The Coronavirus Infected Hundreds at a Georgia Summer Camp  —  The camp took precautions but did not require campers to wear masks, the C.D.C. reported.  Singing and cheering may have helped spread the virus.  —  As schools and universities plan for the new academic year …

McConnell signal to Republican Senate candidates: Distance from Trump if necessary  —  Washington (CNN)Sen. Mitch McConnell is allowing Republican Senate candidates to do whatever it takes to salvage their campaigns ahead of what Republicans increasingly fear could be a devastating election for their party.

Alexander Vindman: Coming forward ended my career.  I still believe doing what's right matters.  —  Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman (Ret.), a career U.S. Army officer, served on the National Security Council as the director for Eastern European, Caucasus and Russian affairs …

Karen Bass, A Potential Biden VP Pick, Praised Scientology At Church Opening In 2010  — A top contender for Joe Biden's vice presidential pick appeared at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for a Scientology church in 2010, The Daily Caller News Foundation has found.

Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36 million in outside income last year, new disclosures show  —  Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36.2 million as they served in the White House last year, reporting a boost in income from some companies they own that hold residential …

Lawmakers ‘Alarmed’ by Reports U.S. Envoy Told Brazil It Could Help Re-elect Trump  —  The House Foreign Affairs Committee has begun an inquiry into multiple reports in the Brazilian media that the U.S. ambassador was framing negotiations over ethanol tariffs in partisan terms.

James Murdoch Resigns From News Corp, Ending Role in Family Empire  —  While his elder brother, Lachlan Murdoch, rises in the family business, James Murdoch has grown more distant from his father's companies.  —  James Murdoch wants the world to know he is out of the family business.

Harris allies granted call with Biden campaign after Dodd blowup  —  Allies of Kamala Harris sought and received a meeting with Joe Biden's campaign staff this week after a leader of his vice presidential vetting team was quoted doubting whether she'd be a loyal No. 2.

Countering G.O.P. on Courts, Democrats Will Call for ‘Structural’ Change  —  Progressives pushed for the platform language after President Trump's drive put 200 conservative judges on the federal bench and Senate Republicans blocked President Obama's nominees.

Federal appeals court tosses Tsarnaev death sentence, ordering new trial to decide bomber's fate  —  Forcing open a painful chapter of Boston's history, a federal appeals court on Friday overturned the death sentence of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who was convicted five years ago of collaborating …

Lincoln Project Gets Personal In New Ad, Mocking ‘Impotus Americanus’ Trump's Weight and ‘Ruddy Orange’ Color  —  The anti-Trump PAC The Lincoln Project has been open about their goal to not just communicate with voters, but to pester President Donald Trump and distract him from attacking his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

The new anti-Biden attack, same as the old anti-Biden attack  —  On Thursday, news organizations reported that the Trump campaign was temporarily suspending its ads to review messaging and strategy.  This was widely treated as a reboot, one rooted in a recognition that …

Obama's latest outrageous political games a reminder of how he opened door to Trump  —  At 8:46 a.m. on Thursday, President Trump issued his wildly irresponsible tweet suggesting the November election be delayed — yet another reminder that Trump is contributing to the breakdown …

Kodak C.E.O. Got Stock Options Day Before News of Loan Sent Stock Soaring  —  The stock options suddenly were worth about $50 million — the latest instance of extraordinary good timing by corporate executives.  —  At the beginning of this week, the Eastman Kodak Company handed its chief executive 1.75 million stock options.

Trump says he'll act to ban TikTok in US as soon as Saturday  —  ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump says he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.  —  Trump made the announcement to reporters Friday on Air Force One as he returned from Florida.

Americans Are Self-Censoring at Record Rates  —  The percentage of Americans afraid to share their political views has tripled.  —  2 hr  —  Dictators around the world muzzle debate.  Autocratic governments label dissent as treasonous.  The voice of the people is rarely heard.

On a call with SEC leaders, worried football players pushed back: 'It's not good enough'  —  College football's most powerful conference, the SEC, announced Thursday that it plans to forge ahead with a season this fall.  But a day earlier, in a private meeting with conference leaders and medical advisers …

The Daily Caller is receiving money from Trump and GOP groups while its subsidiary participates in Facebook's fact-checking program  —  The Daily Caller has been receiving money from President Donald Trump's reelection campaign and other Republican candidates and organizations for email list rentals …

Pelosi upbraids counterintel chief in private briefing over Russian meddling  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other top House Democrats admonished the country's top counterintelligence official during a classified election security briefing Friday, accusing him of keeping Americans in the dark …

Barr Makes It Official—He's Trump's New “Fixer”  —  If and when the attorney general leaves, the Department of Justice faces a reckoning.  —  U.S. Attorney General William Barr listens as President Donald Trump addresses reporters in the Oval Office on July 15, 2020.  Anna Moneymaker-Pool/Getty Images

New Disclosures Confirm: Trump Himself Was the Target of Obama Administration's Russia Probe  —  Assertions that the focus was ‘the Trump campaign’ are now known to be ludicrous  —  Long-sought documents finally pried from U.S. intelligence agencies prove that the Obama administration used …

DHS analyzed protester communications, raising questions about previous statements by senior department official  —  A senior Department of Homeland Security official told a Senate committee earlier this month that the department had not collected, exploited or analyzed information …

Portland sees peaceful night of protests following withdrawal of federal agents  —  Thursday night's protest passed off without major incident or intervention by the police in the absence of federal officers  — Join us for a live digital event with former attorney general Eric Holder …

The deadly journey to El Paso  —  Early on the morning of Aug. 3, 2019, Patrick Crusius left his grandparent's home in Allen, Texas, on a nine-hour drive to El Paso.  Once there, Crusius would open fire at a Walmart, ultimately killing 23 people.  —  The Journey  —  It's a cloudy Friday night in August.

Tammy Duckworth Is Nothing and Everything Like Joe Biden  —  Despite their disparate backgrounds, the Illinois Democrat has carved out a public life most evocative of the man she could join on the presidential ticket.  —  Senator Tammy Duckworth, like the man she might serve as vice president …

Oakland Co. girl jailed for not doing homework gets released  —  Pontiac — A 15-year-old Oakland County girl whose monthslong detainment drew national condemnation because it was punishment for missed homework amid the pandemic was released Friday evening to the custody of her mother.

Sources: MLB commissioner warns of shutdown if coronavirus isn't better managed  —  Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred told MLB Players Association executive director Tony Clark on Friday that if the sport doesn't do a better job of managing the coronavirus, it could shut down for the season …

Isabel Wilkerson's ‘Caste’ Is an ‘Instant American Classic’ About Our Abiding Sin  —  A critic shouldn't often deal in superlatives.  He or she is here to explicate, to expand context and to make fine distinctions.  But sometimes a reviewer will shout as if into a mountaintop megaphone.