‘We are in a race’: GOP governors implore residents to overcome vaccine hesitancy as delta variant rises  —  GOP governors implored their residents on Sunday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, as polling shows that vaccine hesitancy has been driven by Republicans and as the virus's new …

Allen West announces he is running against Gov. Greg Abbott in Republican primary  —  The Texas GOP chairman made his campaign official Sunday.  —  Copy link  —  Texas GOP Chairman Allen West announced Sunday he is running for governor, challenging fellow Republican Greg Abbott.

Tensions Flare as White Supremacists March in Front of Philly City Hall  —  A group of white supremacists marched in front of Philadelphia City Hall Saturday night, drawing jeers from onlookers, as well as small scuffles.  —  Approximately 200 members of the group Patriot Front wore white face coverings …

Eleven days after partial collapse, remainder of Surfside condo is demolished  —  The remaining portion of Champlain Towers South has been demolished.  —  At 10:30 Sunday night, authorities detonated charges inserted into holes drilled in the part of the 12-story Surfside condo that stood tenuously …

New Woodward book to cover last days of Trump presidency  —  (CNN)Legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward has already covered fear and rage within the Trump White House, and soon, he will release a third book on Donald Trump's final days in office.  —  The title of the book has not yet …

Fraud Claims, Unproved, Delay Peru's Election Result and Energize the Right  —  A month after polls closed, officials have yet to declare a victor in the presidential vote, as they consider Keiko Fujimori's demand that ballots be thrown out.  —  LIMA, Peru — They showed up for the rally …

A Disparaging Video Prompts Explosive Fallout Within ESPN  —  In comments still rippling through the network, the reporter Rachel Nichols, who is white, said Maria Taylor, who is Black, earned the job to host 2020 N.B.A. finals coverage because ESPN was “feeling pressure” on diversity.

The Weisselberg Indictment Is Not A “Fringe Benefits” Case  —  Grasping the Full Scope of the Alleged Criminal Scheme  —  In the days before the July 1, 2021 issuance of the Manhattan District Attorney's Weisselberg-Trump Organization indictment, public anticipation was positively underwhelming.

Culture Wars are Long Wars … We are told that conservatives “lost the culture war.”  I dissent from this view: American conservatives never waged a culture war.  Conservatives certainly fought, there is no denying that.  They fought with every bit of obstruction and scandal their operatives could muster.

Vanessa Williams to sing ‘Black national anthem’ for Capitol Fourth celebration  —  American actress and vocalist Vanessa Williams will be performing the song “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” widely known as the Black National Anthem, while hosting PBS's 41st annual “A Capitol Fourth” celebration, airing Sunday.

Barbershops and Hair Salons Are Enlisted in Covid-19 Vaccine Push  —  Biden administration hopes to reach Black Americans who have declined to get vaccinated  —  Some customers at the barbershop Mike Brown manages in Hyattsville, Md., say they don't plan to get a coronavirus vaccine.

In defense of Biden ice cream questions  —  There is no Pulitzer for pooling  —  Welcome to another weekend of snarky social media slamming the White House press corps for asking President Joe Biden about his ice cream order.  —  Like this tweet  —  Following Biden around discussing ice cream flavors …

CISA-FBI Guidance for MSPs and their Customers Affected by the Kaseya VSA Supply-Chain Ransomware Attack  —  CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) continue to respond to the recent supply-chain ransomware attack leveraging a vulnerability in Kaseya VSA software …

Brookings report concludes: Donald Trump at ‘serious’ risk of indictment  —  A blockbuster report from the Brookings Institute this week concluded that former President Donald Trump is at “serious” risk of indictment for a number of alleged crimes, including tax dodging, falsifying records and a variety of business-related fraud.

Trump Says One Of His Greatest Accomplishments Was Exposing The ‘Fake News Media’  —  Former President Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Sarasota, Florida, Saturday where he said one of his greatest accomplishments was exposing the “fake news media.”  —  “I think one of my greatest achievements …

The following asteroid collision is only a test  —  The plot of countless sci-fi thrillers — a massive space rock hurtling toward Earth — isn't fantasy.  Can a NASA-led team head off catastrophe?  —  The sobering message after the terrorist attacks 20 years ago this September and the spread …

Moet to Label Its Champagne Sparkling Wine in Russia to Meet Law  —  The Champagne houses of Moet Hennessy will soon include a “sparkling wine” mention on their bottles shipped to Russia to respect a new law that reserves the name of the French region for bubbly wines made in the former Soviet country.

Delta Variant Fuels Missouri's Covid-19 Uptick  —  Spread prompts calls for more people to get vaccinated  —  The highly contagious Delta variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 is prompting a surge of coronavirus cases in Missouri, a warning sign of what may happen this summer in other areas …