Barr Abruptly Seeks to Fire U.S. Attorney Who Investigated Trump Associates  —  But the United States attorney in Manhattan, Geoffrey Berman, who had been leading the inquiry into Rudolph Giuliani, is refusing to leave his position.  —  Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday night abruptly tried …

Donald Trump's campaign manager didn't vote for Donald Trump in 2016  —  Brad Parscale, Donald Trump's campaign manager, did not vote for President Trump in 2016.  In fact, he didn't vote in the general election at all, according to election records obtained by CBS News.

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.”

‘Dramatic decline’ in average age of Florida coronavirus patients, Gov. Ron DeSantis says  —  Median age of COVID-19 patients in Florida was 37 last week, compared to the 60s months ago  —  MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Calling it a “dramatic decline,” Gov. Ron DeSantis says the average age …

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.

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 …

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 …

Black gun owners plan pro-Second Amendment walk in Oklahoma City on day of Trump rally  —  OKLAHOMA CITY - They will be arriving in peace, and hoping to carry a message.  —  Omar Chatman, 41, is one of the organizers for 1,000 brothers and sisters in arms, a pro-Second Amendment walk planned …

How the Shooting of Breonna Taylor Changed the Kentucky Senate Race  —  With a war chest of $40 million, Amy McGrath was considered a safe bet in the Democratic primary.  But the recent movement for racial justice has elevated the candidacy of her African-American rival, Charles Booker.

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 …

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.

Kentucky braces for possible voting problems in Tuesday's primary amid signs of high turnout  —  Less than 200 polling places will be open for voters in Kentucky's primary Tuesday, down from 3,700 in a typical election year.  Amid a huge influx in requests for mail-in ballots …

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.

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 …

Federal lawsuit calls Jacksonville Sheriff's Office arrests illegal and violent  —  A new federal lawsuit filed Friday calls on the court to enjoin the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office from continuing to arrest peaceful protesters, particularly as the city prepares for the Republican National Convention.

America Is Lucky Bolton Didn't Testify During Impeachment  —  It's better to suspect that the Constitution is deeply imperiled than to remove all doubt.  —  1. Better Lucky Than Good  —  I'm going to swerve on John Bolton's initial revelations:  —  America is tremendously lucky that Bolton did not testify during impeachment.

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 …

Group backing Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial bid fined $50k by ethics panel  —  A group backing Stacey Abrams' 2018 gubernatorial bid was fined $50,000 by the state ethics commission Thursday for failing to report what it spent to help her win the Democratic primary.