Live Updates on George Floyd Protests: Top General Apologizes for Role in Trump Photo Op  —  The country's top military official apologized for taking part in President Trump's walk across Lafayette Square for a photo op after authorities cleared the area of peaceful protesters.

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 …

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.

Biden's biggest fear: ‘This president is going to try to steal this election’  —  WASHINGTON — Joe Biden said Wednesday night that his greatest concern is whether everyone's votes will be counted in November as he warned that President Donald Trump may try to “steal” the presidential election.

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.”

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.

Senate measure would force Pentagon to rename bases named for Confederates  —  The Senate Armed Services Committee has approved legislation that would give the Pentagon three years to rename installations and other military assets named for Confederate leaders.

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.

POLITICO Playbook: Trump's latest zigzag  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE FOLLOWING THINGS HAPPENED in one single week: President DONALD TRUMP scheduled a listening session on police reform.  He had staff working feverishly behind the scenes to craft an executive order to address systemic ills in law enforcement.

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.

How Republicans Turn Reality Inside Out to Create Their Flynn Persecution Narrative  —  Precision matters in sensitive investigations.  Unfortunately, the motto of my Republican colleagues is more like “obfuscation matters.”  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee has now headed down a partisan rabbit hole.

Snap CEO Says Exercising Free Speech Rights by Limiting Trump  —  Snap Inc. Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel said the company was exercising its First Amendment right to free speech when it decided not to amplify President Donald Trump's content to a broader audience …

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.

U.S. Army Unit Was Issued Bayonets to Prep for D.C. Protest Duty  — ‘Old Guard’ was on stand-by following George Floyd's death  — Trump's move to clear White House plaza was widely criticized  —  A historic Army unit located just outside Washington was issued bayonets in scabbards …

Know The Signs: How to tell if your grandparent has become an antifa agent  —  Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino was pushed away after appearing to scan police communications in order to black out the equipment.  @OANN I watched, he fell harder than was pushed.

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 …

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 …

Trump OKs sanctions against international tribunal employees  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump lobbed a broadside attack Thursday against the International Criminal Court by authorizing economic sanctions and travel restrictions against court workers directly involved …

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.

'I can't breathe,' Oklahoma man tells police before dying.  'I don't care,' officer responds.  —  Newly released body camera footage from an arrest in Oklahoma City last year shows a suspect saying “I can't breathe” before he died at a hospital.  —  In the May 20, 2019 footage …

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 …

Lara Logan, the Fox ‘Investigative Journalist’ Who Keeps Falling for Antifa Hoaxes  —  TRUST, DON'T VERIFY  —  Fox News has repeatedly used Logan to lend credibility to its “antifa” coverage, but she seems to have trouble distinguishing between hoaxes and credible information.

Biden Outlines Plan To Reopen Economy, Including Testing Every Worker  —  Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden announced on Thursday an expansive plan to reopen the economy and protect public health during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, including federally funded testing …

GOP Senators Disappear Trump From 2020 Ads  —  A few months ago, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) hugged Trump tight in his ads.  Now, the president is absent and the message runs counter to the White House line.  —  Four months ago, Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) put out an ad defending President Donald Trump …

Fighting for U.S. Values Abroad, Black Diplomats Struggle With Challenges at Home … On June 1, an hour after police began tear-gassing protesters outside the White House to clear the way for a photo-op for U.S. President Donald Trump, a top-ranking diplomat sent an email …

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.