He Is Even Dumber Than We Thought  —  A Washington Post-ABC News poll taken the last week of May 2020 asked Americans, “Do you think Trump has the mental sharpness it takes to serve effectively as president?”  Fifty-two percent of respondents said no, with only 46 percent saying yes.

Byron York's Daily Memo: Defund the police!  Defund the police!  —  Welcome to Byron York's Daily Memo newsletter.  —  Was this email forwarded to you?  Sign up here to receive the newsletter.  —  DEFUND THE POLICE!  DEFUND THE POLICE!  What seemed like a crazy slogan on the far left …

Covid-19 Stalks Large Families in Rural America  —  Remote regions with crowded households have turned deadlier than some city blocks  —  The Woods family did everything together at the house on Paden Road in Gadsden, Ala. They gathered there before going to high-school football games on Friday nights.

America, This Is Your Chance  —  We must get it right this time or risk losing our democracy forever.  —  Our democracy hangs in the balance.  This is not an overstatement.  —  As protests, riots, and police violence roiled the nation last week, the president vowed to send the military …

Attorney General Barr's dishonest defense of the clearing of Lafayette Square  —  It has been a week since the violent outgrowth of protests centered on police brutality was at its apex.  The death ofbrennan  —  George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis police prompted a national mobilization …