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.

2 shot dead and 1 injured in Kenosha during protests; police looking for man armed with a long gun  —  Kenosha Police said early Wednesday morning that two people had been shot and killed and a third injured during protests over the shooting of Jacob Blake; authorities were looking for a man armed with a long gun.

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.

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 …

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 …

Lewd cheerleader videos, sexist rules: Ex-employees decry Washington's NFL team workplace  —  In “Beauties on the Beach,” the official video chronicling the making of the Washington NFL team's 2008 cheerleader swimsuit calendar, the women frolic in the sand, rave about their custom bikinis …

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 …

U.S. service members injured in Syria after skirmish with Russian forces  —  U.S. service members were injured after an altercation with Russian forces in northeast Syria this week, according to a draft military statement and a person familiar with the matter.

Aaron Coleman's Ex-Girlfriend Says His Misogynist Abuse Didn't Stop in Middle School  —  Taylor Passow tells GEN the Kansas congressional candidate attacked her in December  —  Aaron Coleman, the 19-year-old who exited and then quickly re-entered a race for a Kansas statehouse seat amid revelations …

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.

How TV media's coverage of the party conventions compares … There were several key differences between broadcast and cable news coverage of the Democratic National Convention's first day of programming and the Republican National Convention's counterpart.  The RNC included some midday programming …

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.

Trump goes dark on TV as early voting looms  —  Donald Trump is getting pummeled on the TV airwaves, alarming Republicans and prompting the president's allies to plead for outside help.  —  August has been a blowout: Trump has been outspent on TV more than 2-to-1 over the past month …