A Judge Won't Force Federal Officers In Portland To Identify Themselves When Making Arrests  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Friday denied a request by the Oregon attorney general's office for an order that would require federal law enforcement officers in Portland to identify themselves …

Trump's convention cancellation is costing GOP donors millions  —  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's whipsaw decisions to first move the Republican National Convention's main events, then to cancel them, are costing GOP donors millions of dollars, according to multiple Republicans familiar with the finances.

How the U.S. Compares With the World's Worst Coronavirus Hot Spots  —  This chart shows the countries with the worst coronavirus outbreaks in the world right now.  With its cases surging since mid-June, the United States is squarely in the top 10.  —  Leading the outbreak now are countries …

Fact check: Trump again tells story about being booed at 2015 event he didn't attend  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump boasted on Wednesday about his cognitive abilities, including the memory he has previously called “one of the great memories of all time.”

The Poison of Male Incivility When a woman dares respond to it, she's seen as “disruptive.”  —  Yesterday, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood up and gave one of the finest speeches recently heard on the House floor, calling out not just Florida representative Ted Yoho for having called her …

Pro-Trump OAN attacks bans of “the new mainstream” QAnon: “The deep state appears to be fighting back”  —  Laura Ingraham's show used Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's speech condemning sexism to fearmonger about Democrats  —  Twitter just cracked down on QAnon for causing harm.

Chinese fugitive taken into custody as US claims Houston consulate was a part of espionage network  —  Washington (CNN)Senior US government officials said Friday that a Chinese scientist who had been hiding in the country's San Francisco consulate after accusations of visa fraud is now in US custody …

His approval faltering, Republicans in battleground Houston districts start to distance from Trump  —  During Troy Nehls' recent bid for the Republican nomination in one of Texas' battleground congressional districts, the Fort Bend County sheriff prominently displayed his support for President Trump across his campaign website.

Donald Trump's suburban horror show  —  If current numbers hold, the Republican Party will suffer its worst defeat in the suburbs in decades — with implications reaching far beyond November.  —  President Donald Trump's damage in the suburbs has come primarily, as it has elsewhere, from his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Conservatives Are Winning The Supreme Court's Most Important Fight: Suppressing The Vote  —  Enabling widespread voter suppression is shaping up to be the Roberts Court's most consequential accomplishment, because every other aspect of the Republican agenda depends on it.

'It's Like Groundhog Day': Coronavirus Testing Labs Again Lack Key Supplies  —  Just weeks after resolving shortages in swabs, researchers are struggling to find the chemicals and plastic pieces they need to carry out coronavirus tests in the lab — leading to long waiting times.

Pelosi, Schumer, Schiff, Warner Joint Statement Following ODNI Announcement Regarding Election Security and Foreign Threats  —  Washington, DC - Today, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff …

The Jonah Bichotte Cowan Law To Protect & Care For Pregnant Women Passes State Legislature  —  Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte represents the 42nd Assembly District in Brooklyn covering Ditmas Park, Flatbush, East Flatbush and Midwood.  —  Nearly four years ago, I lost my son, Jonah Bichotte Cowan, after going into preterm labor.

Chevron diversity ratio to improve as layoffs progress  —  (Reuters) - Oil major Chevron Corp (CVX.N) expects to reduce the dominance of white males in company management during cost-cutting this year, upping the share of senior level jobs held by women and ethnic minorities to 44% from 38% last year, the company said in a statement.

“Trump Could Not Be More on the Wrong Side”: New Poll Shows Trump's Black Lives Matter Protest Response Could Cost Him 2020  —  Exclusive polling suggests the protests changed Americans' minds so quickly, and so profoundly, that Trump planted himself even further on the wrong side of public opinion than previously understood.

CDC: One-third of COVID-19 patients who aren't hospitalized have long-term illness  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acknowledged Friday that a significant number of COVID-19 patients do not recover quickly, and instead experience ongoing symptoms, such as fatigue and cough.

Dr. Anthony Fauci Explains Why His First Pitch Was Just a Bit Outside  —  He threw a baseball for the first time in decades.  He woke up with a sore arm.  ‘And you saw what happened,’ he says.  —  Anthony Fauci doesn't want to make excuses.  But he can explain.  —  “I completely destroyed my arm!” he said.

‘Mugged by Reality,’ Trump Finds Denial Won't Stop the Pandemic  —  A president who once claimed that “the worst days of the pandemic are behind us” now acknowledges that it has surged through much of the country and will “get worse before it gets better.”  —  WASHINGTON — He insisted …

A&E Has Lost Half Its Viewers Since Dropping ‘Live PD’  —  Network's prime-time viewership was up 4% this year before it canceled its hit police reality show, Nielsen data show  —  Ratings for A&E Network have plummeted since it canceled the hit police reality show “Live PD” on June 10 …

An Elite Group Of Scientists Tried To Warn Trump Against Lockdowns In March  —  John Ioannidis's controversial studies claim that the coronavirus isn't that big a threat.  Before the Stanford scientist did any of them, he wanted to take that message to the White House.  —  Copy

Dr. Fauci praises Trump for ‘short and crisp’ COVID-19 briefings  —  White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Anthony Fauci said Friday he's glad President Trump is keeping his renewed COVID-19 briefings “short and crisp.”  —  The infectious disease expert, celebrated by Trump critics …

Honolulu's Prosecutor Race Could Flip Hawaii's Punitive Culture  —  Running in one of Hawaii's two open elections for prosecutor, a public defender wants the Honolulu prosecutor's office—and the state—to take a drastically progressive turn.  —  In Hawaii's two most populous counties …

LeBron James joins push to turn out ex-felon vote in Florida  —  TALLAHASSEE — A group founded by NBA superstar LeBron James and other Black athletes and entertainers is stepping into the fight to register Florida voters with felony records, saying it will help pay court debts and fees …

Held back  —  As parents realize how badly the U.S. botched the next school year, we're furious  —  The happiest day in my household since the pandemic started — maybe the only truly happy one — was the Wednesday in mid-March when we found out on the New York City Department of Education website …

Woody Johnson Was a Loyal Trump Supporter in 2016.  As an Ambassador, He May Be Too Loyal.  —  In the view of some American diplomats, Mr. Johnson's willingness to carry out President Trump's request to seek the British government's help in moving the British Open to his golf resort in Scotland …

Virginia evicts Confederate monuments from its state Capitol  —  RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia has removed from its iconic state capitol the busts and a statue honoring Confederate generals and officials.  That includes a bronze statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee positioned in the same spot where he stood …

Kimberly Guilfoyle's Fund-Raising for Trump Draws Scrutiny  —  Ms. Guilfoyle has raised money from donors and has made inroads with some who have rejected calls from others.  Yet Trump supporters inside and outside the campaign say the operation she's built hasn't lived up to expectations.

Trump's most important 2016 donor is sitting out 2020  — Robert and Rebekah Mercer ranked among President Donald Trump's most influential backers in 2016.  But they've all but abandoned the embattled president and aren't likely to help him in the home stretch for 2020, five people who know the media-averse Mercers tell Insider.