Philadelphia's Top Prosecutor Is Prepared to Arrest Federal Agents  —  After numerous reports and lawsuits in Portland regarding un-badged and un-uniformed federal officers arresting, beating, and detaining people in unmarked vehicles, the Trump administration's response is that they're going to do it even more, and in more cities.

Cafeteria worker on White House grounds tests positive for Covid-19 as staffers urged not to panic  —  Bolduan fact-checks Trump's ‘impressive numbers’ claim  —  (CNN)Administration officials were alerted on Wednesday that a cafeteria employee on the White House grounds has tested positive for coronavirus …

Biden says Trump is America's first ‘racist’ president  —  Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, on Wednesday called President Trump the country's first racist to be elected to the White House.  —  The former vice president's blunt assessment came during …

GOP considers extending unemployment benefit at reduced level of $100 a week through December  — Republicans are considering extending the enhanced unemployment insurance through the end of the year at a drastically reduced level of $400 per month, or $100 a week.

Russian Allies Helping Trump Win Reelection Have A Partner In Wisconsin Republican  —  Sen. Ron Johnson will not say where material to investigate Joe Biden is coming from, but a former pro-Russian lawmaker in Ukraine has said he is a source.  —  WASHINGTON ― Allies …

ACLU Sues Feds, Portland Police for Attacking Medics at Protests  —  PORTLAND, Ore. — Multiple volunteer street medics are suing the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Marshals Service, and the City of Portland for targeting and attacking them at Portland protests against police brutality.

House Democrats Considered 10 Impeachment Articles Before Narrowing Their Case Against Trump  —  The question of what to include in the case against President Trump is at the heart of a new book by Norm Eisen, a lawyer working with House Democrats in the impeachment effort.

Prosecutors say S.F. consulate is harboring Chinese military researcher wanted by FBI  —  A researcher who lied about her affiliation with a Chinese military university entered the Chinese consulate in San Francisco after being interviewed by the FBI on June 20 about alleged visa fraud and has remained there …

Trump keeps boasting about passing a cognitive test — but it doesn't mean what he thinks it does  —  As President Trump and his team began attacking former vice president Joe Biden's mental and physical fitness this summer, Trump began pondering his own cognitive abilities.

Trump's assault on election integrity forces question: What would happen if he refused to accept a loss?  —  President Trump's relentless efforts to sow doubts about the legitimacy of this year's election are forcing both parties to reckon with the possibility that he may dispute the result …

Trump's New Ad Is Amazing  —  The Trump campaign just ran the most ironic ad in the history of American politics.  —  A couple weeks ago the Trump campaign rolled out an ad proclaiming that the president would protect a statue of Jesus from the woke left.  The only problem was that the statue pictured …

Tracking the Real Coronavirus Death Toll in the United States  —  Brazil Canada France Germany India Italy Mexico Spain U.K.  —  Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland …

MIT engineers designed an affordable, reusable face mask that's as effective as an N95 — take a look  —  The iMASC is a clear rubber mask that covers the nose and mouth, with a nose bridge and two nylon elastic straps that go around the head.  The fit was based on the 3M 1860 respirator …

The Lincoln Project is trying to save the Republican Party from itself  —  “The once-mocked ‘Never Trump’ movement becomes a sudden campaign force”  —  If you want any more evidence of the validity of that conclusion, look no further than the frenzied attacks on the Lincoln Project …

The Rise in Testing Is Not Driving the Rise in U.S. Virus Cases  —  20,00040,00060,000 cases per dayMarch 1July 21April 1May 1June 1July 1  —  Seven-day average of new reported cases  —  About 21,000 coronavirus cases were reported per day in early June, when the positive test rate was 4.8 percent.

Exclusive: White House privately warns 11 cities must take “aggressive” action against coronavirus  —  This article is available for republishing  —  We ask that you credit our newsroom at the top with a line that says, “This article about coronavirus aggressive action was originally published …

Republican feuding this week represents broader reckoning over party's future as Trump sinks in the polls  —  Tensions among congressional Republicans fueled by the party's diminishing electoral fortunes broke out into the open this week — as GOP lawmakers sparred over the shape …

Cop-O Research: Is Kamala Harris Planting Evidence on Her VP Rivals?  —  Sen. Kamala Harris (D., Calif.), whose failed presidential campaign flamed out before any primary votes were cast, is a top contender to be Joe Biden's running mate in 2020.  Curiously enough, negative stories …

New York Times fired an editor for publishing a US senator and now prints COVID propaganda from a Chinese Communist Party employee  —  Not a full two months after firing former opinion page editor James Bennet for publishing a mainstream opinion from a sitting U.S. senator …

AOC posts ‘Boss B—h’ video after Yoho confrontation  —  Rep. Ted Yoho, R-Fla., blamed his actions on being passionate about those affected by poverty  —  Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Tuesday posted a video of herself walking outside the Capitol Building to Doja Cat's “Boss B …

Poll: 62% of Americans Say They Have Political Views They're Afraid to Share  —  50% of strong liberals support firing Trump donors, 36% of strong conservatives support firing Biden donors; 32% are worried about missing out on job opportunities because of their political opinions

A public health employee predicted Florida's coronavirus catastrophe — then she was fired: ‘This is everything I was trying to warn people about’  —  “More people are gonna die,” Rebekah Jones wrote to her mother and sisters on Facebook.  It was April 26, a warm spring Sunday in Tallahassee …

Mitt Romney questions Trump getting ‘cozy’ with dictators, direction of GOP  —  Republican Party ‘has taken a different course,’ Utah senator says  —  SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Mitt Romney says he doesn't know where the Republican Party is headed as the president cozies up to dictators …

NIAC Applauds Draft DNC Platform on Iran, Ban Provisions  —  Washington, DC - Ryan Costello, Policy Director for the National Iranian American Council Action (NIAC Action), applauded the DNC for its draft platform commitments supporting a mutual return to the Iran nuclear deal and an end to the Muslim ban.

Thomas Chatterton Williams on Race, Identity, and “Cancel Culture”  —  On July 7th, Harper's Magazine published what it called “A Letter on Justice and Open Debate,” which quickly became part of the conversation around the subject of “cancel culture.”  The letter, which has been signed …

Outbreak at Iowa pork plant was larger than state reported  —  IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The first confirmed coronavirus outbreak at an Iowa meatpacking plant was far more severe than previously known, with more than twice as many workers becoming infected than the state Department of Public Health told …