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.

White House directs federal agencies to cancel race-related training sessions it calls ‘un-American propaganda’  —  Administration seeks list of contracts for those that refer to ‘white privilege,’ according to memo  —  President Trump is moving to revamp federal agencies' racial sensitivity trainings …

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.

Jennifer Griffin of Fox News Did Not Confirm ‘Most Salacious’ Part of Atlantic Story  —  Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reported Friday that two anonymous former “senior” U.S. officials had confirmed “key parts” of the Atlantic's story about the president, but could not confirm “the most salacious” part.

Covid-19 Vaccine Developers Prepare Joint Pledge on Safety, Standards  —  Industry rivals come together to reassure public that urgency to develop coronavirus vaccine won't compromise scientific, regulatory rigor  —  Several drug makers developing Covid-19 vaccines plan to issue a public pledge …

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.

Facebook's Political Ad Ban Also Threatens Ability to Spread Accurate Information on How to Vote  —  ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power.  Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published.  —  Facebook this week said it would bar political ads …

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 …

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 …

Exclusive: Nearly 700 U.S. Veterans Issue Open Letter in Support of Trump  —  Nearly 700 American veterans have issued an open letter affirming their support of President Trump against establishment media attacks weeks before the 2020 presidential election.  —  This week, The Atlantic …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Captain ‘Sully’ Sullenberger Urges ‘Vote Him Out’ in Blistering Anti-Trump Tweetstorm: ‘President Has Repeatedly Shown Utter and Vulgar Contempt’ for Military  —  Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger III unleashed a blistering tweetstorm on President Donald Trump on Friday night, condemning him …

Trump campaign going dark in Arizona, cancels planned TV blitz  —  Donald Trump's re-election campaign is going off Arizona airwaves after the Labor Day holiday, and may not resume television advertising in the Grand Canyon State until early voting begins in early October.

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 …

UPDATES: Breonna Taylor protesters say ‘No justice, no Derby’ ahead of race  —  LOUISVILLE, Ky. — As Kentucky Derby weekend swiftly approaches, protesters are gathering in Louisville for the 100th-straight day to demand justice for Breonna Taylor.  —  Taylor, an unarmed 26-year-old Black woman …

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.

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 …

'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 …

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.

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.

Trump's job losses are the worst of any American president on record  —  New York (CNN Business)President Donald Trump is heading into the general election with the worst jobs numbers of any president, based on records that go back to World War II.  —  That's not going to change …

Kanye spends nearly $6 million on presidential campaign  —  Rapper Kanye West is pouring in millions of his own money and hiring prominent political operatives to fuel his independent presidential bid, according to his first financial filing with the Federal Election Commission.