Trump to restart MAGA rallies this month despite coronavirus  —  Donald Trump is planning to restart rallies in the next two weeks in a major turning point for the president since the coronavirus shut down traditional campaigning.  —  Trump's advisers are still determining where the rallies …

Trump Camp Runs Ads on D.C. Cable to Ease the Boss' Anxieties and Buck Up Congressional GOPers  —  The president has been worried about his standing electorally.  So his team gave him some content to watch on his favorite cable networks.  —  With their boss growing increasingly agitated …

“He's Going to Broom Kushner and Parscale”: “Malignantly Crazy” About Bad Poll Numbers, Trump Is Thinking of Replacing His Son-In-Law  —  After a botched response to two national crises, Trump's polls are cratering, and “no one is telling him what he wants to hear,” says a source, igniting a new round of grumbling about Kushner.

St. Paul man arrested for burning down of Minneapolis police precinct  —  Accused of arson in federal court.  —  Photo Gallery  —  5 Images  —  ST. PAUL, Minn. - A federal charge has been filed against a St. Paul man for the burning down of the Third Police Precinct in Minneapolis.

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Officers slashed tires on vehicles parked amid Minneapolis protests, unrest  —  Dozens of vehicles left in Kmart lot were targeted, said one victimized driver.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Two law enforcement agencies acknowledged Monday that officers patrolling Minneapolis during the recent protests knifed …

Falwell's Blackface Tweet Brings Racial Dissent to Liberty University  —  A tweet by Liberty University's president, Jerry Falwell Jr., has sparked an angry protest in the evangelical college's community and a rare apology from Mr. Falwell.  —  WASHINGTON — The racial strife roiling …

Florida police organization offers to hire cops who were fired or resigned over police misconduct  —  (CNN)As the cries for police reform grow louder across the nation, some police departments are holding their officers accountable, firing or suspending those accused of excessive force during recent protests.

Daniel Radcliffe Responds to J.K. Rowling's Tweets on Gender Identity  —  I realize that certain press outlets will probably want to paint this as in-fighting between J.K. Rowling and myself, but that is really not what this is about, nor is it what's important right now.

Bon Appétit, Refinery29 editors step down as calls for racial justice continue to reshape media landscape  —  Less than 24 hours after James Bennet resigned as editorial page editor of The New York Times, the social upheaval over racial injustice continues to force changes across the media industry.

Lobbying firm cuts ties to Trent Lott amid national anti-racism protests  —  Lobbying firm Squire Patton Boggs announced Monday evening it is severing ties with former Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) following days of anti-racism protests across the country.  —  Mark Ruehlmann, chair and global CEO …

Big majorities support protests over Floyd killing and say police need to change, poll finds  —  Americans overwhelmingly support the nationwide protests that have taken place since the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis, and they say police forces have not done enough …

Arizona state health director tells hospitals to activate emergency plan  —  PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Health Services director sent out a letter this weekend, informing hospitals in our state to “fully activate” their facility emergency plans.  —  In doing so, the hospitals …

Asymptomatic coronavirus patients aren't spreading most new infections, WHO says  — Coronavirus patients who don't have symptoms aren't driving spread of the virus, the World Health Organization said Monday.  — Preliminary evidence from the earliest outbreaks indicated the virus could spread even if people don't have symptoms.

Trump Rebuffs Protests Over Systemic Racism and Calls Police ‘Great People’  —  In a meeting with law enforcement officials, Mr. Trump said he opposed any defunding or dismantling of police departments, which many demonstrators have been demanding to address police violence.

Rename the Rebel Forts  —  As I have watched Confederate monuments being removed by state and local governments, and sometimes by the forceful will of the American people, the fact that 10 U.S. Army installations are named for Confederate officers has weighed on me.

For the First Time Trump Faces Crises Not of His Own Making  —  There is now if not a consensus at least an emerging question whether President Trump has reached a turning point in his Presidency from which he cannot recover.  It is sobering to consider the unfolding gyre of crises.

Axios Allows Its Reporters to Join Protests  —  In a company memo, the chief executive of the politics news site said he supported staff members' right to march, adding that the publisher would cover bail for any employee who is arrested.  —  In an unusual move at a news media organization …

Wave of New Polling Suggests an Erosion of Trump's Support  —  Joe Biden appears in a stronger position to oust an incumbent president than any challenger since Bill Clinton in the summer of 1992.  —  The coronavirus pandemic, a severe economic downturn and the widespread demonstrations …

Can Jamaal Bowman Be the Next A.O.C.?  —  The uprising over police violence fuels a progressive primary challenge.  —  On March 1, which feels about 20 years ago, NBC News published an essay by a congressional candidate, Jamaal Bowman, about the scars he bore from life in New York under …

What It's Like to Get Doxed for Taking a Bike Ride  —  New York Is Committed to Covering This Essential Moment … By the standards of the pandemic, Thursday had been a normal day for Peter Weinberg.  A 49-year-old finance marketing executive, he worked from his home in Bethesda, Maryland …

What Never Trump Republicans deserve: The thanks of a grateful nation, and nothing more  —  Key “Never Trump” Republicans have figured out something obvious that eluded them in 2016: Stopping Donald Trump requires getting behind the one person who can finish the job — the Democratic nominee for president.

Exclusive: Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide  —  LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A little-known Indian IT firm offered its hacking services to help clients spy on more than 10,000 email accounts over a period of seven years.  —  New Delhi-based BellTroX …

Chicago's Bloody Sunday  —  “We've never seen anything like it, at all,” said Max Kapustin, the senior research director at the University of Chicago Crime Lab.  —  A hardworking father killed just before 1 a.m.  —  A West Side high school student murdered two hours later.

Microsoft's robot editor confuses mixed-race Little Mix singers  —  Firm's plan to replace editors with AI backfires after wrong image of musician is published  —  Microsoft's decision to replace human journalists with robots has backfired, after the tech company's artificial intelligence …

Richmond judge halts removal of Robert E. Lee statue for 10 days  —  RICHMOND — A Richmond judge on Monday temporarily blocked Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from removing a towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from the Monument Avenue traffic circle where it has stood for 130 years.

New Coronavirus Cases Accelerating in More Than a Dozen U.S. States  —  Cases world-wide exceeded 7 million and deaths stood at more than 406,000  —  • The U.S. coronavirus death toll passed 111,000 while reported cases topped 1.9 million, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

As Texas businesses reopen, COVID-19 case totals are rising.  The state says hot spots like prisons and meatpacking plants are key factors.  —  The 14-day trend line shows new infections in Texas have risen about 71% in the past two weeks.  —  As Texas moves forward with a new phase …