Justices rule states can bind presidential electors' votes  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that states can require presidential electors to back their states' popular vote winner in the Electoral College.  —  The ruling, just under four months before the 2020 election …

Trump's Job Approval Rating Steady at Lower Level  —  WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's approval rating is holding steady at a lower level after a sharp drop in late May and early June, with 38% of Americans currently approving of the job he is doing.

Senator Duckworth and Most of the Press Are Lying about Trump's Speech  —  Senator Tammy Duckworth says that, during his address at Mount Rushmore on Friday, President Trump “spent all his time talking about dead traitors.”  —  This is a flat-out lie.  It is entirely untrue.  It is invented from whole cloth.

Is Anyone Watching Quibi?  The streaming platform raised $1.75 billion and secured a roster of A-list talent, but it can't get audiences to notice.  —  The Emmy race has begun!  Vulture is taking a close look at the contenders until nomination-round voting closes on July 13.

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.

Don't gorge on polls that show Biden ahead.  COVID and voter suppression boost Trump's odds.  —  Soon many Americans will begin wearing out the refresh buttons on their browsers, hoping that an overdose of polls, voter data and the mystical models that interpret them will grant us some certainty …

Spain's coronavirus antibodies study adds evidence against herd immunity  —  Madrid (CNN)Spain's large-scale study on the coronavirus indicates just 5% of its population has developed antibodies, strengthening evidence that a so-called herd immunity to Covid-19 is “unachievable,” the medical journal the Lancet reported on Monday.

Alan Dershowitz hasn't been seen at his favorite nude beach in months  —  Residents of Martha's Vineyard will be seeing a lot less of Alan Dershowitz this summer — in more ways than one.  —  The lawyer famously enjoys letting it all hang out on one of the island's nude beaches, Lucy Vincent Beach.

How Lincoln Project anti-Trump Republicans got into his head.  Spoiler: It was easy. … Seeking to defend President Donald Trump from questions over whether he actually reads his daily intelligence briefing, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters last week …

Trump and Biden campaigns shift focus to coronavirus as pandemic surges  —  The Trump and Biden presidential campaigns now see the coronavirus response as the preeminent force shaping the results of November's election, prompting both camps to try to refocus their campaigns more heavily on the pandemic …

Dakota Access Oil Line to Be Shut by Court in Blow for Trump  —  Listen  —  The Dakota Access pipeline must shut down by Aug. 5, a district court ruled Monday in a stunning defeat for the Trump administration and the oil industry.  —  The decision is a momentous win for American Indian tribes …

Trump-connected lobbyists reap windfall in COVID-19 boom  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Forty lobbyists with ties to President Donald Trump helped clients secure more than $10 billion in federal coronavirus aid, among them five former administration officials whose work potentially violates Trump's own ethics policy, according to a report.

Fox News Crops Trump Out of Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell Photo  —  Fox News apparently cropped President Donald Trump out of a photograph with Jeffrey Epstein on Sunday, during the network's coverage of the arrest of Ghislane Maxwell.  —  The edited photo aired on America's News Headquarters …

Frederick Douglass statue vandalized on anniversary of his famous Fourth of July 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.

Trump demands apology from Bubba Wallace  —  President Trump demanded Monday an apology from Bubba Wallace, NASCAR's only Black driver, after the FBI determined last month that he was not a target of a hate crime when a noose was found in his garage stall before a race.

Trump Camp Vows to Protect Brazil's Most Iconic Statue From Left Wing Mobs  —  A new ad warns that the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is under threat.  It's unclear if this is even true or how the president would actually save it.  —  President Donald Trump's determination …

Are Protests Unsafe?  What Experts Say May Depend on Who's Protesting What  —  Public health experts decried the anti-lockdown protests last spring as dangerous gatherings in a pandemic.  Health experts seem less comfortable doing so now that the marches are against racism.

The Willful Blindness of Reactionary Liberalism  —  It was always a given that 2020 would be a year to remember.  Even so, it continues to surprise.  It seems likely that June will go down as one of the pivotal months of our political era, a period when our streets, our press …

Iran Admits Serious Damage to Natanz Nuclear Site, Setting Back Program  —  A Middle Eastern intelligence official said Israel planted a bomb in a building where advanced centrifuges were being developed.  —  A fire at Iran's main nuclear fuel enrichment site caused significant damage …

Trump's Support Is Withering in Areas Where Virus Cases Are Rising  — Sunbelt and other Republican areas are now getting hit hard  — Older voters most vulnerable are no longer supporting Trump  —  Coronavirus is skyrocketing in Republican-leaning Sunbelt and interior states …

Trudeau turns down White House invitation amid pandemic  —  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 pandemic outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Thursday, June 18, 2020.  (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

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.

Breonna Taylor warrant connected to Louisville gentrification plan, lawyers say  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Breonna Taylor's shooting was the result of a Louisville police department operation to clear out a block in western Louisville that was part of a major gentrification makeover …

These charts show how economic progress has stalled for Black Americans since the Civil Rights era  —  (CNN)The typical Black American family is virtually no closer to equal footing with its White peers in terms of income and wealth than it was 50 years ago, when Civil Rights-era reforms …