Frederick Douglass statue vandalized on anniversary of his famous Rochester speech  —  On the same weekend in which famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass 168 years ago delivered one of his most historically resonant speeches, a statue of Douglass was toppled from its base and left near the Genesee River gorge.

Strongmen rush to remake the world order as Trump faces potential election defeat  —  London (CNN)This past week, on US President Donald Trump's watch Russia and China have effectively re-aligned the coming world order.  They didn't do it together, but both took advantage of uncertainty …

How Tucker Carlson monologues predict what Trump will say next  —  If you want to understand the rhetorical roots of Trump's Independence Day speech at Mount Rushmore, go back and watch Tucker Carlson's monologues for the past six weeks.  —  Between the lines: Trump …

Reward for info on shooting death of 8-year-old during violent night in Atlanta  —  ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) — An 8-year-old girl died after she was shot during a night of violence across metro Atlanta.  —  The shooting occurred just before 10 p.m. on University Avenue near I-75/85.

Militias flocked to Gettysburg to foil a supposed antifa flag burning, an apparent hoax created on social media  —  GETTYSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, PA. — For weeks, a mysterious figure on social media talked up plans for antifa protesters to converge on this historical site on Independence …

Duckworth emerging as a contender to be Biden's running mate  —  As Joe Biden pushes ahead with his search for a running mate, Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has quietly emerged as a serious contender, according to three people with knowledge of the selection process, one of several developing dynamics …

Trump faces a now historical disadvantage  —  (CNN)Poll of the week: A new Monmouth University poll finds former Vice President Joe Biden with a 53% to 41% lead over President Donald Trump.  —  The average live interview poll conducted over the last month has Biden ahead by a similar 11-point margin.

Protester dies after struck by speeding car at Black Lives Matter freeway demonstration in Seattle  —  One other demonstrator hit by the luxury vehicle was critically injured.  —  A young protester has died from injuries she suffered when a luxury car plowed into her and another woman during …

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Trump turned July Fourth into a partisan event.  The damage could be long-lasting.  —  President Trump, with two speeches in two days, has turned the Fourth of July from a joyful and unifying patriotic celebration of America's founding values into a partisan political event.  The damage could outlast his presidency.

The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus  —  Coronavirus cases per 10,000 people  —  Teresa and Marvin Bradley can't say for sure how they got the coronavirus.  Maybe Ms. Bradley, a Michigan nurse, brought it from her hospital.  Maybe it came from a visiting relative.

Michael Flynn recites oath of office using slogan associated with QAnon  —  During the evening of July 4, retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn shared a video of himself leading five other people in a recitation of the oath of office traditionally given to federal elected officeholders …

David Horowitz's Book Predicting a Trump Victory Was Not Well-Timed  —  In these dark times for the Trump reelection campaign, one prophet has emerged to give hope to the faithful.  David Horowitz's latest book, Blitz: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win, has won cheerful acclaim.

41 shot overnight in NYC with at least 4 dead in citywide explosion of gun violence  —  New York City turned into the Wild West as a series of shootings claiming at least four lives and injuring 37 others erupted amid Fourth of July celebrations.  —  The shocking wave of violence came …

I can't stop thinking about the beauty of Elijah McClain and the banal evil of the cops who killed him  —  If you want to last more than a year or two in journalism, you're supposed to have some kind of switch that doesn't fully block the flow of human emotions — that's simply not possible …

A Trump-Backed Senate Candidate's Hedge Fund Disaster  —  President Trump's favored Senate candidate in Alabama, Tommy Tuberville, is known for his career as a college football coach.  —  But he also had a brief stint as co-owner of a hedge fund.  It did not go well.

Deadly Brain-Eating Amoeba Confirmed in Florida  —  WHAT'S NEXT?  —  Health officials in Florida have sounded the alarm over the discovery of a rare, brain-eating amoeba in the county that encompasses Tampa and several other cities.  The Florida Department of Health announced the news Friday …

Donald Trump's shrinking electoral map  —  Donald Trump's campaign once spoke of expanding his electoral map into blue-leaning territory like Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico and New Hampshire.  —  Now, winning at least a handful of those states has become a matter of survival.

GOP Sen.: Obama ‘Failed’ on Ebola but Trump's Stepped Up With COVID-19  —  “So if President Obama showed failed leadership then, do you think President Trump is showing failed leadership now?”  CNN's Dana Bash pressed Joni Ernst on Sunday.  —  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), when confronted …

Trump to hold outdoor New Hampshire rally July 11, campaign announces  —  The rally will be the president's second since the coronavirus pandemic swept across the nation  —  President Trump's re-election campaign announced Sunday that the president will headline an outdoor rally …

They envisioned a world without police.  Inside Seattle's CHOP zone, protesters struggled to make it real  —  Seattle (CNN)In Wednesday's early morning hours, Seattle police cleared the Capitol Hill Organized Protest area, a relatively quiet end to a demonstration that had evolved into an art party …

Army identifies Vanessa Guillén's remains, soldier's family says  —  Army investigators have positively identified the remains of Spc. Vanessa Guillén, her family told The Washington Post on Sunday, more than two months after she vanished from Fort Hood.

Nightmare in New York: How Covid-19, BLM protests and a liberal mayor are turning the city into a no-go zone as murders skyrocket, shops are looted and 500,000 middle-class residents flee  —  Two bullet-ridden bodies lay sprawled on bloodstained concrete steps.

The Arc Digital Way  —  As a publication, we are fiercely committed to intellectual pluralism.  What does that mean?  And why do we think that's a good thing?  —  Earlier this week, Brookings fellow (and Arc contributor) Shadi Hamid tweeted something that was far too reasonable to escape controversy.

Ghislaine Maxwell prepared to snitch on ‘big names’ to save herself  —  Many powerful people connected to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell — including Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and Leslie Wexner — could be “extremely worried right now” following Maxwell's arrest — because she wrongly believed they were protecting her.