Tipsheet: Republicans fear Trump may cost them Senate

View in your browser     Republicans fear Trump may cost them Senate BY ALEXANDER BOLTON   Senate Republicans are feeling high anxiety over President Trump’s aggressive response to nationwide civil unrest, which they fear is alienating middle-of-the-road voters who are crucial to keeping their majority after Nov. 3. Read the full story here     Voices grow in condemnation of Trump's military response to protests BY ELLEN MITCHELL   High-ranking current and former defense officials are piling on condemnations of President Trump’s response to this week’s protests following the death of George Floyd. Read the full story here     Biden formally clinches Democratic presidential nomination BY MAX GREENWOOD AND TAL AXELROD   Former Vice President Joe Biden clinched the Democratic presidential nomination on Friday, officially setting the stage for a contentious general election fight with President Trump this November. Read the full story here     Trump declares it 'great day' for George Floyd and equality BY BRETT SAMUELS   President Trump on Friday declared it a "great day for equality" and a "great day" for George Floyd following a jobs report that showed unemployment falling, except for African Americans, and days of unrest sparked by Floyd's death. Read the full story here       Shocking job numbers raise hopes for quicker recovery BY NIV ELIS AND SYLVAN LANE   A shockingly positive May jobs report has raised hopes of a faster recovery from the coronavirus-induced recession. Read the full story here     The Memo: Job numbers boost Trump and challenge Biden BY NIALL STANAGE    A surprisingly good jobs report on Friday has sharpened questions about what kind of influence the economy will have on the 2020 presidential election. Read the full story here     New York reports lowest day of COVID-19 deaths BY JESSIE HELLMANN   New York on Thursday reported the lowest number of COVID-19 deaths in the state since the pandemic began. Read the full story here     Fauci: Coronavirus task force activity 'intense' despite decreased visibility BY BRETT SAMUELS   Anthony Fauci, the government's top infectious diseases expert, said Friday that the White House coronavirus task force is still doing "substantial" work despite holding fewer meetings and making scarce public appearances. Read the full story here     Bipartisan group demands House prioritize communities of color in coronavirus relief bill BY RAFAEL BERNAL   A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Friday called on congressional leaders to prioritize communities of color in funding future coronavirus mitigation efforts. Read the full story here     Climate agency reports May was hottest on record worldwide BY RACHEL FRAZIN   May 2020 was the hottest May on record globally, according to data from the European Commission’s climate monitoring organization.  Read the full story here     The failure of the other police officers to stop George Floyd's killing may be the biggest challenge BY GREGORY J. WALLANCE   OPINION | Perhaps the last chance to save George Floyd’s life arose within the first five minutes after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin put his knee on Floyd’s neck. Officer Thomas K. Lane asked Chauvin whether Floyd, who was face down, should be rolled onto his side because “I am worried about excited delirium,” a condition known to have caused custodial deaths.    Read the full story here     Joe Biden lead in polls does not ensure final victory for election BY HELMUT NORPOTH   OPINION| Joe Biden is enjoying a comfortable lead over Donald Trump in the polls. The Real Clear Politics average has the former vice president ahead of the incumbent president by 7 points. Biden is even ahead in the survey by Fox News, an outlet not known as a liberal bastion. Does this lead in the polls promise victory in November? The answer is a resounding no. Read the full story here     The New York Times: Cities ask if it's time to defund police and 'reimagine' public safety By FARAH STOCKMAN AN DJOHN ELIGON   After more than a week of protests against police brutality and unrest that left parts of the city burned, a growing chorus of elected officials, civic leaders and residents in Minneapolis are urging the city to break up the Police Department and reimagine the way policing works. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: In protests against police brutality, videos capture more alleged police brutality By KIIMBERLY KINDY, SHAYNA JACOBS AND DAVID A. FAHRENTHOLD   Police in riot gear were marching across a mostly empty plaza in Buffalo when two officers shoved a lone 75-year-old man who stood in their way. He fell to the ground and hit his head on the concrete. Officers marched past him as he lay motionless and bleeding from the ear. The incident is one of many caught on video in recent days displaying police riot tactics. Read the full story here     The Wall Street Journal: Police departments chance how they discipline officers By KRIS MAHER AND DEANNA PAUL   In the days since George Floyd was killed during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers, police departments and elected officials across the U.S. have responded with unusual swiftness to allegations of police misconduct. Read the full story here     The Associated Press: Barr says he didn’t give tactical order to clear protesters By MICHAEL BALSAMO   Attorney General William Barr says law enforcement officers were already moving to push back protesters from a park in front of the White House when he arrived there Monday evening, and he says he did not give a command to disperse the crowd, though he supported the decision. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Trump to pull 9,500 troops from Germany without telling Merkel By NICK WADHAMS AND ARNE DELFS   German Chancellor Angela Merkel was caught off guard by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pull 9,500 U.S. troops out of Germany by September. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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