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Ty Cobb, who represented Trump in the White House during Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, said that it is “justifiable” that the former president is investigated over the January 6 attack and for trying to prevent Joe Biden becoming president. Speaking to CNN, Cobb listed off some “serious facts” that could push Attorney General Merrick Garland and the Department of Justice to charge Trump and his inner circle over their attempt to keep the former president in power....

Writing in National Review on Thursday, Andrew McCarthy, a former U.S. Attorney who wrote a book defending Trump before turning on him after January 6, said favorable rulings by lower court judges and Trump’s continued claims he had declassified documents seized from Mar-a-Lago could give judges in later proceedings a greater incentive to force Trump to provide evidence he had, indeed, declassified them. This could potentially raise the probability of the U....

As of Monday afternoon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said there were 647 confirmed cases across the U.S. and 25 deaths. Both figures are expected to rise daily in the near-term as the virus spreads. Worldwide, a coronavirus tracker compiled at Johns Hopkins University says there are now more than 116,000 confirmed cases, more than 4,000 deaths, with over 64,000 recovered. At a press briefing yesterday on the White House response to the coronavirus situation, Trump said he would be meeting with Republicans from the Senate and House to discuss a payroll tax cut or relief that he said would be “very substantial” and “a big number....

Trump has stoked the flames of xenophobia to divide America. Some of his supporters ignore it, and some are inspired by it. By using his platform for hate, Trump has emboldened white supremacists—sometimes with a wink and a nod, other times with overt overtures. It should not be surprising that during Trump’s first year as president, the FBI reported that hate crimes committed in the United States increased by 17 percent....

“We want to respect the process. I think it’s going to go very quickly, actually,” Trump told reporters, adding that his nominee will “most likely” be a woman. He also mentioned two potential nominees, Amy Coney Barrett, who he said was “very highly respected” and Barbara Lagoa, who he described as “an extraordinary person. I’ve heard at length about her. She’s Hispanic and highly respected.” Both judges are Trump appointees....

The poll, conducted by The Trafalgar Group between October 10 and October 31, showed Trump taking a two-point lead over Biden in the state. Of the 1,062 likely Pennsylvania voters surveyed, 47.8 percent responded in favor of Trump, while 45.9 percent responded in support of Biden. However, Trump’s lead is within the poll’s 2.93 point margin of error, so the data remains too close to call. Pennsylvania is one of the key battleground states that could determine the winner of the 2020 presidential election....

In a statement published on Twitter on Monday, Memorial Day, the president said he had initially “insisted” on having the GOP convention in Charlotte due to his love of the “Great State of North Carolina.” “Unfortunately, Democrat Governor [Roy Cooper] is still in Shutdown mood & unable to guarantee that by August we will be allowed…full attendance in the Arena,” Trump said. “In other words, we would be spending millions of dollars building the Arena to a very high standard without even knowing if the Democrat Governor would allow the Republican Party to fully occupy the space,” the president continued....

The president tweeted the information shortly before 10 p.m. ET on Saturday. “I thought I was doing something very good for our Country by using Trump National Doral, in Miami, for hosting the G-7 Leaders,” Trump wrote. “It is big, grand, on hundreds of acres, next to MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, has tremendous ballrooms & meeting rooms, and each delegation would have its own 50 to 70 unit building. The president said the layout of his resort “would set up better than other alternatives....

Auger-Aliassime made further waves ahead of Wimbledon by becoming the youngest man to reach the semi-finals at Queen’s since Lleyton Hewitt in 1999 with a 7-5 6-2 defeat of Tsitsipas on Friday. Canadian Auger-Aliassime was a beaten finalist in his first tour-level grass-court tournament in Stuttgart last week and made another statement by claiming the scalp of top seed Tsitsipas in London. The 18-year-old also beat Tsitsipas at Indian Wells this season and the world number six believes the rising star may be too good for Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer....

By A. S. (DOC) YOUNG CHICAGO, III. — I am convinced that you have to be a Negro to understand fully, completely, what Jackie Robinson’s Branch Rickey-engineered entry into Organized Ball has meant to the Negro race from 1945 to 1962 It is easy to calculate what Robinson’s barrier-breaking advent and career has meant to Negro players who today are prominent throughout baseball. All you have to do is take an adding machine, total up all the numerous Negroes now playing from the 20 major league clubs to the lowliest minors, then guess where they’d be if Rickey hadn’t brought Robinson into the game via a highly-publicized contractual signing with the farm club Montreal Royals, at Montreal, on October 23, 1945....

Not as he opened the game with a 50-yard strike to receiver DeVonta Smith. Not as he completed 24 of 27 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns. Not as he took a final knee in the waning seconds with another, easily attainable touchdown just 6 yards away. And certainly not as he lay among the crimson-and-white-colored confetti in the aftermath of his team’s victory. MORE: Alabama beats Oklahoma at its own game...

The two had allegedly met up, with Ranboo sneaking in some pictures of Smith. The creator later posted them online and drew Smith’s attention, who told him to take them down. Ranboo retaliated, much to the chagrin of his friend. Ranboo and Tubbo get into a friendly tussle online A simple response by Smith to Ranboo ended up spiraling into a hilarious argument, prompting the latter to upload pictures of his friend....

PSG were stunningly eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday, suffering a 3-1 loss at home to Manchester United to bow out on away goals after a 3-3 aggregate draw. But it took a contentious 94th-minute penalty to send United through, Marcus Rashford converting after a VAR review led to Presnel Kimpembe being penalised for a handball. A measured Tuchel rued the decision as PSG were eliminated in the last 16 of the competition for a third straight season....

PSG beat Saint-Etienne 4-0 at the Parc des Princes on Friday to extend a perfect start to the 2018-19 Ligue 1 season under their new head coach. Neymar was rested for the game and Kylian Mbappe was suspended but goals from Julian Draxler, Edinson Cavani, Angel Di Maria and Moussa Diaby earned a comfortable victory. PSG’s latest victory adds to Ligue 1 wins collected against Caen, Guingamp, Angers and Nimes, as well as a 4-0 demolition of Monaco in the Trophee des Champions....

Leverkusen are in the market for a new coach following their decision not to continue with interim boss Tayfun Korkut, who replaced Roger Schmidt in March. CR7 leads CL Team of the Season Recent reports suggested Tuchel, who parted company with Borussia Dortmund last month, was sitting in pole position for the job, but his representative has ruled out that possibility. “Thomas will not take charge of Leverkusen,” Meinking told FAZ....

Messi’s Argentina ban rescinded Aubameyang has scored 27 goals in the league alone this campaign to cement his status as one of Europe’s brightest attacking talents. The Gabon international has publicly declared his desire to play for Real Madrid, while Ligue 1 heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain have also been linked with the 27-year-old, who is under contract until 2020. Addressing the media ahead of Saturday’s crunch clash with fellow top-three hopefuls Hoffenheim, Tuchel claimed to be unperturbed over the future of the club’s prized asset....

Gabbard, a veteran of the Iraq War who continues to serve in the National Guard, has faced significant backlash from some Democrats, who have accused her of repeating Russian talking points about U.S. foreign policy. Former Democratic presidential candidate and Secretary of State during the Obama administration Hillary Clinton suggested last month that a current Democratic candidate is “the favorite of the Russians.” The congresswoman issued a series of scathing attacks on Clinton in response, calling her the “queen of warmongers....

Like FromSoft’s offerings, Tunic features highly technical combat and save points that revive felled enemies and restore healing potions charges. But such comparisons provide only a cursory reading of the similarities between Shouldice’s opus and FromSoft’s easy-mode averse gauntlets. These commonalities, tempered by a few crucial distinctions, make Tunic an ideal jumping-on point for players who are new to souls-like titles. The most obvious point of accessibility between the two game’s is Tunic’s charming art style, which boasts near-universal appeal....

Despite the fact that the president’s trip to the hospital was a real-time infomercial for the wonders of government health care, he and his party are doing all they can to make sure other Americans are not afforded the same privilege. Indeed, if Republicans have their way, nearly 30 million Americans won’t have health care at all. On November 10, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in California v....

GSA administrator Murphy, nominated to her position by President Donald Trump, has thus far chosen not to approve documentation to facilitate the Democrat’s transition process, suggesting the result has not been ascertained despite networks having called it in Biden’s favor. Trump himself said in recent comments that Biden “won the election,” though said this was “because the Election was Rigged.” The Quote Shaub, who headed the Office of Government Ethics between 2013 and 2019, wrote on Twitter:...