“Brad Really S—t the Bed Saturday Night”: After Tulsa Catastrophe, Parscale—And Kushner—Is at the Top of Trump's Hit List  —  Trump is pondering putting Kushner antagonists atop the campaign—"We can't allow Jared's stupid disagreements to get in the way," he said—but the problem is likely at the top.

Sources: U-M to withdraw from hosting October presidential debate  —  The University of Michigan is withdrawing from hosting a presidential debate between Republican incumbent Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden, sources told the Detroit Free Press.  The official announcement is expected to come Tuesday.

Clash near White House prompts Secret Service to tell press to leave grounds in unusual move  —  Washington (CNN)A confrontation between protesters and police in the park across the street from the White House on Monday evening led the US Secret Service to take the unusual step of ordering members …

NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog  —  So, I kind of deleted the blog.  Sorry.  Here's my explanation.  —  Last week I talked to a New York Times technology reporter who was planning to write a story on Slate Star Codex.

Trump team weighs a CDC scrubbing to deflect mounting criticism  —  White House officials are putting a target on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, positioning the agency as a coronavirus scapegoat as cases surge in many states and the U.S. falls behind other nations that are taming the pandemic.

Bolton on a Trump second term: Be afraid  —  Inviting biological weapons attacks, withdrawing the U.S. from NATO and criminalizing political dissent: John Bolton tells Axios these are some of his fears about what could come to pass if President Trump is elected to a second term.

As Trump ramps up his coronavirus denialism, GOP allies in hard-hit states are singing a very different tune  —  The United States is still struggling with the coronavirus in a way that the vast majority of other countries — particularly in Europe — simply are not.

A Reckoning Over Objectivity, Led by Black Journalists  —  What's different, in this moment, is that the editors of our country's most esteemed outlets no longer hold a monopoly on publishing power.  —  It was a brief interaction, during the first weeks of my career.

Key Democratic primaries for House in N.Y. and Senate in Kentucky  —  New York's coronavirus-delayed primary is Tuesday — and it has the potential to throw a wrench into the power structure in the Democratic-controlled House — while in Kentucky there's a Democratic battle for the right …

Harris, Booker and Schumer say GOP police plan is ‘not salvageable’  —  The Senate's police reform debate is on a trajectory to crash and burn this week.  —  Top Democratic senators told Mitch McConnell on Tuesday that the Republicans' policing overhaul is “not salvageable” …

Scoop: House Judiciary prepares to subpoena Attorney General Bill Barr  —  House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) is preparing to subpoena Attorney General Bill Barr for his testimony on July 2, a committee spokesperson confirmed to Axios.  —  Why it matters: The expected subpoena comes …

My Family Saw a Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween.  Then I Learned How NYPD Impunity Works.  —  ProPublica Deputy Managing Editor Eric Umansky's family saw an unmarked NYPD cruiser hit a Black teenager.  He tried to find out how it happened, and instead found all of the ways the NYPD is shielded from accountability.

Giuliani Claims BLM ‘Wants To Come And Take Your House Away’ In Doomsday Rant  —  Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, had a meltdown on Monday night over the Black Lives Matter movement as activists protest nationwide against racist police brutality after the killing of George Floyd by police officers.

AP-NORC poll: Nearly all in US back criminal justice reform  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for officers who do so excessively, according to a new poll that finds nearly all Americans favor at least …

How Joe Biden Is Catching Up to the Trump Money ‘Juggernaut’  —  In May, Mr. Biden passed President Trump in fund-raising for the first time.  A surge in donations has helped cut into the president's financial advantage.  —  Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will hold his first event …

Nasdaq hits record high as Apple rises, Dow jumps 100 points after overnight China trade deal scare  —  Stocks set for higher open as investors brush off China trade concerns  —  Stocks rose on Tuesday after White House trade advisor Peter Navarro clarified that the U.S.-China trade deal is not over.

The Debate Over Biden's VP Pick Is Full Of Half-Truths And Misleading Arguments  —  People who want Sen. Kamala Harris or another Black woman to be former Vice President Joe Biden's running mate often claim that a Black woman will substantially boost enthusiasm among Black voters.

Bars, Strip Clubs and Churches: U.S. Virus Outbreaks Enter Unwieldy Phase  —  For months, clusters often centered in nursing homes, prisons and food processing plants.  With Americans venturing into public more, new types of outbreaks are emerging.  —  PITTSBURGH — After months of lockdown …

CNN Anchor Corners Trump Campaign Spox: Are Dead Americans ‘Funny to You?’  —  Murtaugh attempted to frame Trump's testing slowdown remarks as a joke, prompting CNN's Brianna Keilar to push back and ask why the deadly pandemic was funny.  —  CNN anchor Brianna Keilar took Trump campaign …

The Biden whisperer in the Senate  —  If Joe Biden wins in November, much of his agenda will hinge on a potentially surprising power-player: Chris Coons.  —  Facing a pandemic, struggling economy and perhaps myriad other crises, the gridlock that has long gripped the Senate …

Political Donors Linked to China Won Access to Trump, GOP  —  Hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations opened doors in Washington for Chinese nationals with high-level ties  —  Soon after Donald Trump took office, people with ties to the Chinese state poured hundreds of thousands …

The Second Defeat of Bernie Sanders  —  In a revolutionary summer, he may be losing the battle for the future of the left.  —  Three months ago, Bernie Sanders lost his chance at the Democratic nomination, after a brief moment in which his socialist revolution seemed poised to raze the bastions of neoliberal power.

Trump falsely accuses Obama of treason in latest unfounded attack on his predecessor  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump has falsely accused former President Barack Obama of committing treason in his latest unfounded accusation aimed at his predecessor.  —  Trump for months has publicly accused Obama …

After Tulsa, Trump heads to virus hotspot Arizona and border  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Regrouping after a humbling weekend rally, President Donald Trump faces another test of his ability to draw a crowd during a pandemic Tuesday as he visits Arizona and tries to remind voters of one of his key 2016 campaign promises.

The Second Great Depression  —  The American economy is reopening.  In Alabama, gyms are back in business.  In Georgia, restaurants are seating customers again.  In Texas, the bars are packed.  And in Vermont, the stay-at-home order has been lifted.  People are still frightened.

Coronavirus Cases Are Climbing Again.  So What?  —  A dozen states have seen record highs in new coronavirus cases, blares the news media, accompanied by dire warnings of a “second wave” of the disease because those awful Republican states reopened too soon.