Attorney General Barr, Berman at Odds Over Letter Criticizing New York City Mayor  —  Geoffrey Berman, the former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan, refused to sign letter criticizing Mayor de Blasio for enforcing social-distancing rules to block religious gatherings but not protests

Mike Pence and his wife Karen voted by mail in April from a mansion they haven't lived in for four years  — Vice President Mike Pence and his wife mailed in their ballots for Indiana's June GOP primary, according to a copy of the state's voter files obtained by Insider.

Biden campaign confirms he will attend three debates with Trump, criticizes the president for flipping on his debate stance  —  Joe Biden's campaign on Monday committed to three scheduled debates with President Trump in September and October and criticized the president for taking varied positions …

U.S. Army Soldier Charged With Terrorism Offenses For Planning Deadly Ambush On Service Members In His Unit  —  U.S. Army Private Ethan Melzer Sent Sensitive U.S. Military Information to Members of a Neo-Nazi Group in an Attempt to Facilitate a “Mass Casualty” Attack on Melzer's Army Unit

How conspiracy theories about the NYPD Shake Shack ‘poisoning’ blew up  —  The three cops at the center of the NYPD milkshake “poisoning” scandal never even got sick, and there wasn't the slightest whiff of criminality from the get-go — but that didn't stop gung-ho brass from rolling …

White House fumbles its story on explaining testing ‘slow down’  —  The White House said Trump was kidding when he claimed he wanted to “slow down” coronavirus testing.  Given a chance to clarify, he made matters worse.  —  Even by Donald Trump standards, his comments about the coronavirus on Saturday night were deeply unfortunate.

What Fiona Hill Learned in the White House  —  The senior fellow at Brookings and expert on modern Russia had hoped to guide the U.S.-Russia relationship.  President Trump had other ideas.  —  The Brookings Institution is one of many think tanks in Washington, D.C., where scholars …

EXCLUSIVE: Ex-CNN ‘Reporters’ Now Work for The Chinese Communist Party's Propaganda Outfit: CGTN  —  China Global Television Network, a registered foreign agent in the U.S. and integral outlet in the Chinese state-owned media landscape, employs several former CNN correspondents and anchors.

State Dept. mutes reporter asking about Bolton's book  —  The silencing of the journalist's phone line happened during a briefing highlighting the importance of a free press.  —  Former national security adviser John Bolton.  Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images

Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak  —  The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has significantly disrupted Americans' livelihoods.  Since March 2020, United States businesses and their workers …

Statement from Treasurer Magaziner about the State's Name  —  PROVIDENCE, RI —Rhode Island General Treasurer Seth Magazine today made the following announcement about his office's use of the state's name:  —  “Today, I am announcing that the Office of the General Treasurer will remove the words …

Joel Schumacher, Director of Batman Films and ‘Lost Boys,’ Dies at 80  —  Joel Schumacher, costume designer-turned-director of films including “St. Elmo's Fire,” “The Lost Boys” and “Falling Down,” as well as two “Batman” films, died in New York City on Monday morning after a year-long battle with cancer.

Federal investigation launched after noose found in garage stall of Black NASCAR driver at Talladega Superspeedway  —  The noose was discovered in the stall of driver Bubba Wallace.  —  NASCAR has launched an investigation after a noose was found in the garage stall of a Black driver …

News Analysis: Joe Biden is no Hillary Clinton, and that's a problem for President Trump  —  Joe Biden is old.  He has a paper trail reaching back half a century.  He is, by his own admission, a “gaffe machine” who regularly trips over his own tongue.  —  He is not, however …

Experts call for regulation after latest botched art restoration in Spain  —  Immaculate Conception painting by Murillo reportedly cleaned by furniture restorer  —  Conservation experts in Spain have called for a tightening of the laws covering restoration work after a copy of a famous painting …

TikTok Teens Are Obsessed With Pizzagate  —  The Comet Ping Pong conspiracy theory has been widely discredited, but it lives on with Gen Z.  —  BEAST INSIDE  —  NEWSLETTERS  —  Right Richter  —  See what's happening with the extreme right wing from the safety of your inbox.

Trump, citing pandemic, orders limits on foreign workers, extends immigration restrictions through December  —  President Trump issued an executive order Monday barring many categories of foreign workers and curbing immigration visas through the end of the year, moves the administration characterized …