Trump Is in a Deep Hole.  Can He Dig Himself Out Before November?  —  Every single poll that has come out in these last two weeks has painted a dire picture for President Donald Trump's chances at re-election.  His overall job approval rating sits somewhere around 41 percent.

The Week It Went South for Trump  —  He hasn't been equal to the crises.  He never makes anything better.  And everyone kind of knows.  —  Something shifted this month.  Donald Trump's hold on history loosened, and may be breaking.  In some new way his limitations are being seen and acknowledged …

How Arizona ‘lost control of the epidemic’  —  PHOENIX — A drive-up testing site equipped for several hundred people in West Phoenix was swarmed on Saturday by about 1,000 people, leaving some baking in their cars for hours.  —  A nearby testing station has already reached capacity for this weekend …

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare  —  The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court late on Thursday to overturn the Affordable Care Act, telling the court that “the entire ACA must fall.”  The administration's argument comes as thousands of Americans …

Inside Barr's Effort to Undermine Prosecutors in N.Y.  —  The firing of the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan was foreshadowed by a disagreement over a case linked to President Trump.  —  Shortly after he became attorney general last year, William P. Barr set out to challenge …

Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald.  Now her book describes a ‘nightmare’ of family dysfunction.  —  Mary L. Trump was embroiled in a feud over her inheritance two decades ago when her uncle Donald Trump and his siblings punched back in classic style.

Barr claims voting by mail will lead to fraud, ‘counterfeiting.’ Admits he has zero evidence.  —  WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr on Thursday raised concerns that expanding mail-in voting could lead to widespread fraud — but admitted he had no evidence to support his claims.

Biden Is Getting a Lot of Advice on His V.P. Here's What Voters Think.  —  A large majority of voters say race should not be a factor in his decision, and none of the best-known candidates has emerged as a favorite.  —  Joseph R. Biden Jr. appears to face limited political pressure from voters …

The future of the coronavirus recovery runs through the classroom  —  WASHINGTON — Will your children be back at school this fall?  —  If you're having trouble answering that question, you're not alone — across the country, state and local officials are still struggling to develop plans …

Biden Says He'd Use Federal Power to Require All Americans to Wear Masks in Public  —  ‘I WOULD INSIST’  —  Joe Biden would use federal powers to require all Americans to wear masks in public to fight the coronavirus pandemic if he was president.  In contrast to President Trump …

America Didn't Give Up on Covid-19.  Republicans Did.  —  Partisanship has crippled our response.  —  Earlier this year much of America went through hell as the nation struggled to deal with Covid-19.  More than 120,000 Americans have now died; more than 20 million have lost their jobs.

My Confederate Past  —  Everyone who grew up in Mississippi was steeped in the Confederacy.  Even if they didn't realize it.  —  On Friday, the Mississippi legislature is scheduled to vote on changing the Mississippi state flag.  As I write this, I have no idea what the outcome will be.

Black Lives Matter fundraising handled by group with convicted terrorist on its board  —  The co-founder of Black Lives Matter names a convicted cop killer as one of her heroes, and the BLM national organization is fiscally sponsored through a leftist group whose board of directors includes a convicted terrorist.

Who do you think Joe Biden should choose for VP?  —  Biden committed to choosing a woman as his running mate.  The potential picks include Stacey Abrams, Tammy Baldwin, Karen Bass, Keisha Lance Bottoms, Val Demings, Tammy Duckworth, Kamala D. Harris, Michelle Lujan Grisham, Susan E. Rice, Elizabeth Warren and Gretchen Whitmer.

As Critics Rage, Pack Aims to Pierce China's Info Firewall  —  Even by Trump-era standards, the long saga to install conservative documentary filmmaker Michael Pack as head of the U.S. government's tax-funded global media agency has been a particularly tortured gauntlet-running test of wills.

Florida Smirked at New York's Virus Crisis.  Now It Has Its Own.  —  With infections surging in Florida while they retreat in New York, the two states and their governors reflect the shifting course of the pandemic.  —  In late April, as new coronavirus cases in Florida were steadily decreasing …

Daily Coronavirus Infections in U.S. Hit Record  —  India reports another record daily increase, with more than 17,000 new cases  —  The U.S. saw a daily record of nearly 40,000 new coronavirus cases as a surge of infections continues to spread, surpassing an earlier peak in April following the initial outbreak.

Michigan candidate's daughter urges people not to vote for him in viral tweet  —  The daughter of a candidate running for a seat in the Michigan state House has drawn viral attention online after taking to Twitter earlier this week to plead with voters not to elect her father to office.

Exposure to Sean Hannity may be lethal, studies on COVID-19 suggest  —  What: A round of recent studies that suggests infection and mortality rates for COVID-19 are higher in areas where Fox News star Sean Hannity reaches the most viewers.  —  Who: Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review …

State Lawmakers to scrutinize nursing home infections  —  ALBANY: Will take close look at state's response.  —  ALBANY — Democratic lawmakers with both chambers of the New York Legislature will delve into the Cuomo administration's procedures and protocols for managing …

It's time to rethink the presidential debates  —  Given how many ugly turns this presidential election year has already taken and how many more are surely yet to come, it is probably a fool's errand to go in search of silver linings in 2020.  —  But the realities of campaigning amid a pandemic …

4 ‘South Park’ Episodes On HBO Max That Are More Offensive Than ‘Gone With The Wind’  —  The following four episodes have left me surprised that the series survived the woke mob and are allowed to remain on HBO Max.  —  “South Park” thrives on bad taste.  The adult animation behemoth …

Almost one-third of black Americans know someone who died of covid-19, survey shows  —  Nearly 1 in 3 black Americans know someone personally who has died of covid-19, far exceeding their white counterparts, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll that underscores the coronavirus pandemic's profoundly disparate impact.

The Health 202: The Trump administration is eyeing a new testing strategy for coronavirus, Anthony Fauci says  —  Want more stories about the Trump administration's response to the novel coronavirus?  Sign up for this newsletter here.  —  The Trump administration is weighing a new testing strategy …

North Texas family shaken after 18 relatives test positive for COVID-19 following family gathering  —  Three are now hospitalized, including two elderly family members and one woman battling breast cancer.  —  CARROLLTON, Texas — As North Texas watches COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge …

Oglala Sioux President says Mount Rushmore should be ‘removed’: What's behind the site's controversial history  —  As President Trump prepares to visit Mount Rushmore next week, a South Dakota tribal president is preparing a memo of disapproval.  —  Oglala Sioux President Julian Bear Runner …

Sarsour Group Says ‘No Zionists’ at Civil Rights Rally  —  It was an event to celebrate freedom and protest ongoing bigotry and discrimination.  —  But the group Muslims4Abolition openly engaged in bigotry and discrimination in promoting its Juneteenth rally last Friday in New York.

Obama and his Gang of Untouchables … In the 1987 classic “The Untouchables,” federal crime fighters take on legendary mafioso Al Capone and the Chicago mob during the Prohibition era.  At the time, Capone controlled every power base in the city—from local newspapers to sitting judges.

Corporations grapple with slavery reparations  —  The debate over reparations for slavery has moved from the political realm to the corporate one.  At least two big British companies — insurer Lloyd's of London and brewer Greene King — promised to make certain amends for their role in slavery.

As Virus Surges, Younger People Account for ‘Disturbing’ Number of Cases  —  People in their 20s, 30s and 40s account for a growing proportion of the cases in many places, raising fears that asymptomatic young people are helping to fuel the virus's spread.  —  CHICAGO — Younger people …

A Company Run by a White House “Volunteer” With No Experience in Medical Supplies Got $2.4 Million From the Feds for Medical Supplies  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.

Lest We Forget the Horrors: A Catalog of Trump's Worst Cruelties, Collusions, Corruptions, and Crimes  —  THE COMPLETE LISTING (SO FAR): ATROCITIES 1-759 … Early in President Trump's term, McSweeney's editors began to catalog the head-spinning number of misdeeds coming from his administration.

The Gross Hellscape That Awaits Ted Cruz on Parler  —  Note: This article includes offensive screenshots from Parler users.  —  As incendiary Twitter accounts have increasingly been held accountable by the enforcement of Twitter's terms of service, some right-wing users have taken to crying censorship.