Trump's push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans who have long enabled him  —  President Trump's unyielding push to preserve Confederate symbols and the legacy of white domination, crystallized by his harsh denunciation of the racial justice movement Friday night at Mount Rushmore …

An antifa hoax about a ‘peaceful flag burning to resist police’ riled up right-wing groups in Gettysburg for no reason  —  Foto: Andrew Lichtenstein/ Corbis via Getty Images Various alt-right groups including militias, the oath keepers, a scattering of klansmen, and confederate flag advocates …

Republican internal polling signals a Democratic rout  —  (CNN)Whenever I hear an operative complain about public polling, I have just one thing to say: Put up or shut up.  Release your own numbers that show the race in a different place than the public polling, or let the public polling stand.

Mississippi could drop Jim Crow-era statewide voting process  —  JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi just ditched its Confederate-themed state flag.  Later this year, the state's voters will decide whether to dump a statewide election process that dates to the Jim Crow era.

It is time to reconsider the global legacy of July 4, 1776  —  American independence helped further colonialism and white supremacy  —  As the country prepares to celebrate the anniversary of its formal declaration of independence from Britain on July 4, 1776, we must, once again, reckon with two dark historical truths.

Biden builds lead as Trump goes from trailing to flailing  —  As recently as one month ago, Donald Trump was merely losing.  Now he is flailing, trudging into the Independence Day weekend at the nadir of his presidency, trailing by double digits in recent polls and in danger of dragging the Republican Senate down with him.

Florida breaks coronavirus record with over 11K new cases reported in one day  —  Florida reported 11,458 new coronavirus cases on Independence Day, shattering its record for daily reported cases in the state since the pandemic began.  —  The single-day record was last broken on Thursday with over 10,000 new cases.

The America of Hamilton, not Trump, is the one I chose to become a citizen of this year  —  “Boy, did you pick a time to become an American citizen!  Are you sure you made the right decision?”  My friends from abroad have recently asked these questions, with varying degrees of sarcasm and concern.

‘White power’ video was a glimpse into Trump-era political discourse in 'America's friendliest' retirement community  —  THE VILLAGES, Fla. — Sharon Sandler was already irritated as she walked toward the growing line of golf carts preparing to parade around one of her retirement community's town squares for President Trump's birthday.

Trump defends US history, blasts ‘radical left’ in ‘Salute to America’ celebration  —  Airshow, fireworks and music are on tap for Fourth of July event  —  President Trump evoked the history of American patriots who defeated Nazis, toppled communists and chased down terrorists …

Trump erodes America's foundation.  This Fourth of July, I pledge to rebuild it. … The Fourth of July commemorates a courageous, extraordinary day, when the architects of our nation laid the first stone in the foundation of American democracy.  In the nearly two and a half centuries since …

Seriously, Just Wear Your Mask  —  This is not complicated, folks.  —  Mr. Wegman is a member of the editorial board.  —  Wear a mask.  —  Seriously, just wear one.  Almost any mask will do, really.  N95, surgical, spandex, homespun cotton.  For people who aren't front-line health care workers …