Inside the Revolts Erupting in America's Big Newsrooms  —  Staff members' demands helped end the tenure of James Bennet as Opinion editor of The New York Times.  And they are generating tension at The Washington Post.  Part of the story starts in Ferguson, Mo.

Minneapolis City Council Members Announce Intent To Disband The Police Department, Invest In Proven Community-Led Public Safety  —  The move follows the police killing of George Floyd and more than a week of uprisings, where hundreds of thousands of people around the world have protested …

White House is considering a Trump speech to the nation on race and unity  —  Trump tried to rewrite reality on the protests.  Here are the facts  —  (CNN)After a weekend of massive peaceful protests around the country, White House officials are currently deliberating a plan …

Inside the room: Trump's top aides plot new theme  —  President Trump's top political advisers, in a private meeting last week, said their boss needs to add more hopeful, optimistic and unifying messages to balance his harsh law-and-order rhetoric.  —  Why it matters: They're deeply concerned about …

John Bolton plans to publish a tell-all about his time in the White House in late June  —  John Bolton is forging ahead with plans to publish a scathing memoir about his time in President Trump's White House and is in negotiations with network television channels to promote the book, according to people familiar with the talks.

Joe Biden has doubled his lead over Donald Trump in Michigan, poll says  —  LANSING — Former Vice President Joe Biden has increased his lead over President Donald Trump to 12 percentage points in Michigan, where voters are unhappy with Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new poll.

Trump's evident character flaws leave him unable to meet the historic moment  —  (CNN)"In a president, character is everything," wrote the renowned speechwriter Peggy Noonan.  And therein lies President Donald Trump's inability to meet this American moment.

A Bitter Election.  Accusations of Fraud.  And Now Second Thoughts.  —  A close look at Bolivian election data suggests an initial analysis by the O.A.S. that raised questions of vote-rigging — and helped force out a president — was flawed.  —  The election was the most tightly contested in decades …

Black Lives Matter Protesters Tear Down Slave Trader Statue In Bristol And Dump In Harbor  —  The controversial memorial to Edward Colston has stood since 1895.  —  Black Lives Matter protesters in Bristol have torn down the controversial statue of a slave trader and rolled it into the River Avon …

Robert E. Lee is my ancestor.  Take down his statue, and let his cause be lost.  —  Robert W. Lee IV is the pastor of Unifour Church and author of the book “A Sin by Any Other Name: Reckoning With Racism and the Heritage of the South.”  —  In the small town where I live and grew up …

Minneapolis' Third Precinct served as ‘playground’ for renegade cops  —  Even before George Floyd was killed, the south Minneapolis precinct had a reputation for being home to police officers who played by their own rules.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  Long before former officer Derek Chauvin knelt …

Interview: Alexis Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter barred from protest coverage, shares gratitude for overwhelming support from allies  —  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter Alexis Johnson  —  By Fri., June 5, Alexis Johnson was quickly becoming a bit of a household name.

Top aide: Senate chairman drops effort to secure Pompeo testimony  —  The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee has decided not to press for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to testify for a routine annual budget hearing, according to a top committee aide.

A force trained to safeguard peaceful protests turns on them  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Few have watched how the U.S. Park Police deals with protesters for as long and as closely as Ellen Thomas, an anti-nuclear activist who anchored a continuous sit-in vigil day and night on the pavement in front of the White House over two decades.

In cities, a dramatic end to social distancing  —  After nearly three months of staying home, avoiding groups and keeping away from people who coughed, Allison Lane found herself packed shoulder-to-shoulder in a stranger's home filled with people who were hacking their lungs out.

The Labor Movement Faces A Reckoning Over Police Unions  —  Law enforcement unions make up a small slice of the AFL-CIO, but progressive members are increasingly uncomfortable associating with them.  —  Carmen Berkley spent four years directing the AFL-CIO's civil rights department …