Google bans two websites from its ad platform over protest articles  —  Google has banned two far-right websites from its advertising platform after research revealed the tech giant was profiting from articles pushing unsubstantiated claims about the Black Lives Matter protests.

Second Michigan poll shows Trump even farther behind, with Biden leading by 16 points  —  The damage done to President Donald Trump's standing in Michigan following recent protests outside the White House and in cities across the U.S. may have been even greater than originally believed …

SCOTUS decision redefining sexuality will wreak havoc on society  —  When Anthony Kennedy discovered a right to force states to redefine marriage in the 2015 Obergefell case, he promised that religious liberty would remain untouched.  “The First Amendment ensures that religious organizations …

There Isn't a Coronavirus ‘Second Wave’  —  With testing, treatments and vaccine trials ramping up, we are far better off than the media report.  —  In recent days, the media has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of coronavirus infections.  Such panic is overblown.

Prosecutor in Roger Stone Case Will Testify About Barr's Intervention  —  The prosecutor is one of two Justice Department officials coming forward whom Democrats are calling whistle-blowers.  —  WASHINGTON — Two Justice Department officials have agreed to testify under subpoena …

Suspect in killing of 2 Bay Area cops tied to right-wing Boogaloo group, prosecutors allege  —  An Air Force sergeant suspected of killing a Santa Cruz County sheriff's sergeant will be charged, along with a Millbrae man, in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer last month in downtown Oakland, federal officials said Tuesday.

Woman, 15 friends test positive for coronavirus after night out at Lynch's  —  40-year-old health care worker says she regrets not taking precautions  —  JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. - Erika Crisp has been short of breath for several days and has tested positive for COVID-19.  —  So have more than a dozen of her friends.

Hoyer sets June 26 date for historic House vote on D.C. statehood bill  —  House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.) has chosen June 26 to hold the first floor vote in a generation on D.C. statehood, hoping to harness a national reckoning on race and capitalize on widespread outrage …

Trump offers full-throated defense of police in executive action signing  —  Trump considers executive order on police reform  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump takes his first concrete steps on Tuesday to address growing national outcry over police brutality when he signs an executive order creating …

Elite CIA unit that developed hacking tools failed to secure its own systems, allowing massive leak, an internal report found  —  The theft of top-secret computer hacking tools from the CIA in 2016 was the result of a workplace culture in which the agency's elite computer hackers …

Members of Congress took small-business loans — and the full extent is unknown  —  At least four members of Congress have reaped benefits in some way from the half-trillion-dollar small-business loan program they helped create.  —  And no one knows how many more there could be.

Fact check: Pence falsely claims coronavirus cases in Oklahoma are on the decline  —  Trump moves Tulsa campaign rally from Juneteenth  —  Washington (CNN)During a White House roundtable Monday, Vice President Mike Pence claimed that Oklahoma - where President Donald Trump is scheduled …

Flushing the Toilet May Fling Coronavirus Aerosols All Over  —  A new study shows how turbulence from a toilet bowl can create a large plume that is potentially infectious to a bathroom's next visitor.  —  Here's one more behavior to be hyper-aware of in order to prevent coronavirus transmission: what you do after you use the toilet.

Poll: Americans are the unhappiest they've been in 50 years  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Spoiler alert: 2020 has been rough on the American psyche.  Folks in the U.S. are more unhappy today than they've been in nearly 50 years.  —  This bold — yet unsurprising …

Elizabeth Warren to endorse progressive challenger Jamaal Bowman in primary against NY Rep. Eliot Engel  —  (CNN)Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to endorse Jamaal Bowman on Tuesday, throwing her support in a closely watched Democratic primary race behind a middle school principal …

Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug  —  A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.  —  The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight against the deadly virus, UK experts say.

Trump's COVID Data Crunchers See Coronavirus Racing Down America's Major Highways  —  As more people are traveling, the virus is spreading.  And researchers are seeing it follow the paths of our busiest roads.  —  Doctors behind a COVID-modeling study used by the president's coronavirus task force …

The Russian Disinfo Operation You Never Heard About  —  The campaign known as Secondary Infektion appears to be a distinct effort from the meddling of the IRA and GRU—and it went undetected for years.  —  The Internet Research Agency is infamous for flooding mainstream social media platforms with compelling disinformation campaigns.

For Black CEOs in Silicon Valley, Humiliation Is a Part of Doing Business  —  Will Hayes has grown accustomed to an awkward start to business meetings.  On numerous occasions, venture capitalists would confuse Hayes, the head of software company Lucidworks Inc., with another man on his executive team.

Mike Pence's deceptions unmask Trump's dangerous reelection strategy  —  President Trump and his advisers have plainly decided they have no hope of truly defeating the novel coronavirus and getting the nation on track to meaningful, sustained economic recovery in time for his reelection.

Miami pauses reopening as Florida's new coronavirus cases rise  —  The state reported a record-high one-day increase of 2,783 new cases on Tuesday.  —  Miami, among Florida's most populous cities, won't move into the next phase of reopening because of concern over rising COVID-19 cases …