RNC Speaker Cancelled After Boosting QAnon Conspiracy Theory About Jewish Plot to Enslave the World  —  Mary Ann Mendoza, an “angel mom,” was set to speak on Tuesday night.  But then she took to Twitter to encourage followers to read a thread about the Rothschilds.

Two Killed and One Injured on Third Night of Unrest in Kenosha, Wis.  —  The violence occurred early Wednesday during a confrontation between demonstrators and a group of men armed with guns as protests continued over the police shooting of Jacob Blake.  —  KENOSHA, Wis. …

Coronavirus concerns fall and Trump approval ticks higher in swing states, CNBC/Change Research poll finds  — Serious concerns about the coronavirus fell in six 2020 swing states, while approval of President Donald Trump's handling of Covid-19 rose, according to a new CNBC/Change Research poll.

Protesters target D.C. diners, triggering backlash after heckling woman  —  Lauren Victor refused to go along with raising her fist — although she supports the movement  —  A demonstration that began Monday evening in the District to protest the shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin wound …

How Trump could pull off another upset  —  It feels like August of 2016 all over again.  Polls show Donald Trump losing big.  Pundits proclaim he can't win.  Reporters sneer at Trump voters on Twitter and cable.  —  Why it matters: There are several signs that should give the Trump-is-toast self-assured pause.

Yale Law Professor Jed Rubenfeld Has Been Suspended for Sexual Harassment  —  On Monday morning, members of the Yale Law School faculty received a terse message from their provost informing them that Professor Jed Rubenfeld “will leave his position as a member of the YLS faculty for a two-year period …

Congressman's old social media posts about sex with 15-year-old girls, rape surface in South Florida re-election fight  —  South Florida Congressman Brian Mast joked about rape and referenced sex with 15-year-old girls in old Facebook comments to a friend who is now his campaign manager.

They tried to get Trump to care about right-wing terrorism.  He ignored them.  —  Elizabeth Neumann spent March 13 and 14 of 2019 at a conference in the picturesque Spanish port city of Málaga.  The topic: terrorism.  Western leaders were deeply worried about the dangers foreign …

A Dubious Pompeo Speech for an Empty Trump Foreign Policy  —  On the second night of the Republican National Convention, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who is widely known in Washington to have his own Presidential ambitions, broke with long-standing diplomatic tradition and delivered …

C.D.C. Now Says People Without Covid-19 Symptoms Do Not Need Testing  —  The revision prompted confusion and alarm from experts, who called the move “potentially dangerous.”  —  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention quietly modified its coronavirus testing guidelines this week …

Fort Hood soldier likely found dead, attorney says, after disappearance, sexual assault claims  —  A soldier assigned to Fort Hood who was missing was likely found dead on Tuesday, his family's attorney said, adding to the toll of soldiers at the Texas installation who have vanished or died in recent months.