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.

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 …

Navy upholds firing of carrier captain who warned of coronavirus  —  The Navy is upholding 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.

Mueller raised possibility Trump lied to him, newly unsealed report reveals  —  (CNN)Special counsel Robert Mueller examined whether President Donald Trump lied to him in written answers during the Russia investigation, a possibility House Democrats have said they continue to look into even after Trump's impeachment.

‘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.

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 …

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 …

Bolton Book Confirms Most Serious Allegations in Trump Impeachment on Ukraine Quid Pro Quo  —  John Bolton's book may inform a segment of the American public that the House impeachment managers were not able to reach.  The book, which has been obtained by Just Security …

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 …

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.

U.S. Watched George Floyd Protests in 15 Cities Using Aerial Surveillance  —  From Minneapolis to Buffalo, Homeland Security officials dispatched drones, helicopters and airplanes to monitor Black Lives Matter protests.  —  GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The Department of Homeland Security deployed helicopters …

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.

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 …

Change the name of the Washington NFL team.  Now.  —  “BUT HOW, in these times, do you raise kids in the nation's capital, ask them to look at the pain and the strife racial injustice has caused in their hometown and their home country, walk them through steps they can take to make things better …

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.

Poll: 55% Believe That Biden Potentially Has ‘Early Stages Of Dementia’  —  Is Joe Biden experiencing dementia?  That's a question the pollsters at Zogby International posed to 1,007 “likely voters.”  —  The results were surprising: 55% said they think the former vice president, 77, “is in the early stages of dementia.”

The Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest Defending the Constitutionality of Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act  —  The Department of Justice today filed a statement of interest in Idaho federal court defending Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act against a challenge under the Constitution's Equal Protection Clause.

Florida Gov. blames coronavirus rise on ‘overwhelmingly Hispanic’ workers  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pointed to clusters of “overwhelmingly Hispanic” day laborers and agriculture workers for driving the state's recent coronavirus spike — but farmworkers and industry associations argue …

U.S. Attorney's Office Shuts Down Website Promoting Prostitution and Sex Trafficking, Indicts Owner  —  The website CityXGuide.com — a leading source of online advertisements for prostitution and sex trafficking that users described as “taking over from where Backpage left off” …

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.

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 …

Joe Biden may win more than 400 electoral votes, but there's a long way to go  —  (CNN)Former Vice President Joe Biden is well ahead in the national polls right now.  More importantly, he holds the advantage in the pivotal swing states.  —  Chances are Biden will still be ahead come November …

What Supreme Court?  Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration Friday moved forward with a rule that rolls back health care protections for transgender people, even as the Supreme Court barred sex discrimination against LGBT individuals on the job.

Jimmy Kimmel announces he is taking the summer off to spend time with his family after blackface controversy among late-night hosts  —  Jimmy Kimmel has announced that he is taking a break from his late-night show over the summer, to spend more time with his family.

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 …

Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage  —  Climate change is starting to transform the classic home loan, a fixture of the American experience and financial system that dates back generations.  —  WASHINGTON — Up and down the coastline, rising seas and climate change …

Parent of toddler in ‘manipulated’ Trump video forces Facebook and Twitter to remove it  —  New York (CNN Business)Facebook and Twitter on Friday removed a video posted by President Donald Trump's account that had twisted a viral video of two toddlers after one of the children's parents lodged a copyright claim.