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 …

Trump 'Couldn't Give a Shit' About China Rounding Up Millions of Muslims  —  John Bolton described a president perfectly fine with concentration camps being built in western China.  Administration officials say it's painfully true.  —  The ugliest claim made by John Bolton …

‘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.

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 …

Curfew now in place in area around Tulsa's BOK Center  —  A curfew was implemented for areas around the BOK Center on Thursday night ahead of President Donald Trump's scheduled campaign rally.  —  In a Facebook post Thursday evening, Tulsa police announced that an area of downtown …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

Trump's tailspinning presidency is in turmoil — even by his own standards  —  Washington (CNN)If he was any other President, at any other time, Donald Trump's reelection hopes would probably already be doomed.  —  Trump has endured one of the most disastrous political streaks of any modern commander …

Young immigrants land court win but still face uncertainty  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will renew his administration's effort to end legal protections for young immigrants after Supreme Court blocked the first try.  —  In a tweet Friday morning, Trump said …

Whistleblower: TSA Failed To Protect Staff, Endangered Passengers During Pandemic  —  Audio will be available later today.  —  The Transportation Security Administration withheld N-95 masks from staff and exhibited “gross mismanagement” in its response to the Coronavirus crisis …

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 …

Sorry, Junior, but He'll Never Love You Like He Loves Ivanka  —  Watching Donald Trump Jr. interview Donald Trump Sr. was crazy, and f*cked up, but mostly it was sad.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  It was billed as the Triggered Father's Day Special and at 8 PM on Thursday, the president's namesake …

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 …

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.

President Trump to visit border wall in Yuma before Phoenix visit  —  PHOENIX - President Donald Trump will spend time in Yuma to survey the border wall before his scheduled appearance in Phoenix next week, according to the White House.  —  Trump will receive a briefing Tuesday on wall construction …

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 …

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 …

While Thousands Protested Freely, My Grandmother Died Alone During Lockdown  —  Policies put in place during the coronavirus lockdowns barred unnumerable families from saying goodbye to their loved ones.  Our stories are heartbreaking.  —  “Don't worry,” the mob said, “Grandma is safer than ever.”

Former chief of staff Mick Mulvaney: Trump 'didn't hire very well'  —  Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney critiqued President Trump's hiring decisions, saying the president did not choose the right people.  —  Mulvaney, who served as the top aide to Trump in an acting capacity until March …

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.

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 …

The History That James Baldwin Wanted America To See  —  For Baldwin, the past had always been bent in service of a lie.  Could a true story be told?  —  On March 16, 1968, James Baldwin walked to the podium at a fund-raiser, at Anaheim's Disneyland Hotel, to introduce Dr. Martin Luther King …

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 …