How Trump plans to turn around his losing campaign  —  Washington (CNN)Earlier this month, several top Trump campaign advisers gathered for a virtual strategy session to address a political reality they could no longer ignore: The President was in serious trouble.

Top members of coronavirus task force advised against Trump's Tulsa rally  —  WASHINGTON — Leading members of the coronavirus task force warned White House officials about the health risks of holding large-scale indoor campaign rallies and advised against such mass gatherings, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

Navy upholds firing of carrier captain who warned of coronavirus  —  The Navy has decided to uphold the firing of Capt. Brett Crozier, the former commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt who was relieved of duty after raising the alarm about a Covid-19 outbreak on his ship in March …

Joe Rogan: Left-Wing Media Have ‘Completely Ignored’ Biden in ‘Cognitive Decline’  —  Thursday on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, host Joe Rogan said left-wing media have “completely ignored” former Vice President Joe Biden's repeated verbal flubs and judged that the presumptive Democratic …

Leaked document makes Trump campaign's use of Nazi-era symbol look worse  —  President Trump's campaign is under fire for employing a symbol once used by Nazis in a new batch of Facebook ads — a red inverted triangle that appeared alongside a warning about the dire threat posed by “antifa …

Why Juneteenth Matters  —  It was black Americans who delivered on Lincoln's promise of “a new birth of freedom.”  —  Neither Abraham Lincoln nor the Republican Party freed the slaves.  They helped set freedom in motion and eventually codified it into law with the 13th Amendment …

‘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.

The Burning of Black Wall Street, Revisited  —  Nearly a century after the Tulsa Race Massacre, the search for the dead continues.  —  Mr. Staples is a member of the editorial board.  —  The lynch mobs that hanged, shot or burned African-Americans alive during the early 20th century sometimes varied …

After heated exchange on race, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz reveals Cuban “son”  —  Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz revealed he has been raising an immigrant child from Cuba for more than six years on Thursday.  —  In a tweet featuring a picture of him and Nestor Galban, whom he calls his son …

Officer Brett Hankison is being fired from LMPD after Breonna Taylor shooting  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday that Louisville Metro Police is initiating termination of Officer Brett Hankison, one of three LMPD officers to fire weapons on March 13 at Breonna Taylor's apartment, killing her.

New 2020 Electoral College Ratings  —  With just under five months until the election, President Trump is a severe underdog for re-election.  Polls show that voters do not trust him to handle the two most pressing issues of the day — the coronavirus pandemic and race relations — which has helped drive his job approval to 41 percent.

In countries keeping the coronavirus at bay, experts watch U.S. case numbers with alarm  —  As coronavirus cases surge in states across the South and West of the United States, health experts in countries with falling case numbers are watching with a growing sense of alarm and disbelief …

EPA will no longer regulate toxic compound in drinking water  —  The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will not regulate or limit a toxic chemical compound linked to infant brain damage in drinking water.  —  The big picture: The Trump administration has revoked …

Intel report warns that far-right extremists may target Washington, D.C.  —  The Trump administration is warning law enforcement and public safety officials that a far-right extremist movement known as “boogaloo” may be setting its sights on the nation's capital.

George Washington statue toppled by protesters in Portland, Oregon  —  Portland, Oregon — A statue of George Washington was pulled down by protesters on Thursday night, which was Juneteenth eve, reports CBS Portland affiliate KOIN-TV.  The nation's first president owned slaves.

AMC Theatres reverses course and will require customers to wear masks  —  New York (CNN Business)AMC Theatres will require all of its customers to wear masks when it reopens its theaters nationwide next month, the company said Friday.  —  It was a quick reversal for the world's largest movie theater chain …

US reportedly set to release convicted Hezbollah financier  —  Kassim Tajideen to be released from US prison before his sentence was due to expire in 2022  —  A Hezbollah financier who was convicted in US court and designated as a “global terrorist” by the Treasury Department is set …

Ian Holm, star of Lord of the Rings, Alien and Chariots of Fire, dies aged 88  —  The versatile actor went from the RSC and Harold Pinter to international movie stardom with roles as the hobbit Bilbo Baggins and an android in Alien  —  Ian Holm, the versatile actor who played everything …

The Importance of Weighting  —  Introduction  —  Y2 recently published a poll showing 44% of Utah voters would vote for President Trump in November, and 41% would vote for Joe Biden.  Because of Utah's deeply red nature, the result received some attention from various media organizations.

We figured out when the MAGA crowd thought America was great  —  I have always wondered when the MAGA crowd and its Great Leader thought America was great.  We know their appeal to disgruntled white voters is an exercise in phony nostalgia and wish fulfillment.

Kid Rock's honky-tonk, other bars have beer permits suspended for violating pandemic health rules  —  The Metropolitan Beer Permit Board on Thursday issued a five-day beer permit suspension against four downtown bars for violating one of the Health Department's COVID-19 restrictions.

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 …

‘Biological bomb’ ready to blow: Trump defies medical experts pushing MAGA rally as virus cases spike  —  A Tulsa lawyer joins The Beat moments after meeting with the Oklahoma Supreme Court, pushing to force CDC safety recommendations for the planned Trump campaign rally.  Medical experts warn the rally is “dangerous.”