Sunday's Headlines: Trump’s push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans

For Trump, the threat now isn't immigrants or other nations. It's other Americans.; In era of racial unrest, Americans converging in D.C. to celebrate Fourth of July question the meaning of freedom; Militias flocked to Gettysburg to foil a supposed antifa flag burning, an apparent social media hoax; Mount Rushmore is colossal kitsch, perfect for a populist spectacle; U.S. logs 26th straight day of record average case totals; Contact tracing is a race. But few U.S. states say how fast they're running.; Trump would do anything for Putin. No wonder he's ignoring the Russian bounties.; Putin still plays by the ruthless rules of the Cold War. Because Trump lets him.; How the Supreme Court could overturn Roe — while claiming to respect precedent; The surreal anticlimax of getting divorced over videoconference; Five myths about free speech; Hail to the TBD!; Historians question Trump's choice of 'heroes' for national garden monument; We asked veterans to respond to The Post's reporting on Clint Lorance and his platoon. Here's what they said.; On the country's birthday, Biden offers hopeful counterpoint to Trump's message ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (AP/Alex Brandon) Trump's push to amplify racism unnerves Republicans President Trump has left little doubt through his utterances the past few weeks that he sees himself not only as the Republican standard-bearer but as a leader of a modern grievance movement animated by civic strife and marked by calls for "white power." By Robert Costa and Philip Rucker ●  Read more »   For Trump, the threat now isn't immigrants or other nations. It's other Americans. He made clear that his reelection message will do little to try to heal or unify the country but rather aims to drive a deeper wedge into the nation's racial and cultural divides. The Debrief ●  By David Nakamura ●  Read more »   In era of racial unrest, Americans converging in D.C. to celebrate Fourth of July question the meaning of freedom The crowds that typically flow into the District on Independence Day were markedly thinner this year — and often headed in different directions. Hundreds flocked to Black Lives Matter Plaza, while hundreds more ventured to the Mall for protests or to celebrate the nation's founding. By Emily Davies, Fredrick Kunkle, Justin Jouvenal, Marissa Lang and Sydney Trent ●  Read more »   Militias flocked to Gettysburg to foil a supposed antifa flag burning, an apparent social media hoax Similar hoaxes in several states have drawn the same type of reaction. By Shawn Boburg and Dalton Bennett ●  Read more »   Mount Rushmore is colossal kitsch, perfect for a populist spectacle President Trump's speech before the giant faces was an effort to scale up particular grievances into broad national rifts. Perspective ●  By Philip Kennicott ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   U.S. logs 26th straight day of record average case totals Officials and health experts watched nervously to see whether July 4 gatherings would increase the spread while the virus continued to spiral out of control, particularly in the South. By Derek Hawkins, Marisa Iati and David Nakamura ●  Read more »   Contact tracing is a race. But few U.S. states say how fast they're running. Coronavirus case spikes will hamper contact-tracing efforts, but even states seeing declines are finding it hard to measure their success. By Steve Thompson ●  Read more »     Opinions Trump would do anything for Putin. No wonder he's ignoring the Russian bounties. By Michael McFaul ●  Read more »   Putin still plays by the ruthless rules of the Cold War. Because Trump lets him. By Tim Weiner ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   How the Supreme Court could overturn Roe — while claiming to respect precedent By Mary Ziegler ●  Read more »   The surreal anticlimax of getting divorced over videoconference By Tiana Clark ●  Read more »   Five myths about free speech By Suzanne Nossel ●  Read more »   Hail to the TBD! By Editorial Board ●  Read more »     More News Historians question Trump's choice of 'heroes' for national garden monument Among the statues to be erected in the garden — spelled out in an executive order — are evangelical leader Billy Graham, frontiersman Davy Crockett, first lady Dolley Madison and Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia. By William Wan ●  Read more »   We asked veterans to respond to The Post's reporting on Clint Lorance and his platoon. Here's what they said. Many said they were moved to tears reading about the experiences of 1st Platoon. Others questioned how the soldiers could blindly follow orders to shoot at civilians. By Julie Vitkovskaya ●  Read more »   On the country's birthday, Biden offers hopeful counterpoint to Trump's message The dueling messages highlight the vastly different ways Biden and Trump have responded to the country's racial reckoning. By Annie Linskey ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out The Optimist for a selection of inspiring stories to help you disconnect, hit refresh and start the week off right, delivered every Wednesday and Sunday. Sign up »

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