Trump's Request of an Ambassador: Get the British Open for Me  —  Woody Johnson, the N.F.L. owner, Trump donor and ambassador to Britain, was warned not to get involved in trying to move the tournament to a Trump resort in Scotland, but he raised the idea anyway — and he failed.

Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder arrested in $60 million bribery case  —  Rick Rouan The Columbus Dispatch Randy Ludlow The Columbus Dispatch  —  Federal officials arrested Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and several others on Tuesday in connection with a $60 million bribery case.

Ocasio-Cortez accosted by GOP lawmaker over remarks: 'That kind of confrontation hasn't ever happened to me'  —  Tensions flared on Capitol Hill this week when a Republican lawmaker challenged Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on issues of crime and policing in an unusual …

Twitter bans 7,000 QAnon accounts, limits 150,000 others as part of broad crackdown  —  Twitter announced Tuesday that it has begun taking sweeping actions to limit the reach of QAnon content, banning many of the conspiracy theory's followers because of problems with harassment and misinformation.

Former Gov./DHS boss Ridge: 'It'd be a cold day in hell' before he'd let ‘uninvited’ federal agents into Pa.  —  The nation's first secretary of the Department of Homeland Security had sharp words for his former agency Tuesday, condemning the Trump administration's decision to send federal officers …

White House, GOP in disarray over coronavirus spending plan as deadline nears on expiring emergency aid  —  ‘What in the hell are we doing?’  Sen. Cruz asked White House officials and GOP colleagues at a planning lunch  —  A major intraparty rift widened between the White House …

EXCLUSIVE: Ghislaine Maxwell paid $25K to fake news purveyor Jacob Wohl to ‘smear Epstein victims and to get SDNY prosecutor Geoffrey Berman fired in attempt to stall sex trafficking investigation against her’  — Ghislaine Maxwell hired Jacob Wohl to smear alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein and her …

Pandemic probably will ‘get worse before it gets better’: A solo Trump holds 1st coronavirus briefing in months  —  Changing tone, he also advised Americans to “get a mask, wear a mask.”  —  President Donald Trump held his first press briefing focused on the coronavirus crisis in nearly three months …

WSJ Journalists Ask Publisher for Clearer Distinction Between News and Opinion Content  —  Letter to publisher Almar Latour cites concerns about Opinion section's accuracy and transparency  —  A group of journalists at The Wall Street Journal and other Dow Jones NWS .71% staffers sent …

House Republicans air grievances against Liz Cheney over support for Dr. Fauci and splitting with Trump  —  (CNN)Several House Republicans attacked House GOP Conference Chairwoman Liz Cheney of Wyoming during a conference meeting Tuesday morning for supporting Dr. Anthony Fauci and splitting …

U.S. reports over 1,000 daily coronavirus deaths for first time since May  —  The U.S. reported more than 1,000 coronavirus-related deaths on Tuesday for the first time since May 29, according to the COVID-19 Tracking Project.  —  Why it matters: Deaths from COVID-19 had slowed after months of lockdowns …

Maine brewery cancels Trump campaign event, saying it was misled over details  —  This story will be updated.  —  A veteran-owned Freeport brewery canceled a Wednesday campaign event for President Donald Trump that was to be headlined by the president's daughter-in-law after an owner …

Hostage siege ends after Ukrainian president endorses Joaquin Phoenix film  —  Gunman surrenders after video recommending 2005's Earthlings posted on Facebook  —  A gunman in Ukraine armed with an automatic rifle and grenades has surrendered to police and released 13 hostages …

The Note: Trump changes course as COVID-19 response faces critical tests  —  Trump is looking to resume task-force briefings with himself as the focal point  —  You don't have to believe in pivots to see the big moments piling up.  —  President Donald Trump is looking to resume task-force briefings …

Planned Parenthood of Greater New York Announces Intent to Remove Margaret Sanger's Name from NYC Health Center  —  Contact: Carrie Mumah, [email protected], 212-274-7294 … NEW YORK - Today, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York announced its plans to remove Margaret Sanger's name …

Donald Trump Is a Broken Man  —  The most revealing answer from Donald Trump's interview with Fox News Channel's Chris Wallace came in response not to the toughest question posed by Wallace, but to the easiest.  —  At the conclusion of the interview, Wallace asked Trump how he will regard his years as president.

Fairfax, Loudoun superintendents scrap earlier learning plans, call for all-virtual start to school year  —  In a major reversal, the superintendents of public schools in Fairfax and Loudoun counties are calling for the two Northern Virginia districts to start the fall semester all virtual …

Tucker Carlson claimed the New York Times planned to expose his address.  Then his fans doxed the reporter.  —  On Monday night, Fox News host Tucker Carlson made a surprising accusation: the New York Times, he said, was trying to endanger him and his family by revealing where they live in an upcoming story.

Can Trump Come Back?  —  Not under his own power.  Only events can save him now.  —  Here is what Donald Trump can realistically do to right his poll numbers, regain his lost supporters and make the 2020 presidential race close instead of a 10-point Joe Biden blowout.  —  Nothing.

Michigan School Fires Popular Teacher For Saying ‘Trump Is Our President’  —  A Michigan school district fired a popular high school teacher and coach after he pointed out that “Trump is our president” on social media.  —  Varsity baseball coach and social studies teacher Justin Kucera …

Safety and immunogenicity of the ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2: a preliminary report of a phase 1/2, single-blind, randomised controlled trial … Background  —  The pandemic of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) might be curtailed by vaccination.

People are using honest obituaries to blame governors for coronavirus deaths and invite them to their loved ones' funerals  —  Isabelle Papadimitriou, 64, died of the coronavirus in Texas.  Her daughter blamed Gov. Greg Abbott and invited him to her mother's burial.

With No Final Say, Trump Wants To Change Who Counts For Dividing Up Congress' Seats  —  President Trump is signing a memorandum Tuesday that calls for an unprecedented change to the constitutionally mandated count of every person living in the country — the exclusion of unauthorized immigrants …

Some guests, employees at Trump properties flout face-covering mandates  —  Guests and employees have ignored local rules, even internal guidelines.  —  As the coronavirus surges across the country, several properties owned by President Donald Trump have continued to host gatherings with guests …

How Donald Trump Moved Millions From His Campaign Donors To His Private Business  —  Millions from his campaign, millions from the RNC, millions from committees.  While other billionaires spend big on the election, the Donald is raking it in.  —  Donald Trump has not given a dime …

Senate Republicans: No reason for Biden to ‘sound the alarm’ on Russia  —  Senior Senate Republicans are rejecting Joe Biden's amped-up public warnings about Russian interference in this year's presidential election, saying foreign adversaries' efforts to meddle in U.S. democracy are nothing …

In unusual arrangement, deputy HHS secretary's wife has been lobbying the agency on behalf of health care companies  —  WASHINGTON — Emily Hargan, who is married to Department of Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan, has been lobbying the agency for roughly one month on behalf …

End of $600 Unemployment Bonus Could Push Millions Past the Brink  —  A weekly supplement has helped the jobless to pay their bills and cushioned the economy.  As it expires, Congress will determine what comes next.  —  When millions of Americans began losing their jobs in March …

Peter Thiel is spending $850,000 to bring ‘Muslim registry’ architect to the Senate … An upcoming primary in Kansas has been upended by billionaire Peter Thiel, who is pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars into a PAC supporting the hard-line anti-immigration candidate.

Polar bears could disappear by 2100 due to melting ice, climate change, study says  —  Polar bears have long been the poster child of the consequences of climate change.  A new study now suggests the Arctic species is at risk of being starved into extinction by the end of the century.

Lincoln Project founders have ties to Russia and tax troubles, docs reveal  —  WASHINGTON — The founders of the Lincoln Project, a headline-grabbing new anti-Trump political action committee formed by GOP operatives who describe the president as “crook” and “huckster,” have their own checkered dealings …