Trump says he could send as many as 75,000 federal agents to US cities  —  Seattle Mayor: Unsettling Trump is continuing down this path  —  (CNN)President Donald Trump said Thursday that he's willing to send as many as 75,000 federal agents into American cities to quell violent crime, a recent campaign theme for the President.

Homeland Security Made False Statements in Fight With N.Y., Officials Admit  —  The surprise admission came as the Trump administration unexpectedly reversed its decision to bar New Yorkers from programs that allow travelers to speed through airports.  —  Homeland Security officials …

A Note to Readers  —  These pages won't wilt under cancel-culture pressure.  —  By The Editorial Board  —  We've been gratified this week by the outpouring of support from readers after some 280 of our Wall Street Journal colleagues signed (and someone leaked) a letter to our publisher criticizing the opinion pages.

“Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV”: Trump's Mental Health Is a Test for America  —  Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV.  Sadly, I suspect I don't need to explain what I'm referring to here.  If you're reading this, you most likely already know what these five words are …

Almost 100 Days Out, Democrats Are Favored to Take Back the Senate  —  With just over 100 days until Election Day, the political climate appears dire for Republicans across the board.  President Trump is the decided underdog against former Vice President Joe Biden in our Electoral College ratings …

The Importance of Reopening America's Schools this Fall  —  As families and policymakers make decisions about their children returning to school, it is important to consider the full spectrum of benefits and risks of both in-person and virtual learning options.

Parents concerned about children falling behind as COVID-19 keeps schools shuttered: POLL  —  A majority of parents are concerned about their child falling behind in school.  —  School disruption brought on by the coronavirus pandemic is fueling anxiety in a majority (59%) …

Kimberly Guilfoyle under fire for Trump fundraising disarray  —  News that Kimberly Guilfoyle contracted the coronavirus had barely surfaced on July 3 before she hopped on a private flight from Mount Rushmore back to New York with her boyfriend, Donald Trump, Jr.

Fox News Poll: Biden tops Trump in battlegrounds Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania  —  Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania, according to Fox News statewide registered voter surveys.

Trump cancels Republican national convention, his latest reversal as coronavirus spreads  —  President Trump on Thursday abruptly canceled the Republican National Convention celebrations scheduled for next month in Jacksonville, Fla., making the latest in a series of head-snapping reversals …

Always rocky, China-US relations appear at a turning point  —  BEIJING (AP) — Four decades after the U.S. established diplomatic ties with Communist China, the relationship between the two is at a turning point.  —  Tensions have reached new heights on what has always been a rocky road …

New document shows FBI used Trump's candidate briefing to advance Russia probe  —  President Donald Trump's first intelligence briefing as a candidate in August 2016 was led by FBI agents who had just opened an investigation into his team's ties to Russia, according to a newly declassified document obtained by POLITICO.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot planning to remove Christopher Columbus statue from Chicago's Grant Park  —  Mayor Lori Lightfoot is planning to remove the controversial statue of Christopher Columbus from Chicago's Grant Park as soon as Thursday night, in part to avoid another high-profile confrontation between police …

No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon's U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public  —  Back  —  TRANSCRIPT  —  U.S. Navy Releases Videos of Unexplained Flying Objects  —  The U.S. Navy has officially published previously released videos showing unexplained objects. … By Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean

Maine journalists under siege after false accusations from Fox News's Tucker Carlson  —  Two freelance journalists in Maine have sustained abuse and threats after being named by Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night as part of an effort by the New York Times to do “a story on the location of my family's house.”

The problem with Trump's strange denial in his new golf scandal … Some of Donald Trump's scandals are complex and take time to disentangle.  The new British Open scandal is striking in its simplicity.  —  The New York Times reported this week that the president urged his ambassador …

A Rare Look Inside Trump's Immigration Crackdown Draws Legal Threats  —  A new documentary peers inside the secretive world of immigration enforcement.  The filmmakers faced demands to delete scenes and delay broadcast until after the election.  —  In early 2017, as Immigration …

Stephen Miller's Grandmother Died of COVID-19.  Her Son Blames the Trump Administration.  —  This month, Stephen Miller, the extremist anti-immigrant Trump adviser who has promoted white nationalist ideas, lost a relative to the coronavirus pandemic, and his uncle tells Mother Jones …

Cognitive Test.  Trump.  Biden.  Campaign.  Flashpoint.  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — It doesn't quite have the ring of “Morning in America” and “I Like Ike.”  —  But the phrase “Person.  Woman.  Man.  Camera.  TV.” is getting an unlikely moment in the spotlight as President Donald Trump …

Exclusive: More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than a thousand Twitter employees and contractors as of earlier this year had access to internal tools that could change user account settings and hand control to others …

‘A Band-Aid on a bullet wound’: Workers are getting laid off anew as PPP runs out  —  The phone stopped ringing at the Nelsons' auto-body shop in Broomfield, Colo., in March.  —  The normal four-to-six-week wait for customers looking to have dents or bumps fixed on their cars disappeared, leaving the shop silent.

The 12 most logical picks for Joe Biden's vice president, ranked  —  We are now just eight days from Joe Biden's previously announced target date of Aug. 1 for his vice-presidential pick.  The delayed conventions and other factors could certainly postpone the selection, but we're getting into crunchtime.

Sinclair gives “Plandemic” conspiracy theorists a platform to spread their lies about Dr. Fauci and the coronavirus  —  Baseless conspiracy theories about the novel coronavirus and Dr. Anthony Fauci, a prominent member of the White House coronavirus task force, found a platform on the new episode …

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster  —  In a campaign year marked by a global pandemic, a recession and a national wave of protests, it's easy to forget that this whole election season began with an absolute debacle when it came to the simple act of voting.

Washed up actor Scott Baio says Hollywood blacklisted him for supporting Trump, can't find a job  —  Everyone's out to get Scott Baio.  At least, according to Scott Baio.  —  The 59-year-old actor, who is perhaps best known for appearing on the sit-com Happy Days about 40 years ago …

Biden predicts that Trump will try to ‘indirectly steal’ the election  —  Joe Biden on Thursday night warned donors that President Trump will try to “indirectly steal” the 2020 election by making a case against mail-in ballots, a voting method that many are expected to use to avoid exposure to the coronavirus during November's election.

The Mnuchin Follies  —  With his help, Pelosi keeps outmaneuvering Republican senators on coronavirus bills.  —  The concerted Republican effort to fritter away both policy and principle in these pandemic times continued apace this week—indeed, it leapt forward.

Ilhan Omar Campaign Mailer Accuses Opponent of Being ‘in the Pocket of Wall Street’ and Only Quotes Jewish Donors by Name  —  The mailer references three Jewish donors, plus “Michael, a donor from Scarsdale, New York.”  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) campaign recently sent out a mail piece ripping …

Trump to throw first pitch for Yankees next month  —  President Donald Trump will throw the first pitch for the New York Yankees next month, he announced on Thursday.  —  Speaking during a White House coronavirus news briefing, Trump praised Major League Baseball for its efforts to return …