Fauci: ‘Bizarre’ White House Behavior Only Hurts the President  —  Anthony Fauci isn't about to quit, despite the White House's clumsy attempts to stain his public image.  More so now than at any other point in their uneasy partnership, it seems that if President Donald Trump wants to be rid of Fauci, he'll need to fire him.

Release Detail  —  July 15, 2020 - Biden Widens Lead Over Trump To 15 Points In Presidential Race, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Trump Job Approval Rating Drops To 36 Percent  —  As coronavirus cases surge and states rollback re-openings, former Vice President Joe Biden opens …

Kevin Stitt ‘pretty shocked’ to be first governor to test positive for COVID-19 … OKLAHOMA CITY — Gov. Kevin Stitt has tested positive for COVID-19, he confirmed Wednesday.  —  The news comes after the state recently reopened but is seeing record spikes in cases.

The nation is in a downward spiral.  Worse is still to come.  —  Because of his incontinent use of it, the rhetorical mustard that the president slathers on every subject has lost its tang.  The entertainer has become a bore, and foretelling his defeat no longer involves peering into a distant future …

Florida GOP doctors Trump tweet to solve mail-in voting problem  —  MIAMI — President Donald Trump's harsh rhetoric against mail-in voting is causing a big problem for Florida Republicans, who once dominated the practice here.  —  So the state GOP came up with a solution …

Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Oliver Taylor, a student at England's University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile.  —  Online profiles describe him as a coffee lover …

White House officials sent document to Pentagon criticizing Vindman after impeachment testimony … WASHINGTON — The National Security Council sent a list of allegations about Lt. Col. Alex Vindman to the Pentagon after he testified before the House in impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump …

The White House Called a News Conference.  Trump Turned It Into a Meandering Monologue.  —  The president spoke in the Rose Garden for 63 minutes.  He spent only six of those minutes answering questions from reporters.  —  WASHINGTON — In theory, President Trump summoned television cameras …

Ivanka Trump Promotes Can of Goya Beans, Violates Ethics Standards  —  The Trump family has long struggled in their promotion of food products — and even their efforts to make menu items look vaguely edible — but that didn't stop Ivanka Trump from endorsing a can of Goya Foods black beans on Tuesday night.

The Dehumanizing Condescension of White Fragility  —  I must admit that I had not gotten around to actually reading Robin DiAngelo's White Fragility until recently.  But it was time to jump in.  DiAngelo is an education professor and—most prominently today—a diversity consultant who argues …

64 Videos Show the N.Y.P.D. Meeting Protesters With Fists, Clubs and Body Slams  —  The videos below contain scenes of graphic violence.  Scroll to watch or skip ahead.  —  Punches, tackles, beatings and shoves.  —  At the height of the recent Black Lives Matter marches in New York City …

Trump Raises New Objections to Subpoena Seeking His Tax Returns  —  The effort came less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Manhattan district attorney to demand the records.  —  Days after the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a defeat to President Trump …

Trump says he would welcome Michael Flynn back to his administration  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would welcome retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn back into his administration now that the former national security adviser's legal troubles are on the verge of receding.

Progressive Wave Rolls Through Texas With Big Wins in Dallas, Austin, and Houston  —  The recent wave of progressive primary victories rolled into Texas on Tuesday evening, with Candace Valenzuela and Mike Siegel pulling into strong leads against centrist opponents for the chance to flip Republican-held suburban districts.

Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks  —  The Central Intelligence Agency has conducted a series of covert cyber operations against Iran and other targets since winning a secret victory in 2018 when President Trump signed what amounts to a sweeping authorization …

Where Is the Outrage Over Anti-Semitism in Sports and Hollywood?  —  The Hollywood Reporter columnist calls out the hateful outbursts against Jews by Ice Cube, DeSean Jackson and others and explains how the muted response “perpetuates racism” and contributes to an overall “Apatholypse.”

In historic move, North Carolina city approves reparations for Black residents  —  ASHEVILLE, N.C. - In an extraordinary move, the Asheville City Council has apologized for the North Carolina city's historic role in slavery, discrimination and denial of basic liberties to Black residents …

Trump wants the CIA to cooperate with Russia.  We tried that.  It was a disaster.  —  Putin doesn't want a constructive relationship with the United States.  He just wants to beat us.  —  There has been justifiable outrage after news reports surfaced about Russian intelligence services paying the Taliban …

Free Speech Defenders Don't Understand the Critique Against Them  —  On cancel culture, the Harper's letter, the counter letter, Thomas Chatterton Williams, Bari Weiss, hypocrisy, and more  —  A few days after spearheading a open letter in Harper's defending free speech and denouncing cancel culture …

Former Manhattan Federal Prosecutor Fired by Trump to Teach at Stanford  —  Geoffrey S. Berman will be a visiting professor of law at Stanford Law School.  —  Geoffrey S. Berman, the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York who was abruptly fired last month by President Trump …

GOP congressman faces felony charges over alleged voter fraud  —  The first sign of trouble came in December 2019, when the Topeka Capital-Journal reported that Rep. Steve Watkins (R-Kan.) listed a UPS Store on his election documents and voter-registration form as his residential address.

MSNBC Host Joy Reid Faces Revived Libel Claim Upon Big Appellate Decision  —  MSNBC's Joy Reid, who just a week ago earned a promotion to nightly news anchor, is on the losing end of a big appellate decision that will shape the rules of many cases involving free speech.

Two crimes benefited Trump's campaign in 2016.  Ever since, the president has worked to block scrutiny of those schemes.  —  A porn star was paid to keep silent about her alleged dalliance years earlier with a presidential candidate, which a judge has agreed was an illegal violation of campaign finance laws.

Alabama Gov. Ivey issues statewide mask mandate in public spaces, beginning Thursday  —  After days of an “alarming” upward climb in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday she will enforce a statewide mask order.  —  The move was an about-face …

Walmart will start requiring all customers to wear masks  —  New York (CNN Business)Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is the latest national chain to require all customers to wear masks.  —  The change will start next week.  Starbucks (SBUX)said last week that it will require customers …

Major LGBTQ rights group breaks with Sen. Susan Collins, endorses Democratic opponent Sara Gideon  —  The Human Rights Campaign, the country's largest LGBTQ rights advocacy organization, is opposing Sen. Susan Collins's reelection bid in Maine and endorsing her Democratic opponent, Sara Gideon.

The rise and humiliating fall of Jeff Sessions, a cautionary tale for other Republicans  —  If there was one establishment figure in Washington who understood Trumpism, it was Jeff Sessions.  But Sessions is also the Washington figure who most clearly paid a political price for not seeming loyal enough to President Trump.