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White House in damage control mode after Trump said he told aides to slow down coronavirus testing Jun 22, 2020

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Plus, the president is fuming about his small crowd in Tulsa. And, a Minnesota jail is allegedly giving special treatment to the officer charged with killing George Floyd.

John Bolton’s book portrays Trump as cozy with autocrats Jun 18, 2020

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Plus, a deal to start the baseball season appears within reach after a secret meeting in Arizona. And the former Atlanta police officer who shot Rayshard Brooks was charged with murder.

Five recommendations to prepare for the next pandemic, according to 29 national security pros Jun 17, 2020

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Plus, an inexpensive steroid is the first drug shown to reduce coronavirus deaths, and some good news for getting kids back to school this fall.

Only one of the winning plaintiffs in the Supreme Court’s landmark LGBTQ ruling lived to see it Jun 16, 2020

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Plus, volunteers put their lives on the line as guinea pigs for a coronavirus vaccine, and cars have rammed into crowds of peaceful protestors 19 times this month.

A revealing portrait of the indignities facing black men in America in 2020 Jun 15, 2020

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Plus, a Republican congressman loses his seat because he officiated a gay wedding, and New York’s governor threatens to reverse reopenings because people aren’t social distancing.

Some folks just cannot kick the coronavirus Jun 12, 2020

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Plus, the sign-up page for President Trump’s rallies now includes a coronavirus liability waiver, and the Trump administration is concealing the identities of coronavirus loan recipients, shielding undeserving applicants from public scrutiny.

The focus for police reform shifts from the streets to the Capitol Jun 11, 2020

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Plus, the Federal Reserve forecasts a slow recovery – with worsening inequality. And the voting debacle in Georgia’s primary this week does not bode well for November.

Coronavirus hospitalizations on the rise Jun 10, 2020

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Plus, the World Health Organization clarifies that asymptomatic people can transmit the coronavirus, and, patients who survive covid-19 because of ventilators face an arduous recovery.

Elected leaders push back on calls to ‘defund’ police, but a reckoning is still underway on race Jun 09, 2020

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Plus, fourteen states report new record-high coronavirus infections, and the Trump administration is making it easier for hunters to kill hibernating bear cubs and slaughter wolf pups in national parks.

Minneapolis city council wants to dismantle its police department. What does that mean? Jun 08, 2020

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Plus, protesters in Europe are pushing for a reckoning with racism in their own countries. And, President Trump is struggling to come up with a new campaign slogan.

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