Chief Justice John Roberts was hospitalized last month after injuring his head in a fall  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. suffered a fall at a Maryland country club last month that required an overnight stay in the hospital, a Supreme Court spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday night.

Mary Trump's Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’  —  The president's niece, Mary L. Trump, is the first to break ranks with the family and release a tell-all memoir.  —  Mary L. Trump, President Trump's niece, plans to publish a tell-all family memoir next week …

Artists and Writers Warn of an ‘Intolerant Climate.’ Reaction Is Swift.  —  An open letter published by Harper's, signed by luminaries including Margaret Atwood and Wynton Marsalis, argued for openness to “opposing views.”  The debate began immediately.  —  The killing of George Floyd …

Mary Kay Letourneau, teacher jailed for raping student she later married, dies at 58  —  Mary Kay Letourneau, the former Seattle-area teacher who married a man she was convicted of raping when he was in sixth grade, has died of cancer, her lawyer said Tuesday.  She was 58.

Trump Pledges To ‘Pressure’ Governors To Reopen Schools Despite Health Concerns  —  President Trump vowed to exert pressure on states to reopen their school districts this fall even as large parts of the country are experiencing a spike in COVID-19 cases.  —  “We're very much going to put pressure …

Biden coasts to victory in New Jersey, Delaware primaries, NBC News projects  —  Joe Biden has won the Democratic presidential primaries in New Jersey and his home state of Delaware, NBC News projects.  —  The pair of wins Tuesday night allows Biden, who is already the presumptive Democratic nominee …

New Hampshire's GOP governor defends Trump's rally — but isn't attending  —  (CNN)New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu assured reporters Tuesday that President Donald Trump's upcoming rally in the state could be pulled off safely and without a mandatory mask order, even as he was unlikely to attend himself.

Kanye West Says He's Done With Trump—Opens Up About White House Bid, Damaging Biden And Everything In Between  —  Kanye West's Fourth of July declaration, via Tweet, that he was running for president lit the internet on fire, even as pundits were trying to discern how serious he was.

Trump's attacks on mail voting are turning Republicans off absentee ballots  —  President Trump's relentless attacks on the security of mail voting are driving suspicion among GOP voters toward absentee ballots — a dynamic alarming Republican strategists, who say it could undercut their own candidates, including Trump himself.

No Americans Are Known to Have Died in Russian Bounty Scheme, U.S. General Says  —  Mideast commander calls intelligence ‘worrisome,’ but says officials haven't connected U.S. casualties to payments to Taliban by Moscow  —  A top U.S. military official confirmed Tuesday that U.S. intelligence assessed …

Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg.  It didn't go well  —  (CNN Business)Civil rights and activist groups blasted Facebook's leadership on Tuesday after meeting with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other executives to discuss the demands of a large advertiser boycott that now includes hundreds of brands.

Brazil's Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for Covid-19 after months of dismissing the seriousness of the virus  —  (CNN)Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus.  —  Bolsonaro himself announced the result, speaking on Brazilian TV channels Tuesday.

‘Disgusting, sickening’: Joe Biden slams Donald Trump for questioning potential running mate Tammy Duckworth's patriotism after she lost both legs in combat in Iraq  — Joe Biden slammed President Donald Trump for questioning potential running mate Tammy Duckworth's patriotism

Dr. Fauci contradicts Trump's boasts about lower COVID death rate — and calls it a ‘false narrative’  —  Even as documented cases of COVID-19 have surged in recent weeks, President Donald Trump has so far taken comfort from the fact that the number of deaths related to the disease have so far not surged with it.

They Can't Stomach Trump.  They're Sufficiently Comfortable With Biden.  —  Some voters who disliked both nominees in 2016 chose a third-party candidate instead.  Now, many of them are shunning President Trump and are ready to back Joe Biden.  —  In Florida in 2016, J.C. Planas …

Should Racial and Ethnic Slurs Count in Scrabble Tournaments?  —  The fight against systemic racism has taken aim at Scrabble.  An agreement is at hand to bar offensive terms, though some players endorse using them for points.  —  Josephine Flowers became a ranked, competitive Scrabble player …

Park Police did not record their radio transmissions during Lafayette Square operation on June 1  —  Critical record of how police launched sweep against protesters is lost  —  Audio of the forceful push led by U.S. Park Police to sweep protesters out of Lafayette Square on June 1 …

Trudeau Won't Visit Trump.  Most Canadians Don't Want To Cross The Border Either  —  When Prime Minister Justin Trudeau turned down an invitation to the White House this week, it sent a message in line with the current mood in Canada: This is not a good time to travel between Canada and the United States …

Texas says new coronavirus cases jumped by more than 10,000 for the first time  — Texas reported more than 10,000 additional Covid-19 cases Tuesday, a record-breaking daily surge.  — There were 9,268 people in the state's hospitals with Covid-19 as of Tuesday, another daily record.

Trump veterans flock to K Street despite ‘drain the swamp’ vow  —  On a February morning in 2018, representatives of several California water agencies arrived at a meeting at the Interior Department's austere Washington headquarters to discuss a long-sought goal: weakening the Endangered Species Act …

Sweden Has Become the World's Cautionary Tale  —  Its decision to carry on in the face of the pandemic has yielded a surge of deaths without sparing its economy from damage — a red flag as the United States and Britain move to lift lockdowns.  —  LONDON — Ever since the coronavirus emerged in Europe …

I Am Black And I Am A Democrat.  But 'I Ain't' Voting For Joe Biden This November  —  Since that day in May when I announced I would support Donald Trump for president, my motives have been questioned, my integrity assailed, even my intelligence challenged.  That's okay.

Case Against Amy Cooper Lacks Key Element: Victim's Cooperation  —  Ms. Cooper, who is white, is charged with filing a false police report after she claimed a Black bird-watcher threatened her in Central Park during a dispute over her dog.  —  The Manhattan district attorney's decision …

Seven Arrested, Facing Federal Charges After Weekend Riots at Hatfield Federal Courthouse (Photo)  —  PORTLAND, Ore.—U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that seven people have been arrested and face federal charges for their roles in weekend riots at the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in Portland.

At least 5 Republican senators say they will not attend GOP convention  —  At least five GOP senators have said they will not attend next month's Republican National Convention in Jacksonville either due to coronavirus concerns or political reasons.  —  Why it matters: For some …

The Unintentional Racism Found in Traffic Signals  —  Just because something doesn't use an offensive mascot doesn't mean it can't reinforce a broken system  —  Washington D.C.'s pro football team.  Aunt Jemima pancake products.  Eskimo Pies.  They're all examples of the everyday racism …

Florida invited the nation to its reopening — then it became a new coronavirus epicenter  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As the coronavirus savaged other parts of the country, Florida, buoyed by low infection rates, seemed an ideal location for a nation looking to emerge from isolation.

McClatchy, a Family Newspaper Business, Heads Toward Hedge-Fund Ownership  —  In keeping with a nationwide industry trend, a finance firm seems poised to take control of the publisher of The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee.  —  The McClatchy family has been in journalism since 1857 …