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 …

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 …

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 …

Court hears arguments on whether to dismiss Flynn case  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court heard arguments Friday on whether it should order the dismissal of the Justice Department's prosecution of former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn, wading into a politically charged legal question …

‘Scares me to death’: Georgia Republicans fret voting-access issue could sink Trump  —  Republican insiders in Georgia are warning after a balloting meltdown in Fulton County that Democrats could wield voting rights like a cudgel, galvanizing turnout this fall to defeat President Trump in the traditionally red state.

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 …

Police retract claims that Seattle's ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ protesters tried to extort local businesses  —  Foto: David Ryder/Getty Images A sign hangs on the exterior of the Seattle Police Department's East Precinct on June 9, 2020 in Seattle, Washington.

As Public Opinion Shifts 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 …

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 …

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.

Kudlow: ‘There is no second wave’ of coronavirus  —  White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow on Friday declared that a “second wave” of the coronavirus was not descending upon the country, even as cases of Covid-19 are spiking in more than a dozen states.  —  “There is no emergency.

Which Black Lives Matter?  —  When the police pull back, violent crime — against blacks — spikes.  —  hile the depraved murder of George Floyd should outrage us all, I believe it continues a misdirected focus on police killings, particularly of unarmed men.

Is There Still Room for Debate?  —  In the last couple of weeks, as the purges of alleged racists have intensified in every sphere, and as so many corporations, associations, and all manner of civic institutions have openly pledged allegiance to anti-racism, with all the workshops, books …

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 …

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 …

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.

Macron under pressure over police violence and race  —  France's antiracist movement has gained traction in recent weeks.  —  PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron is under increasing pressure to address policing and race issues that have been crystallized in a series of protests and counter-protests in recent days.

The Tom Cotton Op-Ed and the Cultural Revolution  —  How liberalism, and the liberal media, are changing before our eyes.  —  Acting editorial page editor Kathleen Kingsbury wrote about the decision to publish our writers' responses to the Tom Cotton Op-Ed in Friday's edition of our Opinion Today newsletter.

North Korea Vows to Boost Nuclear Program, Saying U.S. Diplomacy Failed  —  In a statement marking the second anniversary of a historic summit meeting between Kim Jong-un and President Trump, the North said its hopes had faded into a “nightmare.”  —  SEOUL, South Korea …

Bighorn fire near Tucson has burned over 6,000 acres and is threatening hundreds of homes  —  (CNN)A fire in the Tucson area has grown to thousands of acres and is threatening hundreds of homes.  —  The Bighorn fire was sparked by lightning in Pima County on June 5.

‘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 …

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 …

Defunding the Police Is the Only Police Reform Americans Don't Like  —  American public opinion is undergoing a transformative change in the wake of the George Floyd protests.  Three-quarters of the country supports the demonstrations.  An equal percentage believe Floyd's death is a sign …

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.

Trump Administration Refuses To Disclose Which Businesses Received $500 Billion In Government Bailout  —  The move will prevent oversight of 4.5 million businesses that took a government Paycheck Protection Program loan.  One critic called it “unconscionable, jaw-dropping corruption.”

On the Future, Americans Can Agree: It Doesn't Look Good  —  Battered by a health crisis and fury about racial injustice, voters are mourning the past, worried about the present and fearful of what comes next.  —  Brendan Hermanson, 51, a construction worker for three decades, has come through the pandemic healthy and employed.

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.

Public health workers fighting virus face growing threats  —  Emily Brown was stretched thin.  —  As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural Colorado, she was working 12- and 14-hour days, struggling to respond to the pandemic with only five full-time employees for more than 11,000 residents.

Officer charged with killing George Floyd still eligible for pension worth more than $1 million  —  (CNN)Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin could receive more than $1 million in pension benefits during his retirement years even if he is convicted of killing George Floyd.

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.

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’