Melania Trump was in no rush to move into the White House.  That's when she renegotiated her prenup, a new book says.  —  When Melania Trump stayed behind in New York after her husband's presidential inauguration, she said it was because she didn't want to interrupt their then-10-year-old son Barron's school year.

How Fox News lost the Black Lives Matter debate  —  A nation turns its back on Murdoch … Support independent voices  —  Channeling his deepest white privilege fury, Tucker Carlson opened his Monday night Fox News show with an angry, 25-minute, race-baiting monologue about Black Lives Matter …

John Bolton's forthcoming book includes multiple allegations about Trump misconduct in office  —  In a memoir coming June 23 that the White House has tried to delay, former national security adviser John Bolton will offer multiple revelations about President Trump's conduct in office …

Exclusive: Most Americans, including Republicans, support sweeping Democratic police reform proposals - Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Most Americans, including a majority of President Donald Trump's Republican Party, support sweeping law enforcement reforms such as a ban …

Appeals court appears reluctant to order judge to immediately drop Michael Flynn's conviction  —  A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday appeared reluctant to order a judge to immediately dismiss the guilty plea of President Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn …

As Americans Shift on Racism, Trump Digs In  —  With much of the country acknowledging that protesters' frustrations are justified, the president increasingly sounds detached from many voters in the political middle and even some of his allies.  —  WASHINGTON — NASCAR is demanding that its fans …

Trump Hates Losers, So Why Is He Refighting the Civil War—on the Losing Side?  —  A week of protest, pandemic, and political unrest in the capital.  —  It was a small moment in a week of craziness, but there is nothing like the rage of Donald Trump when a media outlet publishes a poll proclaiming him an almost-certain loser.

Man charged in deputy ambush scrawled extremist ‘Boogaloo’ phrases in blood  —  Steven Carrillo, accused of killing a sheriff's deputy in Santa Cruz County, California, wrote the words on the hood of a car, prosecutors said  —  Steven Carrillo, a California man who was charged with murder …

The Second Wave Covid Scare  —  The numbers are better than the headlines, and reopening is necessary.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  Stocks sold off Thursday amid investor worries that a “second wave” of coronavirus infections could cause countries and states that are reopening to lock down again.

Bob Dylan Has a Lot on His Mind  —  In a rare interview, the Nobel Prize winner discusses mortality, drawing inspiration from the past, and his new album, “Rough and Rowdy Ways.”  —  A few years ago, sitting beneath shade trees in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., I had a two-hour discussion …

The Virus Will Win  —  Americans are pretending that the pandemic is over.  It certainly is not.  —  Contributing writer at The Atlantic  —  A second wave of the coronavirus is on the way.  When it arrives, we will lack the will to deal with it.  Despite all the sacrifices of the past months …

Will Bill Barr Go to Jail When This Is All Done?  —  In Ep. 16 of The New Abnormal, former DOJ prosecutor Glenn Kirschner takes down Bill Barr.  Plus, Rick and Molly chat election predictions, Confederate flag truthers and more.  —  Attorney General Bill Barr was in on Trump's scheme to bribe and lean on Ukraine's president.

Exclusive from Gen. Flynn: Forces of Evil Want To Steal Our Freedom in the Dark of Night, But God Stands with Us  —  There are seminal moments in American history that test every fiber of our nation's soul.  —  We are facing one now.  —  Revolutionary forces are causing every American citizen …

Identifying airborne transmission as the dominant route for the spread of COVID-19  — Article - Figures & SI - Info & Metrics - PDF  —  Significance  —  We have elucidated the transmission pathways of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by analyzing the trend and mitigation measures in the three epicenters.

'We're going to have a catastrophe': US faces November election fiasco  —  The chaotic scenes in Georgia's primary this week could be a foretaste as states fail to take urgent action to secure the vote  —  The alarm bells have been going off for months, but the election fiasco in Georgia …

Biden Urges Allies to Pounce on Trump's ‘Bungled’ Economy  —  Joe Biden's campaign says President Donald Trump's effort to campaign on an improving economy is a “desperate scheme” that ignores how his handling of the coronavirus pandemic contributed to the economic downturn, according to a memo sent Friday to surrogates.

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.

Boris Johnson's Team Is Broken by the Virus and Losing Faith  —  Inside Boris Johnson's government, senior officials are exhausted, demoralized and starting to despair.  —  Their dreams of reshaping Britain for a bright post-Brexit world have been blown off course by coronavirus.

‘They had a huge opportunity’: People of color on Trump's team reckon with a backlash  —  It's another Charlottesville moment for some aides inside the Trump administration.  —  President Donald Trump's handling of the nationwide anti-racism protests and the response to George Floyd's killing …

Kudlow: ‘There is no second wave’ of coronavirus  —  The White House economic adviser's remarks come as new Covid-19 hot spots continue to emerge across the country.  —  White House chief economic adviser Larry Kudlow.  White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday declared that a …

Fiona Hill: ‘I knew more about what was going on in the Kremlin’  —  The Russia expert on her working-class roots, studying Putin — and the turmoil of Trump's White House  —  Before Fiona Hill even finished addressing Congress in the impeachment investigation into Donald Trump, she had become a global talking point.

Corporate Donations To Governor's Office ‘Raises All Sorts Of Red Flags’  —  DENVER (CBS4)- A CBS4 investigation has uncovered millions of dollars in donations from corporations and private foundations to the governor's office.  The off-the-books donations date back at least 20 years.

Do You Believe Me Now?  —  George Floyd.  Ahmaud Arbery.  Breonna Taylor.  Eric Garner.  Stephon Clark.  Philando Castile.  —  And that's to name ​only​ a few.  —  Another name that, on more than one occasion, could've easily been added to that long list?  Gary Sheffield.

Dave Chappelle Speaks Out on George Floyd's Death, Blasts Candace Owens in Searing Netflix Special  —  How Director Lynn Chen and Her Team of Asian American Actor-Artisans Created Indie ‘I Will Make You Mine’  —  'Supergirl's' Nicole Maines Wants to Evolve Trans Roles: ‘Trans Characters Can Be Less Than Perfect’

Kelly Loeffler's Fundraising Committee Takes the Prize for Tone Deafness  —  The Georgia Republican is offering donors and fundraisers benefit packages to support her re-election bid.  —  As Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) proclaims her exoneration from allegations of insider trading …

Why Trump Has Trouble Addressing Black Lives Matter  —  The reality TV president once proposed a season of “The Apprentice” pitting white contestants against black contestants.  —  April Ryan, a veteran White House correspondent with American Urban Radio Networks and a political analyst for CNN …

Worse than the limousine liberal: ‘Prius woke-sters’ cheer chaos at personal risk  —  In 1969, New York mayoral candidate Mario Procaccino went after his rival, the movie-star-good-looking incumbent John Lindsay, by deriding him and his supporters as “limousine liberals” — people who …

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ABC casts first black 'Bachelor following outcry for diversity  —  (CNN)Following a petition urging ABC to address a lack of diversity on its enormously popular reality dating franchise, ABC has cast the first black “Bachelor.”  —  Matt James will be the star of the 25th season of “The Bachelor.”

‘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 …

The media's vital role in safeguarding elections  —  On Tuesday, voters in Georgia went to cast their ballots in primary elections, but many of them found that they could not—or not without a long wait.  Voters in the Atlanta area, in particular, faced huge lines and hours-long delays outside polling places …

The Republican congressman who could get booted for officiating a gay wedding  —  A small universe of Republican Party activists will drive through the parking lot of a central Virginia church on Saturday to decide the fate of Rep. Denver Riggleman.  —  A one-term congressman with a libertarian streak …

Trump confidantes push him to drop re-election campaign manager Brad Parscale  —  WASHINGTON — Advisers to President Trump are pushing him to dismiss his campaign manager Brad Parscale, arguing he lacks the political instincts to lead the team to a second term in the White House.