Moment white supremacist is engulfed in flames after pouring petrol on synagogue  —  Tristan Morgan splashed fuel through a window at Exeter Synagogue but took the full blast of the explosion in his face  —  Terrorist firebomber blasted by flames during arson attack on synagogue

Amtrak Has Lost Money for Decades.  A Former Airline CEO Thinks He Can Fix It.  —  Onetime Delta boss Richard Anderson has nearly eliminated the railroad's operating losses, but some train fanatics are fuming about the changes.  Among his challenges: congressmen whose rural states and districts are traversed by long-haul trains.

Elizabeth Warren's first law review article blasted an anti-busing court ruling  —  Harris confronts Biden over busing, school desegregation  —  Washington (CNN)The most dramatic showdown during the first Democratic debate was between Sen. Kamala Harris and former Vice President Joe Biden …

CBP officials knew about derogatory Facebook group years ago and have investigated posts from it before  —  U.S. Customs and Border Protection was aware of the inflammatory Facebook page where alleged Border Patrol agents posted racist, sexist and violent images — and the agency …

US Army to drop ‘US’ from name over past links to slavery  —  WASHINGTON—Since 1775, the United States has had an Army, and for most of those 244 years it has been called the “United States Army.”  —  But now the service will drop the words and initials from its title, calling itself simply …

'I Don't Run It': Trump Responds to Reports of Undocumented Workers at His Properties  —  After months of silence, President Trump responded on Friday to reports that the Trump Organization has employed dozens of undocumented immigrants by saying that he doesn't know whether the organization does or not.

2020 Dems' opposition builds against Trump judges  —  Sen. Amy Klobuchar once supported a majority of President Donald Trump's nominees to the federal judiciary.  But this year, the Minnesota Democrat's backing of them plummeted.  —  Klobuchar isn't alone.

Nike stocks surge 2% following controversial decision to recall ‘Betsy Ross Flag’ sneakers after star endorser Colin Kaepernick claims they are offensive due to slavery ties  — Nike stocks are up two percent since Tuesday despite the controversy surrounding its Betsy Ross Flag sneaker

Trump's Recessional  —  In the days when I helped people with speeches, our relationship often began like this: … It's amazing how seldom there came an answer to the question.  The speaker would often have a very clear idea of the attitude he wanted to project, but no urgent message to communicate.

Biden warns Democratic rivals he's got 'all this information about other people's pasts'  —  Joe Biden let slip that his campaign was collecting dirt on his rivals for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.  —  “I mean, I get all this information about other people's pasts, and what they've done and not done.

2020 presidential candidates pitch African American voters at Essence Fest  —  A little more than a week after the first 2020 presidential debates, several candidates head to New Orleans to make a direct appeal to black women voters.  —  At the 25th anniversary Essence Fest …

Trump on Ivanka's G-20 Appearances: ‘The Foreign Leaders Loved Her’  —  President Donald Trump has said his daughter Ivanka Trump's high-profile appearances at the G-20 summit in Japan were “amazing,” despite widespread criticism of her presence among top world leaders.

Buttigieg campaign multiplies in size after huge cash haul  —  Before the first Democratic presidential debates kicked off last week, close to 100 Pete Buttigieg supporters and donors sheltered from the Miami heat in a Hilton hotel conference room, where Buttigieg's senior staff briefed …

Haunted by the Reagan era  —  Past defeats still scare older Democratic leaders — but not the younger generation  —  Newly elected Democrats in the House of Representatives spent June 27 with the sinking feeling that it was happening again: Their party was going to cave to President Trump …

Melinda Katz's lead over Tiffany Cabán shrinks to 16 votes in nail-biting Queens DA primary amid continued accusations of disenfranchisement  —  Tiffany Cabán's campaign accused city election officials of “disenfranchising” voters Friday after getting another six ballots counted …

Where John Roberts Is Taking the Court  —  Last year's Supreme Court term ended with a vivid display of willed gullibility by Chief Justice John Roberts.  In Hawaii v. Trump, the “travel ban” case, Roberts announced he would pay no attention to that Islamophobia behind the curtain and instead treat …