Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets  —  UPDATE (5:14 p.m. PT) — In the early hours of July 15, after a night spent protesting at the Multnomah County Justice Center and Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse, Mark Pettibone and his friend Conner O'Shea decided to head home.

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” …

House Rating Changes: 20 Races Move Towards Democrats  —  President Trump's abysmal polling since the pandemic began is seriously jeopardizing down-ballot GOP fortunes.  We may be approaching the point at which dozens of House Republicans will need to decide whether to cut the president loose and run on a …

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.

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.

Operation Grant seeks to stop President Trump's re-election in Ohio: John Weaver and Bill Kristol  —  “We are now in the midst of trying times when every one must be for or against his country, and show his colors too, by his every act.  Whatever may have been my political opinions before, I have one sentiment now.

From dream job to nightmare … A few months after Emily Applegate started working for the Washington Redskins in 2014, she settled into a daily routine: She would meet a female co-worker in the bathroom during their lunch breaks, she said, to commiserate and cry about the frequent sexual harassment and verbal abuse they endured.

Engel ousted in New York primary after lengthy vote count  —  Democrat Jamaal Bowman has defeated Rep. Eliot Engel in a primary in New York, ousting the 16-term incumbent and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in an election that took nearly a month to resolve.

Trump faces rising disapproval and widespread distrust on coronavirus, Post-ABC poll finds  —  Americans' views of President Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic have deteriorated significantly as cases rise across the country and personal fears of becoming infected persist, a Washington Post-ABC News poll finds.

Photographer Catches Topics in Kayleigh McEnany's Briefing Binder: Goya, Obama, Hate, Golf, Mueller, Lies, LGBT and More  —  A Reuters photograph of White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's vast briefing binder offered a peek behind the curtain of the Trump administration's messaging priorities.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg announces cancer recurrence, says chemotherapy yielding ‘positive results’  —  Washington (CNN)Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said Friday she is undergoing chemotherapy to treat a recurrence of cancer.  The treatment is yielding “positive results.”

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 …

Major USPS Changes Could Hamper Vote-By-Mail At The Worst Possible Time  —  Election officials who were already facing major challenges in making voting accessible operations during the pandemic were thrown a new curveball this week.  —  Mail service could be slowed down in coming months …

There are signs Trump's base is leaving him on the coronavirus  —  (CNN)As Covid-19 rages in America, voters are giving President Donald Trump record low numbers on his coronavirus performance.  —  Last week, we saw Trump score his worst ratings yet in an ABC News/Ipsos poll.

Fox Attacks the Washington Post—in the Best Way Possible  —  Okay, we mean an actual fox.  And an actual copy of the Post.  —  It can be hard to have easy, reliable access to the news necessary to keep you informed.  Especially if you don't have a computer, a smartphone, or a subscription to a paper.

Atlanta mayor slams ‘bizarre’ lawsuit by Georgia governor to block mask mandate  —  ‘The filing of a lawsuit is simply bizarre, quite frankly’  —  The mayor of Atlanta is calling Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's move to sue the city over its mask mandate “bizarre,” and says she believes it is linked …

Fox Nation's newest show is hosted by a QAnon supporter  —  Isaiah Washington has also shared conspiracy theories about 5G networks, COVID-19, and Fox News producers  —  Fox Nation's newest series features actor Isaiah Washington in Isaiah Washington: Kitchen Talk.

Hospitals Are Suddenly Short of Young Doctors — Because of Trump's Visa Ban  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  As hospitals across the United States brace for a difficult six months …

Schools Beat Earlier Plagues With Outdoor Classes.  We Should, Too.  —  A century ago, children in New York City attended classes during a pandemic.  It seemed to work.  —  In the early years of the 20th century, tuberculosis ravaged American cities, taking a particular and often fatal toll on the poor and the young.

Do Progressives Have a Free Speech Problem?  —  The illiberal left is a lot less threatening than the right.  That doesn't mean it doesn't exist.  —  An acquaintance came to me a few weeks ago with the rough draft of a letter about free speech and asked me to sign.

Democrats—and Some Republicans—See Signs of Political Realignment in the South  —  The DNC and the Biden campaign have identified North Carolina, Georgia and Texas as targets in the presidential race; ‘Bless their hearts,’ Trump campaign responds  —  WAKE FOREST, N.C. …

Amash not campaigning for re-election to his seat in Congress  —  When U.S. Rep. Justin Amash ended his exploratory bid for the presidency, Libertarian activists held out hope he would run for re-election to his seat in the U.S. House, where he is the first and only Libertarian to serve in Congress.

CREW Files Ethics Complaint Against Ivanka Trump  —  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  —  Washington — Ivanka Trump's official endorsement of Goya products on social media was an apparent violation of federal ethics rules and standards of conduct, according to a complaint filed by Citizens …

Maryland's governor touts his purchase of tests from South Korea.  Emails show a U.S. company offered tests at a lower price.  —  As Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan negotiated receipt of 500,000 coronavirus tests from South Korea this spring, a domestic test distributor tried to sell the state …

FOX 35 INVESTIGATES: Questions raised after fatal motorcycle crash listed as COVID-19 death  —  Crash victim reported as COVID-19 death  —  ORLANDO, Fla. - A person who died in a motorcycle accident was added to Florida's COVID-19 death count, according to a state health official.

Critics pounce on James Harden for wearing a ‘thin blue line’ mask  —  The Houston Rockets probably knew that a Thursday night tweet from the team might invite some controversy.  Above a photo of superstar guard James Harden wearing a face covering, they wrote, “Mask Up” …

Harris Faulkner Gets a Bigger Spotlight at Fox News Channel … A viewer had slipped into her direct messages on Twitter with an unpleasant remark, and McCain, who says she is prone to react to such things, learned a different strategy from Faulkner, with whom she appeared regularly …

Seeing ‘Black Lives Matter’ Written in Chalk, One City Declares It a Crime  —  In a small Washington town where people of color say they have faced discrimination, activists ran into trouble for drawing “Black Lives Matter” in the streets.  Then their white neighbors came to their defense.