US Attorney For Oregon Calls For Investigation Into Portland Protester Arrests  —  UPDATE (1:36 p.m. PT) — U.S. Attorney Billy Williams said Friday he wants an investigation into actions of federal officers who have pulled Portland protesters off the street and into unmarked vehicles.

See You Next Friday: A Farewell Letter  —  The good news is that my last column in this space is not about “cancel culture.”  Well, almost.  I agree with some of the critics that it's a little nuts to say I've just been “canceled,” sent into oblivion and exile for some alleged sin.  I haven't.

White House blocks CDC from testifying on reopening schools next week  —  (CNN)The White House is blocking US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Robert Redfield and other officials from the agency from testifying before a House Education and Labor Committee hearing …

White House portraits of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush moved from prominent space to rarely used room  —  WH: Trump's doing a lot of things at once amid case surge  —  (CNN)The official portraits of former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush were removed from the Grand Foyer …

Joe Biden, citing intelligence briefings, warns that Russia, China are engaged in election interference  —  Joe Biden, citing intelligence briefings that he is now receiving, warned Friday night that Russia and China were both actively engaged in trying to sow doubt in the American electoral system.

Trump expected to exclude undocumented migrants from U.S. census  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is expected to soon issue an executive order that would ban undocumented immigrants from being included in the 2020 census count of every person living in the United States, a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

Breonna Taylor was alive after police shot her, records indicate.  No one tried to treat her  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Just after midnight March 13, three Louisville police officers fired more than 20 bullets into Breonna Taylor's apartment, striking her five times.  —  But she didn't die — not right away.

Fox host Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump claim Biden wants to defund police  —  “Fox News Sunday” anchor Chris Wallace in a new interview shut down President Trump's claim that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is in favor of defunding the police.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump campaign is investigating campaign spending, Parscale contracts  — The Trump campaign has launched an internal audit of spending irregularities during Brad Parscale's tenure as campaign manager.  — Jeff DeWit, the 2020 campaign chief operating officer …

Fox News Staffers Erupt Over Network's Racism: Bosses ‘Created a White Supremacist Cell’  —  SH*T.'  —  A heated early-June phone call between Fox execs and Black staffers was just the beginning of an internal revolt against racism at the network, insiders told The Daily Beast.

‘People would die’: Andy Beshear blasts Daniel Cameron's effort to block COVID-19 orders  —  Gov. Andy Beshear condemned Attorney General Daniel Cameron's attempt to block all of his past and future executive orders under the COVID-19 state of emergency, calling the action “scary and reckless.”

Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside  —  Several people involved in the events that took down Twitter this week spoke with The Times.  What might have been a pursuit of Bitcoin spun out of control.  —  OAKLAND, Calif. — A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political …

St. Louis Gun Couple to Join Friday Night Trump Campaign Event  —  The St. Louis couple at the center of a firestorm over their armed confrontation with a crowd of Black Lives Matter protesters will join an official Trump campaign event on Friday night.  —  Mark and Patricia McCloskey …

Trump says 'I don't agree' with CDC director's mask message  —  President Donald Trump on Friday continued muddying his administration's messaging on the use of masks to combat the spread of the coronavirus, saying he disagreed with his CDC director about how effective they would be in stopping COVID-19 …

Graham releases declassified docs on early months of Russia probe  —  A Senate committee released declassified documents Friday suggesting that senior FBI officials were initially skeptical of the emerging narrative early in Donald Trump's presidency that his campaign was in contact with Russian intelligence officers.

A Detailed Map of Who Is Wearing Masks in the U.S.  —  In some American neighborhoods, it's hard to spot even one person outside without a face covering.  In others, your odds of seeing many maskless people are quite high.  —  Public health officials believe that face coverings …

David Shor's Unified Theory of American Politics  —  David Shor got famous by getting fired.  In late May, amid widespread protests over George Floyd's murder, the 28-year-old data scientist tweeted out a study that found nonviolent demonstrations were more effective than “riots” …

Graffiti on monument commemorating Nazi SS division being investigated as a hate crime by police … An incident involving graffiti spray painted on a monument to those who fought in Adolf Hitler's SS is being investigated as a hate crime by an Ontario police force.

CNN White House Correspondent Kaitlan Collins Says, “You've Got To Get Up Before The Tweets”  —  As one of the youngest White House correspondents in the history of CNN, Kaitlan Collins has a resilient nature that has served her well.  —  “I never thought I'd be covering the White House.

With coronavirus antibodies fading fast, vaccine hopes fade, too  —  Disturbing new revelations that permanent immunity to the coronavirus may not be possible have jeopardized vaccine development and reinforced a decision by scientists at UCSF and affiliated laboratories to focus exclusively on treatments.

Pentagon bans Confederate flag in way to avoid Trump's wrath  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — After weeks of wrangling, the Pentagon on Friday will ban displays of the Confederate flag on military installations, in a carefully worded policy that doesn't mention the word ban or that specific flag.

Over 100 Houston Doctors Slam Rep. Dan Crenshaw for “Spreading Dangerous Disinformation” on Coronavirus  —  More than 100 doctors, medical professionals, and emergency room physicians in the Houston area have signed their names to a letter condemning Republican Rep. Daniel Crenshaw …

Will there be a ‘Trump Crimes Commission’ if Biden wins in November?  There might have to be  —  'I don't care about the chaos that might result by opening up the presidential archives after Trump so that the public can see what the heck is going on'  —  If the November 3 general election turns …

How Dr. Deborah Birx's political skills made her the most powerful person on the coronavirus task force  —  Washington (CNN)As the relationship between Dr. Anthony Fauci and President Donald Trump publicly disintegrated over the past few months, Dr. Deborah Birx, Fauci's former mentee …

Suspect Is Arrested in Grisly Killing of Tech C.E.O. Fahim Saleh  —  Mr. Saleh, 33, was found dismembered and decapitated inside his Manhattan apartment.  —  The former personal assistant of a young tech entrepreneur found decapitated and dismembered in his Manhattan apartment was arrested early …

‘Rachel Maddow Show’ Scores All-Time High With Mary Trump Interview  —  The MSNBC anchor draws her biggest audience ever with an episode featuring the president's niece.  —  MSNBC's Rachel Maddow Show hit an all-time ratings high Thursday night with an interview with Mary Tump.

A serious response to those mocking me for wearing a mask  —  Adjusting my face mask, I walked to the counter of a party store near my cottage in northern Michigan.  “Six bags of garbage,” I said, handing the woman $18 for the privilege of throwing my vacation waste into her dumpster.