U.S. Attorney Who Investigated Trump Associates Is Abruptly Replaced  —  The United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, had been leading the investigation into Rudolph W. Giuliani, the president's personal lawyer.  —  The Justice Department abruptly announced on Friday …

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.

Roger Stone Told Trump In Advance Wikileaks Would Release Documents Harmful To Clinton Campaign, Aides Claimed  —  Newly unredacted portions of the Mueller report show that Paul Manafort, Rick Gates, and Michael Cohen told investigators Stone had promised the campaign damaging revelations by Wikileaks.

Asked repeatedly to say ‘Black lives matter,’ Mike Pence says ‘all lives matter’  —  (CNN)Vice President Mike Pence declined to say the words “Black lives matter” during an interview with an ABC affiliate in Pennsylvania on Friday, instead saying that “all lives matter.”

Trump Wonders if John Bolton Will Go to Jail  —  The president's former national security adviser has rattled the White House, which hates the leaking as much as the substance of what was leaked.  —  In recent days, President Donald Trump has casually asked administration officials …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

The Navy Is Blaming the Captain It Fired for Accurate COVID-19 Warning  —  Brett Crozier was right about the coronavirus outbreak aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.  The Navy fired him, recommended bringing him back and now lets his firing stand.  —  Navy Capt. Brett Crozier has been vindicated …

Profane recording surfaces of 2 Empower Texans operatives joking about Gov. Greg Abbott being in wheelchair  —  In outtakes after a podcast taping, the two excoriate Abbott for letting cities and counties fine businesses that don't require masks.  ‘I hate him,’ one says.

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 …

Source: 23 Clemson football players test positive for COVID-19  —  CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson has had 23 football players and two football staff members test positive for COVID-19, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter.  The school on Friday announced 28 total positive test …

Trump: Esper, Milley “should be proud” of Lafayette Square walk  —  President Trump declined on Friday to say he retains full confidence in Defense Secretary Mark Esper, and said Esper and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley should have been “proud” to join him on the now-infamous walk across Lafayette Square.

How a West Baltimore nursing home has zero COVID-19 infections |  COMMENTARY  —  Here's a key question for the Rev. Derrick DeWitt, director of the Maryland Baptist Aged Home in West Baltimore, a 100-year-old nursing facility that has had no coronavirus infections: What was the moment …

'We're In.  We're Out': The North Face becomes the first major company to boycott Facebook as the calls for advertisers to walk out of the platform in July intensify  —  Foto: John Keeble/Getty Image A view of The North Face store on London's Carnaby Street.

Tense mood grips Tulsa as Trump fans and protesters gather ahead of campaign rally  —  TULSA — Tulsa was a city on edge Friday night, as Trump fans and counter protesters gathered in anticipation of the president's first campaign rally in months set for Saturday, raising fears …

Laney College professor put on leave after demanding student named ‘Phuc Bui’ ‘anglicize’ her name  —  Matthew Hubbard, a mathematics professor at Oakland's Laney College, has been placed on administrative leave after emailing a Vietnamese student and instructing her to “anglicize” her name against her wishes.

White House announces plans for July 4th celebration  —  President Donald Trump is moving ahead with a second, lower-key “Salute to America” celebration on July Fourth, despite concerns from some lawmakers about the crowds the event could generate during the coronavirus pandemic

Fox News Poll: Voters say yes to face masks, no to rallies  —  Voters gave a thumbs-up to face masks and a thumbs-down to political rallies in the latest Fox News Poll.  Eighty (80) percent have a favorable view of mask-wearers, including 89 percent of Democrats, 68 percent of Republicans …

Right message, wrong messenger: NYT's Peter Baker decries the ‘normalization’ of Trump's presidency  —  In Friday's New York Times, the paper's White House bureau chief, Peter Baker, tut-tutted the “normalization” of Donald Trump's presidency - as if he himself, along with his colleagues …