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U.S. House approves $1.5 trillion plan to fix crumbling infrastructure

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The bill also authorizes more than $100 billion to expand internet access for rural and low-income communities and $25 billion to modernize the U.S. Postal Service.

Trump, top officials defend response to Russia bounty threat

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Lee, James Laporta, Associated Press

President Donald Trump and his top national security officials are stepping up their defense of his response to intelligence assessments that suggested Russia had offered bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan.

AP-NORC poll shows significant shift in how white Democrats view police brutality

By Kat Stafford, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press

A majority of white Democrats say police officers are more likely to use deadly force against a Black person than against a white person.

Masks will be optional when Trump speaks at Mt. Rushmore for Independence Day weekend

By Stephen Groves

When President Donald Trump speaks at Mt. Rushmore before the first fireworks show there in years, he'll stand before a crowd of thousands who won't be required to socially distance or wear masks.

Richmond mayor orders removal of Confederate statues on city land

By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

Work crews began removing a statue of Gen. Stonewall Jackson early Wednesday afternoon. Flatbed trucks and other equipment were also spotted at several other Confederate monuments along Richmond's famed Monument Avenue.

Mississippi retires former state flag to museum

By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press

Mississippi officials are having a ceremony to relegate the former state flag to history. The gathering Wednesday comes a day after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a new law removing official status from the last state banner in the U.S.

WATCH: Congressional Black Caucus criticizes Trump for keeping Confederate names on military bases

By Associated Press

The chair of the Congressional Black Caucus says she doesn't understand why Trump would want to keep the names of "traitors" on military bases.

Trump fast-tracks environmental rollbacks to deliver on campaign promises

By Courtney Norris, Alex D'Elia

As the nation grapples with a pandemic and continued protests against systemic racism, calling for police reform, President Donald Trump is rolling back environmental regulations in an effort to deliver on some of his major campaign promises as November nears.

NYC delays resumption of indoor dining at restaurants

By Associated Press

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says he's delaying the planned resumption of indoor dining at restaurants in the city out of fear it would ignite a spike in coronavirus infections.

Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in U.S.

By Mike Stobbe, Nicky Forster, Associated Press

Public health experts say there is little evidence that the protests that erupted after George Floyd’s death caused a significant increase in coronavirus infections.