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 …

U.S. judge declines to block release of book by former national security adviser John Bolton  —  A federal judge Saturday rejected the Justice Department's emergency request to block publication of John Bolton's White House memoir, but said the former Trump national security adviser's actions raised “grave national security concerns.”

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.

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.

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.

Outside Trump's Tulsa rally site, few face masks and no social distancing  —  “If Trump felt comfortable having it here, then I'm comfortable,” said one supporter.  Said another, of the coronavirus risk: “If today is the day I die, today is the day I die.”  —  TULSA, Okla. …

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 …

Trumpworld Fears Its ‘Nightmare Scenario’ Is Coming True  —  The president's team had been relieved that he wasn't slipping below 40 percent in the polls.  Well.  Now he is.  —  As Donald Trump returns to the campaign trail this Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, some of his top political advisers …

‘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 …

Eskimo Pies to drop ‘derogatory’ name over racial insensitivity  —  The maker of Eskimo Pies will change the 99-year-old brand name of the ice cream treat, the company said Friday — becoming the latest organization to overhaul the marketing of a product with a racially tinged moniker in recent weeks.

Call them the 1619 riots  —  America is burning.  Rioters set fire to police stations and restaurants.  Looters have ravaged shops from coast to coast.  And now they're coming for the statues — not just of Confederate generals, but the republic's Founders, including George Washington, whose statue was torn down in Portland, Ore.

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.

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.

Joni Ernst and Donald Trump Could Both Be in Trouble in Iowa  —  Iowa seemed out of reach for Democrats not too long ago.  Now, the presidential race appears to be tightening, and Senator Ernst, a Republican, is facing a strong challenge from a political newcomer.  —  Iowa was not on anyone's bingo card of 2020 battlegrounds.

NIH halts clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine  —  Study shows treatment does no harm, but provides no benefit  —  What  —  A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine for the treatment of adults hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) …

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.”

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 …

Georgia House passes bill that could abolish police department after Arbery shooting  —  The Georgia House backed an effort Friday to dissolve the Glynn County Police Department following its handling of the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery.  —  The House voted 152-3 to allow voters to decide …

Amid wave of cultural change, Trump tries to stir a backlash  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It was June 2015, and Democrats felt the nation's political and cultural winds blowing their way.  The Supreme Court ruled in President Barack Obama's favor on landmark gay marriage and health care cases.