Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says  —  The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.  —  WASHINGTON — American intelligence officials have concluded …

New Numbers Showing Coronavirus Spread Intrude on a White House in Denial  —  Both President Trump and Vice President Pence seem oblivious to the new chapter in the pandemic.  —  WASHINGTON — In the past week, President Trump hosted an indoor campaign rally for thousands of cheering …

Reporter at Trump's Tulsa rally tests positive for COVID-19  —  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A journalist who attended President Donald Trump's rally in Tulsa last week said Friday he has tested positive for COVID-19.  —  Oklahoma Watch reporter Paul Monies said he was notified Friday of his positive diagnosis.

U.S. Must Release Children From Family Detention Centers, Judge Rules  —  The ruling applies to children held in the nation's three family detention centers for more than 20 days.  They must be let go by July 17, a federal judge ruled on Friday.  —  Citing the severity of the coronavirus pandemic …

Coca-Cola pauses advertising on all social media platforms globally  — Coca Cola on Friday announced it will be pausing advertising on all social media globally.  — The company clarified it was not joining the official boycott, but said “we are pausing” advertising.

E.U. Plans to Bar Most U.S. Travelers When Bloc Reopens  —  Europe will allow outsiders to begin entering again on July 1, but the U.S. and Russia are now among the nations considered too risky because they have not controlled the coronavirus outbreak.  —  BRUSSELS — The European Union …

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Trump says he signed executive order to protect monuments  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump said on Twitter Friday that he has signed an executive order on protecting monuments, an action the President had been teasing for the past week.  —  “I just had the privilege of signing …

Roger Stone ordered to report to prison July 14, as judge denies request for two-month delay  —  A federal judge has ordered Roger Stone to report to prison July 14, granting him a two-week delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, but not the two months that President Trump's confidant had requested with prosecutors' assent.

Witness in the Mueller investigation and informal Trump adviser gets 10 years in prison in child sex case  —  (CNN)George Nader, who was a key witness in the Russia investigation and informally advised President Donald Trump's team on foreign policy, was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison …

This chart shows the link between restaurant spending and new cases of coronavirus  — JPMorgan analyzed data from 30 million Chase cardholders and Johns Hopkins University's case tracker and found that higher restaurant spending in a state predicted a rise in new infections there three weeks later.

Republican nightmare: Trump vote-by-mail demonizing driving down GOP participation  —  President Trump's extreme opposition to mail-in ballots is more likely hurting him and down-ballot Republicans than it is helping him.  —  Mounting evidence in voter registration data, a survey …

Trump administration's move to end Obamacare amid pandemic reignites political fight  —  The Trump administration touched off another politically charged battle over the future of Obamacare with its latest maneuver to dismantle the law amid a pandemic — a move that Democrats immediately weaponized …

White couple blocks Mexican American from entering his building, called him ‘criminal’  —  A white couple blocked a young Mexican American man from entering the San Francisco apartment complex where he lives in, saying “they would not let a criminal into their complex as they needed to protect it.”

Overlooked No More: Valerie Solanas, Radical Feminist Who Shot Andy Warhol  —  She made daring arguments in “SCUM Manifesto,” her case for a world without men.  But her legacy as a writer and thinker was overshadowed by one violent act. … On June 3, 1968, Valerie Solanas walked into Andy Warhol's studio …

My employer spelled my name wrong twice — this is why it matters  —  American showman P T Barnum once famously said: “I don't give a damn what you say about me as long as you spell my name right.”  —  My name is Tahlea (or Tali) Aualiitia and as someone who — through unsolicited commentary …

Live updates: Florida reports nearly 9,000 new coronavirus cases; Texas reverses course to stave off surge  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information about the coronavirus for free.  For more free coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, sign up for our Coronavirus Updates newsletter …

Barr forms task force to counter ‘anti-government extremists’  —  Attorney General William P. Barr on Friday directed the formation of a task force that will be dedicated to countering “anti-government extremists,” escalating federal law enforcement's response to the violence …

A Horrifying U.S. Covid Curve Has a Simple Explanation  —  A growing gap in case growth between Europe and the U.S. tells the tale: Declaring victory too soon is an excellent way to return to new heights.  —  The alarming chart below has been making the rounds.

Violence rises in Minneapolis, as debate over role of police rages  —  MINNEAPOLIS — At first, it sounded like fireworks, a loud crackling noise that has become the daily soundtrack of the city in recent weeks.  But when David Trueblood, a coach for the Minnesota Jays youth football team …

Appeals court rules funding for Trump border wall construction ‘unlawful’  —  The Trump administration does not have the authority to use military funding to pay for construction of a border wall, a federal appeals court panel ruled on Friday.  —  In a 2-1 ruling, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court …

Working for Mark Zuckerberg's philanthropy isn't always easy since it means working for Mark Zuckerberg  —  Inside the unrest at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.  —  At an emotional company town hall last week that blew past its hour-long time limit, one of Mark Zuckerberg's engineers asked him to quit as CEO of Facebook.

Germany troop withdrawal highlights rising fortunes of two White House allies amid Esper's isolation  —  Washington (CNN)The White House's plan to withdraw thousands of US troops from Germany is emerging as a new point of tension between the President and top Pentagon leaders …

Virus Fatality Picture Is Obscured by Ultimate Lagging Indicator  —  Listen  —  The Trump administration has highlighted an apparent disconnect between rising cases and declining mortality as proof the Covid-19 pandemic is under control.  —  “Fatalities are declining all across the country …

Poll: Trump Disapproval Hits All-Time High And He Trails Biden By 8  —  After weeks of protests against police brutality and racism, and amid a renewed spike in coronavirus cases, the number of voters disapproving of the job President Trump is doing is at an all-time high, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds.

Supreme Court Turns Down Request to Allow All Texans to Vote by Mail  —  Democrats in the state had urged the justices to reinstate a federal trial judge's order based on the 26th Amendment, which bars voting discrimination based on age.  —  WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said on Friday …

16th Street Baptist Church bomber Thomas Blanton dies in prison  —  The last surviving Ku Klux Klan member convicted in the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Baptist Church in Birmingham that killed four little girls has died.  —  Thomas E. Blanton, 82, died of natural causes Friday morning …

What Ever Happened to Joy Reid's Alleged Hackers and That FBI Investigation?  —  Joy Reid, a weekend fixture of MSNBC, is expected to take over a top weekday hour at the network: 7 p.m., the hour vacated by Hardball host Chris Matthews, who retired amid controversy earlier this year.

Beyond ‘White Fragility’  —  If you want to let freedom ring, hammer on economic injustice.  —  Since it emerged seven years ago in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the Black Lives Matter movement has produced a sea change in attitudes, politics and policy.

Feds Point to Daily Caller Writer as Part of Abramoff Payola Scheme  —  Derek Hunter says he wasn't paid by the disgraced lobbyist to plug his bitcoin project.  But the SEC cites his article, among others, in their complaint.  —  When federal prosecutors charged Jack Abramoff on Thursday …