Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley discussed resigning over role in Trump's church photo op  —  The Pentagon's top general discussed resigning amid criticism over his participation in President Donald Trump's controversial photo op at a Washington church, three defense officials familiar with the matter told NBC News.

Latest USA Voting Intention (8 and 9 June)  —  Redfield & Wilton Strategies' latest national voting intention poll of 1,500 registered voters in the United States conducted on June 8 and 9 finds Joseph Biden leading by 13%.  Biden's lead is 6% greater than our previous voting intention poll in May …

Advertisers Abandon Tucker Carlson in Droves After His Attacks on Black Lives Matter  —  ‘BYE-BYE TUCKER!’  —  Tucker Carlson—the Fox News host who has spent the past few weeks working himself up into an absolute frenzy over the protests against George Floyd's death—is losing advertisers, and fast.

Scoop: Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt Are the First Couple of Fox  —  Two of the Murdoch network's staunchest Trump defenders have been quietly in a relationship for months.  —  On a Friday last August, Sean Hannity flew his private helicopter to Trump National Golf Course in Colts Neck …

Estimated electoral college votes  —  Our model is updated every day and combines state and national polls with economic indicators to predict a range of outcomes.  The midpoint is the estimate of the electoral-college vote for each party on election day.  —  Chance of winning each state

The Still-Vital Case for Liberalism in a Radical Age  —  David Shor is a 28-year-old political data analyst and social democrat who worked for President Obama's reelection campaign.  On May 28, Shor tweeted out a short summary of a paper by Princeton professor Omar Wasow.

Free Food, Free Speech and Free of Police: Inside Seattle's ‘Autonomous Zone’  —  President Trump challenged Seattle's mayor to “take back your city” after police vacated a precinct and protesters laid claim to the neighborhood around it.  —  SEATTLE — On the streets next to a police precinct …

Scrubbing Confederate names from Army bases gains steam in Congress, but fight with Trump looms  —  An effort to remove the names of Confederate leaders from military bases is gaining traction with both parties on Capitol — but it won't become law without a fight.

Chicago police made coffee and popcorn in US Rep. Bobby Rush's office while shopping plaza was being looted, he says  —  Chicago police officers made popcorn and coffee in U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush's office while nearby businesses were being looted, he announced at a stunning news conference alongside Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

NYPD lieutenant apologizes for kneeling alongside George Floyd protesters  —  A Manhattan NYPD lieutenant sent an email to his fellow officers apologizing for kneeling alongside George Floyd protesters late last month — telling them that “the cop in me wants to kick my own ass.”

Republican leaders secretly recorded by Gov. Tony Evers' staff, infuriating GOP lawmakers  —  MADISON - Republican legislative leaders lashed out Wednesday at Democratic Gov. Tony Evers after his staff secretly recorded a May 14 phone conversation over how to respond to the coronavirus pandemic …

Trump snubs Dallas' top law enforcement officials, all black, for talk about policing and race in Dallas  —  The White House defends exclusion of Dallas' police chief, sheriff and DA from a talk on race relations and police ahead of the president's $10M campaign dinner.

‘His Brain Is Injured:’ Lawyer Updates on 75-Year-Old NY Protester Shoved by Police  —  The confrontation during a peaceful protest in Buffalo, New York, last week was captured on video that has since gone viral  —  What to Know  — The 75-year-old man hospitalized after he was pushed …

'I feel good.  I'm alive': Two years after diagnosis, Harry Reid says he's cancer free  —  Harry M. Reid has a message for these incredibly bleak times: Keep fighting.  —  Last summer the former Senate majority leader hid from the obvious fact that pancreatic cancer was on the verge of defeating him.

Lawmaker asks if ‘colored population’ not washing their hands as well as others behind COVID rates  —  During a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis, state Sen. Steve Huffman, R-Tipp City, asked if “the colored population” is hit harder by the coronavirus because perhaps …

How New York's Coronavirus Response Made the Pandemic Worse  —  The hasty expansion of medical facilities by state, city and hospital leaders led to grave mistakes, a Wall Street Journal investigation found; ‘wartime conditions’  —  New York leaders faced an unanticipated crisis …

Louisville Metro Council Agrees To Ban No-Knock Raids  —  Breonna Taylor was killed nearly three months ago during a no-knock raid.  All 26 members of the Metro Council have signed on as co-sponsors to “Breonna's Law,” which would ban them.  —  Nearly three months after Louisville …

G.O.P. Platform, Rolled Over From 2016, Condemns the ‘Current President’  —  The party's 2020 platform includes more than three dozen unflattering references to those in power at the White House, after the Republican National Committee chose not to change its language from four years ago.

2 SC National Guardsmen found glass baked into pizza they ordered while on DC deployment  —  The soldiers were staying at the Marriott Marquis Hotel during their mission to the nation's capital when they decided to order a pizza from a nearby establishment using Uber Eats …

Is OAN the Leading Edge of Russian Misinformation?  —  In what appears to be a signal of intensifying political warfare ahead of the November election, One America News Network, the Trump-supporting cable channel that has been promoting anti-Biden conspiracies for several months …

McConnell: Statues are up to the states  —  Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that it's up to the states to decide whether to remove Confederate statues from the U.S. Capitol.  —  “Every state is allowed two statues.  They can trade them out any time,” McConnell told reporters.

The Daily 202: Trump poised to accept GOP nod in Jacksonville, Fla., on 60th anniversary of ‘Ax Handle Saturday’  —  On Aug. 27, 1960, a mob of 200 white people in Jacksonville, Fla. - organized by the Ku Klux Klan and joined by some of the city's police officers - chased …

Liberal groups back plan to expand Supreme Court  —  The movement on the left to pack the Supreme Court is gaining momentum.  —  A group of progressive organizations is for the first time supporting the proposal to add justices to the court in hopes of weakening the conservative majority, according to a memo provided to POLITICO.

Suspect in Santa Cruz ambush linked to federal officer killing in Oakland; charged with 19 felonies  —  Suspect was a sergeant in the U.S. Air Force  —  A U.S. Air Force sergeant accused of ambushing Santa Cruz County deputies is also believed to be the gunman who shot a federal officer in Oakland …

Stock losses mount with the Dow plunging 1,700 points for its worst day in nearly 3 months  —  Stocks plunge as coronavirus cases spike after some states reopen  —  The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 1,500 points on Thursday and was on pace for its worst day since …

You Don't Have to Publish Both Sides When One Side Is Fascism  —  Elite media still hasn't figured out how to cover the Trump presidency.  —  The Trump administration and its Republican enablers are fighting a series of wars directed at targets inside the United States.

Tulsa police release body cam video of officers handcuffing black teenagers for jaywalking  —  (CNN)Tulsa police have released body camera footage from two officers who arrested a black teenager and handcuffed a second for jaywalking last week.  —  The videos were released in response …

Dr. Amy Acton resigns as state health director amid coronavirus pandemic  —  Turning down pleas from Gov. Mike DeWine to stay on the job, Dr. Amy Acton surprisingly resigned Thursday as director of the Ohio Department of Health amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Trump administration won't say who got $511 billion in taxpayer-backed coronavirus loans  —  Federal officials responsible for spending $660 billion in taxpayer-backed small-business assistance said Wednesday that they will not disclose amounts or recipients of subsidized loans …

A Letter to the West Point Class of 2020, from fellow members of the Long Gray Line  —  You are beginning your careers at a tumultuous time.  More than 110,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, more than 40 million are unemployed, and our nation is hurting from racial, social and human injustice.

Trump rally sign-up includes disclaimer about potential COVID-19 exposure  —  Those wishing to attend President Trump's rally next week in Oklahoma must agree not to sue the Trump campaign or host venue in the event they contract the coronavirus.  —  The Trump campaign on Thursday formally announced …

Minnesota governor endorses package of sweeping police reforms  —  The governor of Minnesota endorsed a package of sweeping police reforms on Thursday, after a Minneapolis officer killed George Floyd on Memorial Day and spurred an uprising against racism and inequality in the state's largest city and across the country.

Snap CEO says in internal meeting he won't release diversity numbers because it would reinforce the perception that Silicon Valley isn't diverse  — At a company all-hands on Tuesday, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel addressed concerns of racism at the company, but said he would not release diversity numbers, sources tell Business Insider.

Why Is Laurene Powell Jobs Funding Fake News?  —  Laurene Powell Jobs has portrayed herself as a defender of the free press, but while journalistic projects she supports have laid off employees and turned to the government for help, the billionaire has funded a political group …