Tipsheet: GOP senators sound alarm as coronavirus surges in home states

View in your browser     GOP senators sound alarm as coronavirus surges in home states BY JORDAIN CARNEY   Senate Republicans are raising the alarm over the country's rapidly growing number of coronavirus cases. The warnings come as President Trump has repeatedly linked the recent spike to an increase in testing, while also overselling his administration’s response and appearing optimistic about the odds of a quick vaccine or the disappearance of the virus altogether. But GOP senators — back in their home states, many of which are seeing increased case counts — are painting a more sobering picture with their on-the-ground view. Read the full story here     Civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis dies BY CRISTINA MARCOS   Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), the renowned civil rights leader who served as a symbol of the movement throughout his more than three decades in Congress, died Friday at the age of 80. Read the full story here     White House blocks CDC director from testifying before House panel on reopening schools BY CRISTINA MARCOS   The Trump administration is rebuffing House Democrats' effort to hear testimony from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield on safely reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     Supreme Court agrees to expedite order on Trump's tax returns BY HARPER NEIDIG   The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Manhattan district attorney's request to expedite its recent decision rejecting President Trump's claims of absolute immunity from a subpoena for eight years of tax returns. Read the full story here     House Judiciary to consider bills to rein in Trump's pardon power BY BROOKE SEIPEL   House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) announced Friday that the panel will mark up two bills next week intended to rein in President Trump's pardon powers, a move that comes a week after Trump commuted the sentence of his longtime ally Roger Stone. Read the full story here     Ginsburg says she's undergoing chemotherapy due to liver cancer BY HARPER NEIDIG   Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg revealed on Friday that she has been undergoing chemotherapy since May due to a recurrence of liver cancer. Read the full story here     Pentagon effectively bans Confederate flag display BY REBECCA KHEEL   The Pentagon released a new policy Friday that would ban the display of the Confederate battle flag without explicitly mentioning it. Read the full story here     Graham releases newly declassified documents on Russia probe BY JORDAIN CARNEY   Senate Judiciary Committee Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Friday released two recently declassified documents tied to the years-long Russia probe, including notes suggesting FBI officials were skeptical of reports in early 2017 of contact between the Trump campaign and Russian intelligence officials. Read the full story here     Fox host Chris Wallace fact-checks Trump claim Biden wants to defund police BY BRETT SAMUELS   "Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace in a new interview shut down President Trump's claim that presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is in favor of defunding the police. Read the full story here     Trump attacks niece in series of tweets: 'She's a mess!' BY TAL AXELROD   President Trump went after his niece Mary Trump in a series of tweets Friday evening, days after she released an unflattering tell-all book about his life and targeted him in multiple media appearances. Read the full story here     Why Dr. Fauci is Donald Trump's worst nightmare BY GREGORY J. WALLANCE   OPINION | In a mid-June New York Times-Siena poll, 76 percent of respondents stated that they trusted Fauci for “accurate information” about the pandemic. Only 26 percent said the same of Trump, who must have felt the way the Evil Queen did when the Magic Mirror said that Snow White was the fairest of them all.  Read the full story here     What current police reform efforts lack: A call to Federalize BY ROBERT J. KANE   OPINION | Instead of spending the $115 billion it takes to annually fund local policing, states could voluntarily cost-share to fund policing under the U.S. Public Health Service, an arrangement that could realize many benefits. Read the full story here     New York Times: Mistrust of a coronavirus vaccine could imperil widespread immunity BY JAN HOFFMAN   Billions are being poured into developing a shot, but the rapid timetable and President Trump’s cheerleading are creating a whole new group of vaccine-hesitant patients. Read the full story here     Reuters: For first time, world records one million coronavirus cases in 100 hours BY GAYLE ISSA   Global coronavirus infections passed 14 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, marking the first time there has been a surge of 1 million cases in under 100 hours. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: NFL will consider disciplining Washington but is not expected to force Daniel Snyder to sell BY MARK MASKE   The NFL could fine Washington’s team following accusations from 15 women of sexual harassment and verbal abuse against former club officials. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: Twitter says several employees were manipulated by hackers BY SARAH FRIER   Twitter Inc. said several of its employees were manipulated by hackers into providing credentials for internal systems, and 130 Twitter accounts were targeted including those of Joe Biden, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Read the full story here     Wall Street Journal: Firms with troubled pasts got millions in PPP aid BY CEZARY PODKUL and ORLA McCAFFREY   The Paycheck Protection Program benefited an alleged Ponzi scheme and companies accused of defrauding student borrowers and selling fake coronavirus treatments. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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