The Pentagon has ordered Stars and Stripes to shut down for no good reason  —  Even for those of us who are all too wearily familiar with President Donald Trump's disdain for journalists, his administration's latest attack on the free press is a bit of a jaw-dropper.

Trump's Defenders: He Doesn't Hate the Troops, He Just ‘Sounds Like an Asshole’  —  Yes, his allies admit, Trump routinely makes callous comments about U.S. military personnel.  But it's because he hates the wars they're forced to fight, not the troops themselves.

Over 190 law enforcement officials endorse Biden  —  Over 190 law enforcement officials on Friday endorsed Joe Biden for president, per a campaign statement.  —  Why it matters: The endorsements rebut a theme of the Trump re-election campaign, which has falsely claimed that Biden wants to defund the police.

Two Self-Described “Boogaloo Bois” Charged with Attempting to Provide Material Support to Hamas  —  The Justice Department today announced a federal criminal complaint charging Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, with conspiring and attempting to provide material support …

Charges against Curtis Flowers are dropped  —  The Mississippi man who was tried six times for the same crime and whose case was the subject of Season 2 of the APM Reports podcast In the Dark sees his two-decade saga come to an end.  —  At long last, Curtis Flowers is free.

Portsmouth police chief ousted amid Confederate monument case  —  PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene was removed from her position Friday morning, weeks after she announced felony charges against state Sen. Louise Lucas and more than a dozen others stemming from a protest …

The latest polling suggests Trump's ugliest campaign strategy may be imploding  —  As a new wave of unrest breaks out, some commentators have cracked open their well-worn pundit handbooks and recited a trusty old trope: Violence simply must help the “law and order” candidate.

Video: Pro-Trump Counterprotesters Received NYPD Escort Before Driving Through Black Lives Matter March  —  The vehicle used by a driver to plow through a crowd of Black Lives Matter marchers in Times Square on Thursday was carrying a group of Trump-supporting counterprotesters who had just received …

Trump to Feds: Stop ‘Anti-American’ Training on ‘Critical Race Theory’  —  On a Friday evening and as November looms, the White House has opened another front in the culture war.  At the direction of the president, the Office of Management and Budget is ordering all federal agencies to …

With Two Months To Go, a Steady Presidential Race  —  These last two weeks provided Pres. Trump the best opportunity to change the trajectory of this race.  His GOP convention offered a rosy (and inaccurate) portrayal of a president who effectively tackled the coronavirus pandemic.

'Who's Putting These Ideas in His Head?'  —  Fate offered Peter Strzok a place in history that he never sought.  The son of an Army officer, Strzok also served in the United States military before joining the FBI's counterintelligence operation in 1996.  He excelled at his job: In 2001 …

Column: Here's why Kyle Rittenhouse, the teen shooting suspect in Kenosha killings, is likely to get off  —  Kyle Rittenhouse is going to walk.  —  This is my conclusion as I emerge, blinking in the light, from the rabbit hole I've been down all week of self-defense law, jury-instruction language …

Facebook Says Trump's Misleading Post About Mail-In Voting Is OK.  Employees Say It's Not.  —  “Facebook is broken.  Another performative announcement by leadership not intended to address any issues.”  —  Copy  —  Facebook employees are outraged over the company's “shameful” and …

The Lawyer Raising Money for Kyle Rittenhouse Nearly Sank His Own Law Firm  —  “This dude's on Twitter like a complete lunatic, trying to rile up people and get money,” a former colleague said.  —  Defenders of accused murderer Kyle Rittenhouse, who is in jail after allegedly fatally shooting …

Here's Why BuzzFeed News Is Calling QAnon A “Collective Delusion” From Now On  —  What is QAnon?  —  It's not easy to describe, but one thing we know to be true: It's not a conspiracy theory — it's bigger.  —  What started as a thread on the anonymous message board 4chan has long since entered …

Biden team, Trump admin sign transition memorandum  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic nominee Joe Biden's transition team has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Trump administration to begin planning for a potential handover of power.  —  Biden's team signed the memo …

DHS draft document: White supremacists are greatest terror threat  —  White supremacists present the gravest terror threat to the United States, according to a draft report from the Department of Homeland Security.  —  Two later draft versions of the same document — all of which were reviewed …

The Metastasizing Cancer Of Trump  —  Vote as soon as you can.  Vote Biden.  —  2 hr … The Uighur women in exile in Istanbul are the fortunate ones.  They managed to escape the control of the Chinese Communist regime, thanks to relatives who found ways to get them out of the country.

How Jerry Falwell Jr mixed his personal finances with his university's  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - After parting ways with President Jerry Falwell Jr in the wake of personal scandals, Liberty University has hired a firm to investigate “all facets” of Falwell's tenure, including the school's financial and real estate operations.

CBP chief has no evidence of black-clad Antifa protesters taking planes to protests, says spokesman  —  WASHINGTON — In an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Customs and Border Protection chief Mark Morgan said that “groups like Antifa” are sending organized protestors by plane to cities around the country to incite violence.

‘A downright dirty plan’: Trump admin quietly pulls funding for disinfecting N.Y. subways, schools  —  Transit systems, schools and other public facilities in New York could soon become a whole lot dirtier because of a policy change enacted by the Trump administration that'll strip millions …

Non-negotiable: all military members will be subject to Trump's payroll tax deferral  —  All active-duty military members as well as federal civilian employees will be subject to the president's upcoming payroll tax deferral, a senior administration official told Federal News Network Friday evening.

South Dakota dismisses ‘elite class of so-called experts,’ carries on with state fair after Sturgis rally fueled COVID-19 surge  —  South Dakota is one of the nation's hot spots for COVID-19 infections.  That didn't stop another large-scale event from kicking off Thursday.

In Barr, Trump has powerful ally for challenging mail voting  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump sows doubt about the legitimacy of the 2020 election, he's found a powerful partner in Attorney General William Barr.  —  Like Trump, Barr has repeatedly sounded alarms …