Biden Takes Lead Over Trump in 2020 Presidential Poll  —  A New York Times/Siena College poll finds that Joseph R. Biden Jr. is ahead of the president by 14 points, leading among women and nonwhite voters and cutting into his support with white voters.  —  Biden  —  Trump  —  Other  —  Biden

Madison protesters tear down Capitol statues, attack state Senator from Milwaukee as fury erupts again  —  MADISON - Fury exploded outside the Wisconsin State Capitol on Tuesday night as protesters smashed windows at the statehouse, attacked a state senator, and tore down two iconic statues …

A second senior economist is abruptly leaving the White House amid the ongoing economic crisis  —  Tomas Philipson announces he is stepping down two days after Kevin Hassett announced departure  —  One of President Trump's senior economic officials has abruptly left the White House in the middle …

Delegates told to stay home for Joe Biden's nominating convention in Milwaukee  —  Democrats announced Wednesday that Joe Biden will forgo big crowds, chaotic floor votes and much of the pomp of a traditional political convention when he accepts his party's nomination over four nights …

Kentucky Senate Democratic primary between McGrath and Booker to decide who challenges McConnell too close to call  —  The Kentucky Senate Democratic primary race to determine who takes on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in November is too close to call, NBC News projects.

How Long Can William Barr Get Away With Laughing at Justice?  —  The attorney general has corrupted the Department of Justice.  It's unclear if he will ever pay a price.  —  William Barr has a distinguished resume: Aside from being one of America's top lawyers, he has twice served as attorney general …

WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Superseding Indictment  —  New Allegations Assert Assange Conspired With “Anonymous” Affiliated Hackers, Among Others  —  A federal grand jury returned a second superseding indictment today charging Julian P. Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks …

Trump national security adviser compares Xi Jinping to Josef Stalin  —  PHOENIX — Robert O'Brien, President Trump's national security adviser, equated Chinese President Xi Jinping to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin on Wednesday in an aggressive speech that lambasted China for what he described as a malevolent role in world affairs.

U.S. appeals court orders judge to dismiss case against former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn  — A federal appeals court ordered a lower-court judge to dismiss the criminal case against Michael Flynn, who briefly served as President Donald Trump's first national security advisor.

BREAKING: All 3 suspects indicted in Ahmaud Arbery shooting death  —  A grand jury has indicted the three suspects accused in the death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, the Cobb County District Attorney said Wednesday.  —  Travis and Greg McMichael and William “Roddie” Bryan were previously charged …

The inside story of Trump's embarrassing endorsement  —  Madison Cawthorn, the 24-year-old who stunningly defeated the candidate President Trump endorsed in the Republican runoff for North Carolina's 11th congressional district, got a congratulatory call last night from the president himself — on Air Force One flying back from Arizona.

Abbott: Texas facing ‘massive’ COVID-19 outbreak, 5,000+ new cases for 2nd straight day  —  Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday, June 22, 2020 said he has no plans to shut down the state again.  “We must find ways to return to our daily routines as well as finding ways to coexist with COVID-19,” …

HHS spokesman Michael Caputo blasts coronavirus test story, loses temper on call with reporters  — A top spokesman for the U.S. Health and Human Services Department angrily unloaded on dozens of journalists, accusing them of getting “spun” by what he said was a misleading story …

What We Know About the Killing of Elijah McClain  —  Last August, police officers in Aurora, Colorado, approached 23-year-old Elijah McClain as he walked home from a convenience store.  The Aurora Police Department later said that a 911 caller had reported a “suspicious person” in a ski mask …

GOP aghast as Trump's polls sink amid divisive racial rhetoric: 'It's been a bad couple weeks'  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump is doubling down on a strategy he believes worked to his advantage four years ago: seizing on divisive culture wars and using race-baiting rhetoric as he seeks to fire …

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Students for Trump co-founder pleads guilty to $46,000 fraud scheme  —  The co-founder of Students for Trump pleaded guilty Tuesday to scamming consumers and businesses out of $46,000 by posing as a lawyer online and dispensing legal advice, federal prosecutors said.

GOP senator blocked China sanctions bill he supports, at request of White House  —  On June 2, Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) signed on as a co-sponsor of a bill to punish China for undermining Hong Kong's independence.  Two weeks later, he turned around and blocked it — at the request of the White House.

Devin Nunes Can't Sue Twitter Over Fake Cow Account, Judge Rules  —  MOOOOVE ON  —  Rep. Devin Nunes (R-CA) cannot sue Twitter for defamation over parody accounts pretending to be his mother and a cow on his family ranch, a judge has ruled.  Judge John Marshall wrote that Twitter …

Politico fantasizes about Dems losing the black vote and Trump coasting to victory  —  The worst political journalism results from a reporter parachuting into a community he or she isn't familiar with, interviewing a handful of colorful characters and spinning what they say into a counter-intuitive …

Pence tries to assure GOP senators as coronavirus cases spike  —  The vice president's appearance on Capitol Hill comes as many states scramble to contain a surge in infections, while Washington sits back  —  Vice President Pence urged GOP senators on Wednesday to focus on “encouraging signs” …

BET founder Robert Johnson mocks crowds pulling down statues, calls them ‘borderline anarchists’  —  BET founder Robert Johnson, in an interview Wednesday with Fox News, blasted those who are toppling Confederate and other statues across the nation as “borderline anarchists” …

Outside Milwaukee, Protests Over One Officer's Three Killings  —  Alvin Cole, 17, was shot five times by officer while fleeing police in February  —  In the wake of the George Floyd killing, protests over the fatal shooting of three people by the same police officer have gripped a mostly white Milwaukee suburb on a near-daily basis.

US virus cases surge to highest level in 2 months  —  BEIJING (AP) — New coronavirus cases in the U.S. have surged to their highest level in two months and are now back to where they were at the peak of the outbreak.  —  The U.S. on Tuesday reported 34,700 new cases of the virus …