Poll: 49% of Independents think Trump should drop out post-guilty verdict … - 49% of Independents and 15% of Republicans said Trump should end his campaign because of the conviction.  — The polls found the race effectively tied nationally in a 1-on-1 with Biden at 45% and Trump at 44%.

Plot twist: WA has a law against felons running for office  —  If local Republicans knew what was good for them, they would now move to drop Donald Trump from Washington's fall ballot.  —  I know, they won't.  They're in too deep.  Trump won 76% of our state's GOP presidential primary vote.

Exclusive: Inside Hunter Biden's secret legal battle … - The trials — the gun case that starts Monday in Delaware and the tax case set for Sept. 5 in California — are likely to include embarrassing revelations about the Biden family that almost certainly will be touted by Republicans in light of Donald Trump's felony conviction.

China makes historic landing on far side of the moon  —  China landed an uncrewed spacecraft on the far side of the moon on Sunday, a landmark mission which aims to retrieve rocks and soil from the lunar surface, China's space agency said.  —  The landing elevates China's space power status …

Study: Same-sex marriage in 20 years had no negative effects … - For Pride Month this year, Axios will examine the legacy of the Massachusetts decision and see where marriage equity is at risk if there is an attempt to reverse the landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling.

'He's Had Great Challenges': Giuliani Holds 80th Birthday Amid Many Woes  —  The indicted and increasingly isolated former New York mayor celebrated his birthday over pasta and meatballs.  Donald J. Trump sent a video.  —  Consider this Midtown split screen.