100 Days: Trump faces headwinds as Election Day draws near  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump's presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position …

Bill by Sen. Tom Cotton targets curriculum on slavery  —  WASHINGTON — A New York Times-based school curriculum emphasizing American slavery instead of American independence has been targeted by U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton.  —  The Little Rock Republican introduced legislation Thursday …

Oakland protesters set fire to courthouse and vandalize  —  A protest through the streets of downtown Oakland, California, in support of racial justice and police reform turned violent when “agitators” among the demonstrators set fire to a courthouse, vandalized a police station and shot fireworks at officers

Couple flaunt swastika face masks at southwestern Minnesota Walmart  —  At the request of the Marshall, Minn., store, the two were told they'll face arrest if they return there.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Just before noon Saturday, police officers in Marshall, Minn., were called to the town's Walmart …

Acting Legend Olivia De Havilland Dies At 104  —  The two-time Oscar winner and “Gone with the Wind” star was also a vocal opponent of unfair labor laws and sexism in Hollywood.  —  Olivia de Havilland, one of the last remaining stars of Hollywood's golden age and the oldest living Academy Award winner …

Sen. Hawley lays down new antiabortion marker for Supreme Court nominees  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that he would not support any future nominee for the Supreme Court unless they had publicly stated before their nomination that Roe v. Wade …

Controversial U.S. Ambassador to Iceland wants firearm, security for Reykjavik post  —  The U.S. Ambassador to Iceland wants to carry a gun.  —  Despite being assigned to one of the safest countries in the world, Jeffrey Ross Gunter has been “paranoid” about his security since coming to Reykjavik last year …

We're Publishing Thousands of Police Discipline Records That New York Kept Secret for Decades  —  ProPublica obtained these police records from New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board.  NYPD unions are suing to halt the city from making the data public.

‘This Week’ Transcript 7-26-20: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham  —  This is a rush transcript and may be updated.  —  A rush transcript of “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” airing on Sunday, July 26, 2020 on ABC News is below.

Radio host mocks Trump by claiming Seattle is peaceful, then rioters torched his apartment building  —  Seattle radio host and Twitter-based criminal defense advocate Paul Gallant “dunked” on President Donald Trump last month by denying that the riots are violent, then the radio host was scored …

A bipartisan group secretly gathered to game out a contested Trump-Biden election.  It wasn't pretty  —  WASHINGTON — On the second Friday in June, a group of political operatives, former government and military officials, and academics quietly convened online for what became a disturbing exercise …

Coronavirus ravaged Florida, as Ron DeSantis sidelined scientists and followed Trump  —  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — As Florida became a global epicenter of the coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis held one meeting this month with his top public health official, Scott Rivkees, according to the governor's schedule.

More federal officers deploying to Portland as protests gain momentum  —  Several dozen additional out-of-town federal law enforcement officers are deploying to Portland as they look to make additional arrests in the coming days, while also shifting tactics from the use of tear gas, according to multiple federal law enforcement sources.

How the Republican Party opened itself up to the Trump takeover  —  (CNN)Washington in 2020 often beggars belief: an American President answering a deadly pandemic with ignorance, inflaming racial unrest with racism, stoking violent confrontations while his fearful party stands mute.

1 Killed in Shooting at Protest in Austin … AUSTIN, Texas — It was not unusual for Garrett Foster to be at a protest against police brutality on a Saturday night.  And it was not out of character for him to be armed as he marched.  —  Mr. Foster was carrying an AK-47 rifle as he joined …

Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly hints at possible run for Governor or U.S. Senate  —  Jolly tweeted that he is “strongly considering” a run for Senate in 2022  —  Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly may have some bigger moves in his future.  —  Jolly, the U.S. Rep. for Florida's 13th Congressional District …

Empty Towers, No Power Lunches: Ghostly Midtown Is Omen for N.Y.C.  —  7,500 workers are missing from a famous building.  A food cart sells 10 hot dogs a day.  The virus's effect on one block could be a vision of the city's future.  —  Editors and account managers at the Time & Life Building …

How Coronavirus Ravaged One Houston Family  —  Coronavirus numbers have shot up across the country.  A family in Texas, a virus hot spot, describes how the illness quickly spread among them and hospitalized both parents.  —  We're here at Houston Methodist Hospital.

Giants' Sam Coonrod had every right to stand, but his reason fell short  —  Sam Coonrod stepped into the sightlines of America on Thursday night, when he alone stood during an intended unified peaceful protest.  A light followed him around Friday, and might stay with him for a while.

Why Democrats Don't Hold Trump Accountable  —  “Americans will get the kind of democracy that they want.”  —  When President Donald Trump recently commuted the prison sentence of Roger Stone, his longtime ally and now a convicted felon, reaction on Capitol Hill was swift.

Trump backs out of throwing first pitch at Yankees game  —  President Trump announced Sunday he wouldn't be throwing out the opening pitch for the New York Yankees next month as he had planned, citing meetings and other work related to the U.S.'s COVID-19 outbreak.

America's national greatness myths are shattering.  Can they survive?  Should they?  —  Live long enough and you can see the rise and fall of myths in real time.  It does not take statues being pulled from their pedestals to reveal the fragility of the conjured history upon which so much of society depends.

Wearing A Mask Is More Popular — And A Little Less Partisan — Than You Might Expect  —  According to a new HuffPost/YouGov poll, reported levels of mask-wearing are on the rise across political lines.  —  An increasingly broad majority of Americans are wearing masks in public …