Biden Criticizes Trump Over Intelligence on Russian Bounties on U.S. Troops  —  The White House denied that President Trump was briefed on the classified assessment, even though his staff has been discussing the matter since March.  —  WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr …

Trump admits it: He's losing  —  Donald Trump knows he's losing.  —  The president has privately come to that grim realization in recent days, multiple people close to him told POLITICO, amid a mountain of bad polling and warnings from some of his staunchest allies that he's on course to be a one-term president.

Four Men Charged in Federal Court for Attempting to Tear Down Statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square Amid Protests  —  WASHINGTON - Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of Washington, D.C.; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine …

How Michael Flynn's Defense Team Found Powerful Allies  —  A lawyer for the former national security adviser turned to the attorney general for help, and he delivered, months before a pair of appellate judges handed Mr. Flynn another legal victory.  —  WASHINGTON — Sidney Powell …

Trump promotes video of a supporter saying ‘white power’  —  President Trump promoted a video Sunday that includes a Trump supporter saying “white power” while facing off with counterprotesters, calling his supporters at the Florida retirement community where the demonstration occurred “great people.”

Cable News Networks to Team Up on Convention Coverage, Limiting Staff Exposure  —  CNN, MSNBC, Fox News in talks to coordinate pool coverage to reduce number of journalists in potentially infectious areas  —  Two years ago, CNN staffers descended on Charlotte, N.C., to start planning coverage …

Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases  —  (CNN)Only two US states are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to last week — Connecticut and Rhode Island.  —  A rise was reported in a staggering 36 states, including Florida …

Trump Faces Mounting Defections From a Once-Loyal Group: Older White Voters  —  No Democrat has won or broken even with voters over 65 in two decades.  But seniors' dismay about President Trump could change that.  —  Clifford Wagner, an 80-year-old Republican in Tucson, Ariz., never cared for President Trump.

1 Dead After Man Shoots Into Crowd at Breonna Taylor Protest  —  Video footage showed a man firing more than a dozen shots at a park in Louisville, Ky., sending protesters scrambling for shelter.  —  RACE IN AMERICA  —  From the Magazine: ‘It Is Time for Reparations’

In ‘God, guns and Trump’ country, simmering doubts about the president  —  In this dry stretch of northwestern Arizona, Trump campaign signs dot the desert landscape, and Trump flags fly from the backs of dusty pickup trucks.  —  Last fall, an event called “Trumpstock” …

A new dilemma for Trump's team: Preventing super-spreader churches  —  One month after President Donald Trump ordered the nation's governors to immediately reopen churches, his administration is facing a difficult dilemma.  —  Clusters of Covid-19 cases are surfacing in counties across …

Want a coronavirus test in Texas?  You may have to wait for hours in a car.  —  Months into the pandemic, demand for coronavirus tests is soaring.  Texans report problems with almost every facet of the testing process, starting with the glitching websites and unanswered phone lines used …

Trump, Not So Statuesque  —  Things are looking down for the Donald.  —  WASHINGTON — For a long time, Republicans have brandished the same old narrative to try to scare their way into the White House.  —  Their candidates were presented as the patriarchs, protecting the house from invaders with dark skin.

DC mayor caught between activists, police in funding battle  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Muriel Bowser's national profile had never been higher, thanks to a Twitter beef with President Donald Trump and a renewed push to turn the nation's capital into the 51st state.

Biden campaign is 35% people of color and 53% female, new diversity data shows  —  Thirty-five percent of presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign operation are people of color and just over half are women, according to figures released Saturday under public prodding …

Workers removed thousands of social distancing stickers before Trump's Tulsa rally, according to video and a person familiar with the set-up  —  In the hours before his rally in Tulsa, President Trump's campaign directed the removal of thousands of “Do Not Sit Here, Please!” …

‘Historic moment’: Lawmakers clear difficult hurdle to consider bill that would remove the Mississippi state flag  —  The House and Senate are expected to act quickly this weekend to remove the Mississippi state flag, the last in the nation containing the Confederate battle emblem, after clearing the procedural path on Saturday.

After Asking Americans to Sacrifice in Shutdown, Leaders Failed to Control Virus  —  As Covid-19 cases surge, it is clear many governors underestimated the coronavirus and rushed to reopen before their states were ready.  —  WASHINGTON — More than four months into fighting the coronavirus …

Co-founder of Maryland group that protested for state to reopen tests positive for coronavirus  —  (CNN)The co-founder of a Maryland group that protested the state's stay-at-home order and has pressured Republican Gov. Larry Hogan to ease restrictions amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic says he has tested positive for Covid-19.