‘Shaking in Their Boots’: Trump Wanted a Portland-Style Offensive in Chicago  —  “If it were up to him, we would return to the old days [of] eye-for-an-eye, tooth-for-a-tooth—or forget about proportionality altogether,” one former administration official says.

Kimberly Guilfoyle under fire for Trump fundraising disarray  —  News that Kimberly Guilfoyle contracted the coronavirus had barely surfaced on July 3 before she hopped on a private flight from Mount Rushmore back to New York with her boyfriend, Donald Trump, Jr.

Maine journalists under siege after false accusations from Fox News's Tucker Carlson  —  Two freelance journalists in Maine have sustained abuse and threats after being named by Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Monday night as part of an effort by the New York Times to do “a story on the location of my family's house.”

The problem with Trump's strange denial in his new golf scandal … Some of Donald Trump's scandals are complex and take time to disentangle.  The new British Open scandal is striking in its simplicity.  —  The New York Times reported this week that the president urged his ambassador …

Trump knows he's going to lose.  He's already salting the earth behind him.  —  How can you tell President Trump thinks he's going to lose in November?  Because he has already begun salting the earth behind him.  —  And his fellow Republicans are helping by sabotaging key institutions that the next …

Stephen Miller's Grandmother Died of COVID-19.  Her Son Blames the Trump Administration.  —  This month, Stephen Miller, the extremist anti-immigrant Trump adviser who has promoted white nationalist ideas, lost a relative to the coronavirus pandemic, and his uncle tells Mother Jones …

Former congressman Ozzie Myers, caught in 1970s Abscam sting, has been indicted again — this time for election fraud  —  A former congressman convicted in the 1970s Abscam investigation was charged Thursday with new allegations that he bribed a poll worker to stuff ballot boxes in local elections.

White House, GOP kill payroll tax cut but flounder on broader coronavirus bill  —  Planned roll-out canceled in roller-coaster morning; White House floats piecemeal plan but Pelosi shoots it down  —  Senate Republicans killed President Trump's payroll tax cut proposal on Thursday but failed …

Michael Cohen will be released from prison to home confinement, judge rules  —  Avlon: You should be outraged at the muzzling of Cohen  —  New York (CNN)Michael Cohen will be released to home confinement, a judge ruled on Thursday, finding that the government acted in a retaliatory manner …

Facebook ignored racial bias research, employees say  —  In mid-2019, researchers at Facebook began studying a new set of rules proposed for the automated system that Instagram uses to remove accounts for bullying and other infractions.  —  What they found was alarming.

I Was Wrong About Florida's Response to Covid-19  —  I gave Governor Ron DeSantis more credit than he deserved for the low death rate in his state.  —  A little after 11 a.m. each weekday, I receive an email alert from the Miami Herald.  It contains the latest Covid-19 numbers for Florida.

Fox News parts ways with a morning host who caused a Covid-19 scare  —  New York (CNN Business)Fox News has parted ways with a host who dismayed fellow staffers when she came to work while visibly sick in the early days of the coronavirus crisis.  —  Heather Childers, who had been an early morning host …

Ilhan Omar Campaign Mailer Accuses Opponent of Being ‘in the Pocket of Wall Street’ and Only Quotes Jewish Donors by Name  —  The mailer references three Jewish donors, plus “Michael, a donor from Scarsdale, New York.”  —  Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) campaign recently sent out a mail piece ripping …

Samantha Diaz, Florida Health Care Worker, Dies at 29  —  She left behind three children — two of whom have the novel coronavirus — in the care of her parents.  “Our world came crashing down,” her mother said after Ms. Diaz died of Covid-19.  —  Samantha Diaz, a medical assistant in Florida …

U.S. Senate passes $740 billion defense bill, bucking Trump on Confederate names  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Pentagon that President Donald Trump has threatened …

Trump repeals fair housing rule, amplifying campaign appeals to racial bias  —  With President Trump facing sagging support in the suburbs, his administration on Thursday targeted an Obama-era affordable housing regulation, the latest in a series of appeals to white voters' fears of crime and declining property values.

The Harper's ‘Letter,’ cancel culture and the summer that drove a lot of smart people mad  —  This is what was on Thomas Chatterton Wiliams's mind when he decided to write a short letter on the risks to liberalism and open discourse and get some like-minded thinkers to sign on.

State Department Insiders Ask: What Is Susan Pompeo Really Up To?  —  Five years ago, a young Kansan named Jakob Provo had almost gotten a job working for ambitious Congressman Mike Pompeo.  He'd aced the interview, he thought, and he was certainly qualified.

Democrats: Packets sent to Trump allies are part of foreign plot to damage Biden  —  Top congressional Democrats are sounding the alarm about a series of packets mailed to prominent allies of President Donald Trump — material they say is part of a foreign disinformation plot …

Despite Trump claim, 12 states say some orders for coronavirus supplies still unfilled  —  Trump claims “zero unfilled requests” but some states await PPE, other supplies.  —  During his first coronavirus press briefing in nearly three months, President Donald Trump said his administration …

67 current, former prosecutors defend St. Louis prosecutor from attacks in McCloskey gun case  —  Trump, Missouri Republicans have criticized Kim Gardner for filing weapons charges  —  A group of more than 60 current and former state and federal prosecutors signed a statement Monday defending …

No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon's U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public  —  U.S. Navy Releases Videos of Unexplained Flying Objects  —  The U.S. Navy has officially published previously released videos showing unexplained objects.  —  [radio transmission] “Whoa, got it — woo-hoo!”

Twitter says it's looking at subscription options as ad revenue drops sharply  —  Washington (CNN Business)Twitter (TWTR) is actively exploring additional ways to make money from its users, including by considering a subscription model, CEO Jack Dorsey said Thursday.

Poll shows Biden beating Trump by 13 points in Florida  —  Joe Biden is beating President Trump by 13 points in Florida — 51% to 38% — per a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.  —  Why it matters: With its 29 electoral votes, Florida is a key state for the president to hang onto in order to win re-election.

The Federal Response to Protests Extends Far Beyond Portland  —  A document responding to inquiries by Sen. Kamala Harris shows the extent of CBP involvement in local law enforcement.  —  In a conspicuous show of force, armed Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers were recently seen …

Trump's frantic new effort to win back seniors is already failing  —  Here's President Trump's new reelection strategy, in a nutshell: Convince vulnerable seniors who rightly fear getting killed by the pandemic that Trump let rampage out of control that they should instead fear getting killed …

This Is Mask Haters' Most Nefarious Hoax Yet  —  A fake CDC document has spread across Facebook, Twitter, Reddit, and more specialized websites like a hunting forum.  —  Face mask haters often don't trust the federal government, whether it's top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Teacher: I was a reluctant Trump voter.  Coronavirus is the end of my Republican identity.  —  I am a special education teacher and lifelong Republican who reluctantly voted for Donald Trump in 2016 as the less bad of two bad choices.  When the pandemic hit, the incompetence of the man …

Washed up actor Scott Baio says Hollywood blacklisted him for supporting Trump, can't find a job  —  Everyone's out to get Scott Baio.  At least, according to Scott Baio.  —  The 59-year-old actor, who is perhaps best known for appearing on the sit-com Happy Days about 40 years ago …

White House Told Kushner to Divest Cadre to Avoid Conflicts, Emails Show  —  An internal White House email obtained by CREW shows that in December 2019, the top White House ethics official determined that it was “reasonably necessary” for Jared Kushner to divest his interest in Cadre …