Trump campaign demands CNN apologize for poll that shows Biden leading  —  CNN poll: Trump sees big drop in approval rating  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump's campaign is demanding CNN retract and apologize for a recent poll that showed him well behind presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.

‘Everything about this is irregular’: Ex-judge tapped to review Flynn case blasts Trump DOJ  —  A former judge selected to advise on a path forward in the criminal case against Michael Flynn is accusing the Justice Department of exercising a “gross abuse of prosecutorial power” …

How Public Opinion Has Moved on Black Lives Matter  —  In the last two weeks, American voters' support for the Black Lives Matter movement increased almost as much as it had in the preceding two years.  —  Net support is a measure showing the percent of respondents who supported a policy minus …

Trump Job Approval Slides to 39%  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen to 39% amid nationwide protests about racial injustice.  His ratings this year had been the best of his presidency but are now back near his term average of 40%.

Coronavirus hospitalizations rise sharply in several states following Memorial Day  —  As the number of new coronavirus cases continues to increase worldwide, and more than a dozen states and Puerto Rico are recording their highest averages of new cases since the pandemic began …

More than 1,250 former Justice Dept. workers call for internal watchdog to probe Barr role in clearing demonstrators from Lafayette Square  —  More than 1,250 former Justice Department workers on Wednesday called on the agency's internal watchdog to investigate Attorney General William P. Barr's involvement …

The White House vs. John Bolton  —  Officials are attempting to use national security as a pretext to prevent the publication of his memoir.  —  President Trump doesn't want John Bolton to publish his book, “The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir.”

White House goes quiet on coronavirus as outbreak spikes again across the U.S.  —  The coronavirus is still killing as many as 1,000 Americans per day — but the Trump administration isn't saying much about it.  —  It's been more than a month since the White House halted its daily coronavirus task force briefings.

Beheaded Christopher Columbus Statue In Boston Will Be Removed From North End Park  —  BOSTON (CBS) - The Christopher Columbus statue in Boston's North End will be removed Wednesday, hours after it was beheaded overnight.  Mayor Marty Walsh said it will be put in storage and there will now be conversations …

Biden: We must urgently root out systemic racism, from policing to housing to opportunity  —  From the moment I launched my campaign, I have said that we are in the battle for the soul of this nation.  And after two weeks of daily protests, with thousands of people coming out to march …

George Floyd and Derek Chauvin “bumped heads” while working at nightclub, former coworker says  —  As mourners in Houston honor the life of George Floyd in Minneapolis, CBS News is learning new details from a nightclub coworker about alleged history between Floyd and Derek Chauvin, the former officer who is charged in Floyd's death.

America, We Are Leaving  —  This is the hardest thing I have written.  —  I grew up in a law enforcement family.  My father worked his way up to the rank to Captain at the Ft. Smith (AR) Police Department.  As I kid I remember going with him on Friday to pick up his check and I was in awe of these super heroes he worked around.

Republicans fear Trump's weakened standing jeopardizes the party in November  —  President Trump's incendiary responses to racial injustice protests and the coronavirus pandemic have left him politically isolated and profoundly weakened less than five months from the election …

THE DEMANDS OF THE COLLECTIVE BLACK VOICES AT FREE CAPITOL HILL TO THE GOVERNMENT OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON  —  In credit to the people who freed Capitol Hill, this list of demands is neither brief nor simplistic.  This is no simple request to end police brutality.

What George P. Bush's endorsement of Donald Trump tells us about Republican politics  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump will have the vote of at least one member of the Bush clan this fall.  —  “President Trump is the only thing standing between America and socialism,” Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush …

Fox News Host Tucker Carlson Leaves the Daily Caller  —  Co-founder Neil Patel now owns controlling stake in conservative news website  —  Tucker Carlson is leaving the Daily Caller, the conservative digital publication he co-founded a decade ago, a move that he said would help him focus on his prime-time opinion show on Fox News.

Former DIA Director: Please, take your knee off our necks so we can breathe  —  “It's hard to explain what it was like for me on the first day of elementary school, or the pain I felt in high school when I was stopped and searched nearly every time I left my apartment.”

How the Coronavirus Compares With 100 Years of Deadly Events  —  Only the worst disasters completely upend normal patterns of death, overshadowing, if only briefly, everyday causes like cancer, heart disease and car accidents.  Here's how the devastation brought by the pandemic in 25 cities and regions compares with historical events.

Millions Of Taxpayer Dollars Are Going To Schools That Push Conversion Therapy  —  A HuffPost investigation has found schools in voucher programs that list “counseling” as discipline for LGBTQ students.  The counseling, a form of conversion therapy, can be seriously harmful.

Only 1 in 4 Americans see Donald Trump as a man of faith  —  A new POLITICO/Morning Consult poll sheds light on perceptions of Trump and religion after his widely criticized photo op outside a church.  —  As President Donald Trump leans on religion to reconnect with his political base ahead …

Fed Expects Unemployment Rate to Stay High: Live Updates  —  Here's what you need to know:  — Tesla shares hit $1,000 weeks after Elon Musk said they were ‘too high’.  —  The Federal Reserve offered a grim outlook for the economy in 2020.  —  The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged …

Silver Lining to the Mask?  Not Having to Smile  —  Like everything else, seasonal catcalling will be different this year.  —  For most of my life, I have had a minor but chronic condition: My face, when it is at ease, looks not just serious but mean.  —  There are women who will recognize …

Ousted State Department Watchdog Says Official Pressed Him Not to Probe Saudi Arms Sales  —  WASHINGTON—The former State Department internal watchdog fired by President Trump told lawmakers that a senior department official discouraged him from probing U.S. arms sales to Gulf states before his ouster last month.

TPD Major: Police Shoot Black Americans ‘Less Than We Probably Ought To’ … Discussing nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, a white Tulsa Police Department major said Monday systemic racism in policing “just doesn't exist.”

‘Gone with the Wind’ pulled from HBO Max until it can return with ‘historical context’  —  New York (CNN Business)HBO Max has pulled “Gone with the Wind” from its library of films.  —  The removal of the film comes as mass protests sweep across the United States following the death of George Floyd …

After 34 Years, the Killer of Olof Palme Is Finally Named  —  A prosecutor said there was “reasonable evidence” that the man who shot the Swedish prime minister was Stig Engstrom, a graphic designer, who took his own life in 2000.  —  Bedeviled for over 34 years by the mysterious killing of Olof Palme …

Coup Threats Rattle Brazil as Virus Deaths Surge  —  As Brazil reels from its worst crisis in decades, President Bolsonaro and his allies are using the prospect of military intervention to protect his grip on power.  —  The threats are swirling around the president: Deaths from the virus …

Trump aides despondent over Buffalo protester tweet  —  My phone blew up yesterday with texts from White House aides, current and former, who seemed at their wits' end over President Trump's tweet that the 75-year-old Buffalo protester who was rushed to the hospital after being shoved by police last week …

Wall Street Journal Staff Faults Column on Race by Former Top Editor  —  After a letter of protest from the newspaper's union, Gerard Baker, now an editor at large, was reassigned to the opinion department.  —  Staff members of The Wall Street Journal sent a letter to newsroom leaders …

J.K. Rowling Writes about Her Reasons for Speaking out on Sex and Gender Issues  —  This isn't an easy piece to write, for reasons that will shortly become clear, but I know it's time to explain myself on an issue surrounded by toxicity.  I write this without any desire to add to that toxicity.