Tipsheet: QAnon scores wins, creating GOP problem

View in your browser     QAnon scores wins, creating GOP problem BY CHRIS MILLS RODRIGO   Gun rights activist Lauren Boebert’s upset win over Scott Tipton (R) in Colorado this week is the latest in a string of victories for candidates who have publicly expressed support for the QAnon conspiracy theory.  At least eight such candidates for the House will appear on general election ballots this fall, while another two are headed for runoffs. While the majority of them are running long shot campaigns in uncompetitive districts, at least two are currently favored to win, including Boebert. Meanwhile, Republican Jo Rae Perkins– who has supported QAnon, walked the support back, then committed again – is running against Sen. Jeff Merkley (D) in the safe blue state of Oregon. Read the full story here     Trump responds to calls to tear down monuments with creation of 'National Garden' of statues BY TAL AXELROD   The White House unveiled an executive order Friday evening to create a “National Garden of American Heroes” that will feature statues of prominent Americans. Read the full story here     South Dakota governor calls removal of Confederate statues effort to 'discredit' founding fathers BY TAL AXELROD   South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) hammered activists calling for the removal of Confederate statues, saying they are trying to “discredit” America’s founding fathers. Read the full story here     Congress gears up for battle over expiring unemployment benefits BY NIV ELIS   The generous expansion to unemployment insurance Congress passed to keep Americans afloat during the COVID-19 crisis is due to run out at the end of the month, potentially leaving millions of people struggling. Read the full story here     Kimberly Guilfoyle tests positive for coronavirus BY BRETT SAMUELS   Kimberly Guilfoyle, a top fundraising official for the Trump campaign and the girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr., tested positive for COVID-19, a person familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill on Friday. Read the full story here     Alarm grows over Americans stranded in Yemen amid pandemic BY LAURA KELLY   Advocates are warning that thousands of U.S. citizens remain stranded in Yemen more than three months after the country closed its borders to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Read the full story here     Biden seeks to supplant Trump in Georgia BY AMIE PARNES AND JONATHAN EASLEY    President Trump’s campaign is spending money to defend Georgia and polls there show a tight contest, fueling Democratic optimism that the Peach State could go blue at the presidential level for the first time since 1992. Read the full story here     Democratic senator will introduce bill mandating social distancing on flights after flying on packed plane BY TAL AXELROD   Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced Friday he intends to introduce a bill banning the sale of tickets for middle seats on flights for as long as the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the U.S. Read the full story here     Trudeau warns he may skip USMCA summit over US tariff threat, pandemic BY TAL AXELROD   Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Friday he may skip a summit in Washington next week with President Trump and Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador over the coronavirus pandemic and the Trump administration’s threats of tariffs. Read the full story here     Washington Redskins to undergo 'thorough review' of team's name BY MARTY JOHNSON   The Washington Redskins announced Friday that the franchise will undergo a "thorough review" of the team's name, which has been broadly denounced as derogatory. Read the full story here     Can the 'Spirit of 1776' heal our nation in 2020? BY BARBARA A. PERRY   OPINION | Recent events have revealed how far we are from the 14th Amendment’s mandated “equal protection of the laws,” and women and minorities still experience inequities in employment, education and health care. Read the full story here     Can Republicans handle the aftermath of Donald Trump? BY MICHAEL STARR HOPKINS   OPINION | If Republicans run from Trump in their primaries, he’s proven time and time again that he will risk sinking their race to settle the score. If Republicans deny protecting him and defending his repeated outbursts, it can be devastating for their political careers. If Republicans can’t run from Trump because he’ll crush them, and can’t deny him because it will disqualify them, their only option is to stick with him and suffer the consequences. Read the full story here     The Washington Post: U.S. sets 7th record in 9 days for new cases BY KIM BELLWARE, JACQUELINE DUPREE AND MERYL KORNFIELD   The United States tallied its largest single-day total of coronavirus infections Friday since the start of the pandemic, 57,497 confirmed cases, as President Trump attended a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota, where the crowds were not required to wear masks or practice social distancing. Read the full story here     The New York Times: New administration memo seeks to foster doubts about suspected Russian bounties BY CHARLIE SAVAGE, ERIC SCHMITT, RUKMINI CALLIMACHI AND ADAM GOLDMAN   A memo produced in recent days by the office of the nation’s top intelligence official acknowledged that the C.I.A. and top counterterrorism officials have assessed that Russia appears to have offered bounties to kill American and coalition troops in Afghanistan, but emphasized uncertainties and gaps in evidence, according to three officials. Read the full story here     Associated Press: US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal BY KATHY GANNON   Washington’s envoy to Afghanistan stressed Saturday the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement that has run into new political obstacles both in the U.S. and regionally. Read the full story here     Bloomberg: A thousand pork workers tested positive at JBS plant in Brazil BY TATIANA FREITAS   More than 1,000 workers at a JBS SA pork plant in Brazil, or a quarter of those tested, were infected with COVID-19, according to figures from the Labor Prosecutor’s Office. Read the full story here     Reuters: North Korea says no need to sit down with U.S. for talks BY JANE CHUNG   North Korea does not feel the need to have talks with the United States, which would be nothing more than “a political tool” for Washington, a senior North Korean diplomat said on Saturday, ahead of a U.S. envoy’s visit to South Korea. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? 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