The Scandal of Trump's China Policy  —  The president pleaded with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for domestic political help, subordinated national-security issues to his own reelection prospects and ignored Beijing's human-rights abuses  —  U.S. strategy toward the People's Republic of China …

Does Trump Want to Fight for a Second Term?  His Self-Sabotage Worries Aides  —  Advisers and allies say the president's repeated acts of self-destruction have significantly damaged his re-election prospects, and yet he appears mostly unable, or unwilling, to curtail them.

Anti-Trump Republican group launches new ad attacking President over China policies  —  Bolton claims Trump asked China for re-election help  —  (CNN)A group formed by anti-Trump Republicans is airing a new ad attacking President Donald Trump for getting “rolled” by China and its powerful President Xi Jinping.

Biden opens 13-point advantage as Trump popularity drops to seven-month low: Reuters/Ipsos poll  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has opened up a 13-point lead over President Donald Trump - the widest margin this year - according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll …

Aunt Jemima brand to change name, remove image that Quaker says is ‘based on a racial stereotype’  —  The Aunt Jemima brand of syrup and pancake mix will get a new name and image, Quaker Oats announced Wednesday, saying the company recognizes that “Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype.”

House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos  —  The House's highest-ranking Republicans are racing to distance themselves from a leading GOP congressional candidate in Georgia after POLITICO uncovered hours of Facebook videos in which she expresses racist, Islamophobic and anti-Semitic views.

260 workers test positive for COVID-19 at Orlando International Airport  —  2,993 people have died from COVID-19 in the state  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis said 260 workers at the Orlando International Airport have tested positive for the coronavirus after nearly 500 employees were tested.

Oklahoma officials worry about Trump's rally as Tulsa County COVID infections rise to record levels  —  Days before President Trump's first rally in over three months, on June 20 in Tulsa, city officials and politicians are worried, as the number of COVID-19 cases in Tulsa County rise to record levels.

NBC Tries to Cancel a Conservative Website  —  The network colluded with a foreign advocacy group that wanted Google to demonetize the Federalist.  —  NBC News attempted this week to use the power of Google to cancel our publication, the Federalist.  The effort failed, but it should serve …

Wisconsin Elections Commission approves sending 2.7 million absentee ballot request forms to voters  —  MADISON - State election officials signed off Wednesday on a plan to send absentee ballot request forms to most registered voters despite a last-minute push by a Republican lawmaker to halt the effort.

Cassandra Fairbanks ​Claims Antifa Attacked Her​.  Police Reports and Neighbors Say Otherwise  —  Cassandra Fairbanks and her right-wing media colleagues solicited nearly $25,000 ​in a fundraiser ​benefiting​ Fairbanks after she claimed she was targeted …

Revealed: officer who killed Rayshard Brooks accused of covering up 2015 shooting  —  The Atlanta police officer who shot and killed Rayshard Brooks was accused of covering up an earlier shooting he and other officers participated in, according to a judge who reviewed the case.

Anti-intellectualism at Cornell Law School: Student groups organize boycott of my course  —  “we further urge the administration to critically examine the views of the individuals they intend to employ”  —  I have been chronicling the saga of efforts to get me fired and denounced …

Texas coronavirus hospitalizations surge 11% in a single day  — The number of people sickened with Covid-19 across Texas' hospitals hit a new high Wednesday, surging about 11% in a single day.  — The total Wednesday marks the eighth new high in the state in less than two weeks.

Release Detail  —  June 17, 2020 - 68% Say Discrimination Against Black Americans A “Serious Problem,” Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Slight Majority Support Removing Confederate Statues  —  With the United States at a moment of racial reckoning, voters say 68 …

How Exactly Do You Catch Covid-19?  There Is a Growing Consensus  —  Surface contamination and fleeting encounters are less of a worry than close-up, person-to-person interactions for extended periods  —  Six months into the coronavirus crisis, there's a growing consensus about a central question: How do people become infected?

Federal media chief Michael Pack installs Trump loyalists to leadership posts, memo says  — The new chief is Emily Newman, who was an advisor to the Department of Homeland Security prior to becoming a leader within USAGM, her financial disclosure report shows.

EBay's Former PR Chief Is ‘Executive 2’ in Cyberstalking Indictment  — Six employees allegedly cyberstalked newsletter proprietors  — Former EBay CEO, ousted last year, is said to be ‘Executive 1’  —  EBay Inc.'s former communications chief is “Executive 2” in a federal indictment …

Fact check: Yes, Kente cloths were historically worn by empire involved in West African slave trade  —  The claim: Kente scarves worn by Democrats were historically worn by rich African slave owners and traders  —  On June 8, Democratic members of Congress wearing kente cloths and face masks knelt …

The awkward lessons of my luxury lockdown in Kensington  —  Pandemic shows us we owe the most to the people who surround and support us  —  All of us have had to put up with restrictions “of a kind that we have never seen before in peace or war”, as UK prime minister Boris Johnson put it.

Susan Collins opposes Trump's pick to the D.C. Circuit  —  Sen. Susan Collins is opposing President Donald Trump's nominee to the second most powerful court in the country.  —  In a statement, the Maine Republican cited comments Justin Walker made at his investiture as a district judge …

Inside The Dangerous Online Fever Swamps Of American Police  —  Cops have a far-right media ecosystem of their own, where they post racist memes, spread disinformation and call for violence against antifa.  —  Around the time news broke on Monday afternoon that the New York City Police Department …

‘The Greeks Are Gone from Troy for Sure,’ by Mike Pence  —  We are far better off than Cassandra would have you believe. … In recent days, Cassandra has taken to sounding the alarm bells over a “second wave” of Greek attack that will soon come sweeping over us like the wrath of Poseidon and leave our city in ruins.

The Smart Money Is on Val Demings  —  The congresswoman / grandmother / former police chief is the best bet—literally—for Biden's VP.  —  I'm going to do something I've never done here before and probably won't do again.  So bear with me.  —  I got a long—crazy long—email from a reader about Biden's VP choice.

The systemic racism black Americans face, explained in 9 charts  —  Mourners listen to a eulogy by Rev. Al Sharpton at a memorial service for George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on June 4.  Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images  —  Longstanding inequalities have led to the current wave of protests.

US upends global digital tax plans after pulling out of talks with Europe  —  Decision hits attempts to forge agreement on taxation of multinational technology companies  —  The US has thrown into disarray plans for a new global tax framework for technology companies after suspending talks …