Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump's response to racial tensions in the country  —  A senior State Department official who has served in the Trump administration since its first day is resigning over President Trump's recent handling of racial tensions across the country …

‘My biggest risk’: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection  —  President Donald Trump called mail-in voting the biggest threat to his reelection and said his campaign's multimillion-dollar legal effort to block expanded ballot access could determine whether he wins a second term.

Sen. Klobuchar takes herself off Biden's list of possible running mates  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar says a woman of color should be the one to serve alongside Joe Biden as vice president, and so she is withdrawing herself from consideration.  She talks to Lawrence O'Donnell about her decision.

Original ‘Juneteenth’ order found in the National Archives  —  The handwritten document informed the enslaved in Texas they were free on June 19, 1865  —  The National Archives on Thursday located what appears to be the original handwritten “Juneteenth” military order informing thousands …

AMC Theatres Unveils Plans to Reopen During Coronavirus  —  AMC Theatres, the world's largest exhibitor, has unveiled plans to re-open after coronavirus forced it to close its more than 600 venues in the U.S. for nearly four months.  —  The company is expected to resume operations in 450 …

Twitter labels Trump video tweet as manipulated media, continuing its crackdown on misinformation  —  The label marks the fourth time Twitter has added labels to the president's tweets.  —  Twitter on Thursday evening took the rare step of appending a warning label to one of President Trump's tweets …

I'm a Tulsa emergency physician and conservative, and the Trump rally is a terrible idea  —  As a practicing emergency physician in Tulsa for the past 10 years, I have great concerns about the ramifications of the planned campaign rally for President Donald Trump on Saturday.

Release Detail  —  June 18, 2020 - Biden Ahead Of Trump By 8 Points In Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Nearly 6 In 10 Support Vote By Mail In November  —  If the election for president were being held today, former Vice President Joe Biden would receive 49 percent …

SEC to Mississippi: Change Confederate-themed flag or risk losing college sports events  —  The NCAA's Southeastern Conference commissioner warned that Mississippi could lose SEC championship games if it doesn't alter the state flag..  —  The NCAA's Southeastern Conference on Thursday told …

Air Force Investigates Military Planes That Monitored Protesters  —  The Air Force inspector general is examining whether secretive National Guard surveillance aircraft improperly monitored demonstrators in Washington and Minneapolis.  —  WASHINGTON — The Air Force inspector general …

Facebook takes down Trump ads ‘for violating our policy against organized hate’  —  New York (CNN Business)Facebook (FB) on Thursday said it had taken action against ads run by President Trump's re-election campaign for breaching its policies on hate.  The ads, which attacked …

Juan Williams Leaves Fox News Co-Hosts Speechless With Powerful Black Lives Matter Defense  —  “The Five” hosts had nothing to say after Williams condemned them for “demonizing” BLM protesters while giving violent white supremacists a pass.  —  As one of the very few left-leaning personalities still left …

Californians must wear face masks in public under coronavirus order issued by Newsom  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered all Californians to wear face coverings while in public or high-risk settings, including when shopping, taking public transit or seeking medical care …

USAGM CEO implements critical changes on day one to fulfill legislative mandate  —  U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) CEO Michael Pack implemented critical changes on his first day to steer the agency back toward its mission: “to inform, engage, and connect people around the world in support of freedom and democracy.”

Retired generals pull support for Trump nominee after offensive tweets uncovered by CNN  —  (CNN)At least two retired Army generals have pulled their support for President Donald Trump's nominee to oversee the Pentagon's policy shop after CNN's KFile reported last week that he has a history …

Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns, urges colleagues to be guided by U.S. Constitution  — Kathryn Wheelbarger, one of the Pentagon's most prominent and respected policy officials, is resigning after three years in the job after President Donald Trump dropped plans to nominate her for an intelligence post, sources tell Reuters.

Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz Tells the Story of the Teen He's Been Raising Whom He Calls His ‘Son’  —  The two-term Republican congressman surprised many with his Thursday announcement that he's a parent, though he hasn't adopted 19-year-old Nestor: “Our family's defined by love”

That Time a Young Amy McGrath Sued Her Elementary School-Teacher Roommate  —  Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Amy McGrath sued her one-time roommate, an elementary school teacher, in small claims court in Florida in an effort to recover $116.77 in what she claimed were unpaid electric bills.

Trump says he's heard ‘interesting’ things about Roswell  —  President Donald Trump says he's heard some interesting things about Roswell, but he's not sharing even with his eldest child.  —  Trump made the comments Thursday in a Father's Day-themed interview with his son Don Trump Jr., hosted by the president's reelection campaign.