Saturday's Headlines: Trump uses Mount Rushmore speech to exploit social divisions

Trump got his crowd and his fireworks, and peddled his fiction; Redskins' owner no longer has a choice over name, and he knows it; Cleveland Indians consider name change; U.S. sets 7th record in 9 days for new cases; Prospect of vaccine unites anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and hippie moms in Germany; The big factor holding back the U.S. economic recovery: Child care ; Our declaration this Independence Day should be liberation from Trump; On this Fourth, Americans are showing that Trump will not define us; 'What to the African American is the Fourth of July?' Reflections on race and racism in America.; A massive repudiation of Trump's racist politics is building; The GOP traded its principles for conservative judges. It was a bad deal.; Don't upset yourselves, conservatives. John Roberts is in it for the long haul.; Siberia meltdown alarms scientists; Symone Sanders, Biden's top African American aide, faces pressure from all sides; Police chief fires 3 Colo. officers over photo taken near memorial site for Elijah McClain; 'The Cursed Platoon,' Part 2 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Tom Brenner/Reuters) Trump uses Mount Rushmore speech to exploit social divisions In a dark speech ahead of Independence Day, President Trump focused on what he described as a "left-wing cultural revolution" that aims to rewrite U.S. history and erase its heritage. By David Nakamura, Ashley Parker, Colby Itkowitz and Maria Sacchetti ●  Read more »   Trump got his crowd and his fireworks, and peddled his fiction The president reveled in the dramatic majesty of Mount Rushmore — and ignored the complicated American story. Perspective ●  By Robin Givhan ●  Read more »   Redskins' owner no longer has a choice over name, and he knows it What has changed in the seven years since Daniel Snyder drew a hard line that he would "NEVER" change the name? Well, the world. There's no need for a "thorough review." Just change the name as soon as possible. Perspective ●  By Jerry Brewer ●  Read more »   Cleveland Indians consider name change According to a report, the team plans to consult with the Native American community, along with fans, players, alumni and internal staff. By Jake Russell ●  Read more »   U.S. sets 7th record in 9 days for new cases With the rate of new coronavirus cases rising in nearly 40 states, Fourth of July celebrations have been canceled or scaled back as officials call for a more restrained approach to the holiday. By Kim Bellware, Jacqueline Dupree and Meryl Kornfield ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Prospect of vaccine unites anti-vaxxers, conspiracy theorists and hippie moms in Germany German health experts have warned that even if a coronavirus vaccine is approved, refusals could open the way to a resurgence of the virus. By Loveday Morris and William Glucroft ●  Read more »   The big factor holding back the U.S. economic recovery: Child care The child-care crunch triggered by the pandemic has rapidly become a crisis that is disproportionately harming women and threatening to leave deep scars for years. By Heather Long ●  Read more »     Opinions Our declaration this Independence Day should be liberation from Trump By Colbert King ●  Read more »   On this Fourth, Americans are showing that Trump will not define us By Editorial Board ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   'What to the African American is the Fourth of July?' Reflections on race and racism in America. By Washington Post Readers ●  Read more »   A massive repudiation of Trump's racist politics is building By Dana Milbank ●  Read more »   The GOP traded its principles for conservative judges. It was a bad deal. By Bill Scher ●  Read more »   Don't upset yourselves, conservatives. John Roberts is in it for the long haul. By Ruth Marcus ●  Read more »     More News Siberia meltdown alarms scientists The Arctic region is enduring its own summer of discontent, with record-breaking temperatures, raging wildfires, thawing permafrost, crumbling infrastructure and vanishing sea ice. By Isabelle Khurshudyan, Andrew Freedman and Brady Dennis ●  Read more »   Symone Sanders, Biden's top African American aide, faces pressure from all sides Some outsiders want Sanders to agitate more, but sometimes insiders want her to do it less. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »   Police chief fires 3 Colo. officers over photo taken near memorial site for Elijah McClain McClain died last summer in Aurora, Colo., after he was placed in a chokehold and injected with a heavy sedative by paramedics. By Nick Miroff ●  Read more »   'The Cursed Platoon,' Part 2 Clint Lorance had been in charge of his Army platoon for three days when he ordered them to kill three Afghans. After a second-degree murder conviction, Lorance was pardoned by President Trump, hailed as a hero. His troops suffered a different fate. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  By The Washington Post ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The 5-Minute Fix for a weekday afternoon cheat sheet on the biggest story in politics — that can be read in 5 minutes or less. Sign up »

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