Wednesday's Headlines: Prosecutor to tell Congress that Barr, top aides sought to cut Roger Stone ‘a break’
Senate teeters on cusp of failure in police reform push; FBI: No crime in NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace's garage; Rayshard Brooks's mourners see his death as 'much bigger than him'; D.C. police clear out fledgling 'autonomous zone' near the White House; Fauci, top health officials warn of covid-19 surge, contradict Trump on coronavirus testing; Chile's perceived success against virus proves illusory ; Here's one more economic problem the government's response to the virus has unleashed: Zombie firms; How we can keep fear from spiraling out of our control; Don't listen to Trump. Mask-wearing is essential. ; Trump's Turkey dealings are some of the most startling stories in Bolton's book; The darker side to TikTok's Trump rally trolling; Absentee ballots will be critical this fall. But in-person voting is even more essential.; Where do we draw the line in tearing down statues?; Candidates in N.Y. and Ky. seize momentum of racial justice protests in bids for Democratic primary wins; Trump family seeks to block book by niece that calls him 'world's most dangerous man'; Major League Baseball players expected to return to the field in July, ending coronavirus shutdown; In Philippines, a child alleges abuse by a Catholic priest — and tests Vatican promise of a global reckoning
House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler wants Attorney General William P. Barr to testify in the Democrats' investigation into what they warn is dangerous politicization at the Justice Department.
By Karoun Demirjian, Matt Zapotosky and Rachael Bade ●Read more »
Republicans and Democrats struggled to find consensus on how to address race and policing and answer a public demand to overhaul law enforcement tactics.
The FBI and the U.S. attorney's office for the Northern District of Alabama said an investigation turned up evidence of the noose being in the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway garage since last fall, long before it was assigned to Wallace.
The years weighed heavily as family and friends filed into a historic Atlanta sanctuary for the funeral of yet another black man killed, with a white police officer accused of murder in his death.
By Fenit Nirappil and Maria Sacchetti ●Read more »
The move came after President Trump tweeted that protesters would be met with "serious force" if they tried to create an autonomous zone and that federal officials would seek long sentences against anyone who toppled statues or vandalized monuments.
By Marissa Lang, Susan Svrluga, Joe Heim,, Fredrick Kunkle and Justin Jouvenal ●Read more »
Top federal health officials warned in an appearance before a House committee that surges in coronavirus infections in more than a dozen states could worsen without new restrictions.
By John Wagner, Felicia Sonmez, Yasmeen Abutaleb, Lena H. Sun and Laurie McGinley ●Read more »
While the government touted plans in April to distribute a first-in-the-world "immunity passport," Chile now leads the hemisphere in cases per capita and the nation's lockdown has grown tighter.
"Zombie companies" — enterprises largely abandoned by investors and able to stay in business only by tapping more credit — are complicating efforts to fight the impact of the coronavirus upon the economy.
Charles Booker, a state legislator, hopes to claim the nomination and the chance to challenge Sen. Mitch McConnell (R). Jamaal Bowman is looking to oust longtime Rep. Eliot L. Engel (D).
Election 2020●By Colby Itkowitz, Joe DePaolo and Josh Wood ●Read more »
Presales of the book, slated for a July 28 publication, have soared on the basis of a description from publisher Simon & Schuster that says it will reveal decades of family secrets, including a "nightmare of traumas" that explain President Trump's psychology.
Pope Francis has pledged an "all-out battle" to confront claims around the world. The trial in the Philippines — Asia's largest Catholic-majority country — is such a moment.
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