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The list of prominent people who have publicly defied President Trump — including onetime allies — keeps growing. Consider what has happened in just the past few weeks:The list of prominent people who have publicly defied President Trump — including onetime allies — keeps growing. Consider what has happened in just the past few weeks:
Senate Republicans over the weekend refused to support Trump’s firing of a federal prosecutor who had investigated two of the president’s personal lawyers. As a result, the prosecutor’s deputy, rather than the administration’s choice, replaced him.Senate Republicans over the weekend refused to support Trump’s firing of a federal prosecutor who had investigated two of the president’s personal lawyers. As a result, the prosecutor’s deputy, rather than the administration’s choice, replaced him.
A federal judge on Saturday rejected Trump’s request to block the release of a book critical of him.A federal judge on Saturday rejected Trump’s request to block the release of a book critical of him.
The author of that book — John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser — said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday that Trump posed a “danger for the republic.”The author of that book — John Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser — said in an interview with ABC News on Sunday that Trump posed a “danger for the republic.”
Another former administration official — Jim Mattis, a retired Marine general who served as defense secretary — said Trump was trying to divide the country and “make a mockery of our Constitution.”Another former administration official — Jim Mattis, a retired Marine general who served as defense secretary — said Trump was trying to divide the country and “make a mockery of our Constitution.”
Trump’s top military adviser, Gen. Mark Milley, publicly apologized for participating in a photo op with him that followed the use of tear gas against peaceful protesters.Trump’s top military adviser, Gen. Mark Milley, publicly apologized for participating in a photo op with him that followed the use of tear gas against peaceful protesters.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump’s effort to end a signature Obama administration immigration policy. (And, yes, the court is influenced by public opinion, as The Times’s Adam Liptak has explained.)The Supreme Court blocked Trump’s effort to end a signature Obama administration immigration policy. (And, yes, the court is influenced by public opinion, as The Times’s Adam Liptak has explained.)
Several Trump-friendly commentators — at The Wall Street Journal, Breitbart and elsewhere — have said his responses to the coronavirus and police violence are hurting his chances of re-election.Several Trump-friendly commentators — at The Wall Street Journal, Breitbart and elsewhere — have said his responses to the coronavirus and police violence are hurting his chances of re-election.
The commissioner of the N.F.L. switched his position on player protests about racial injustice, which angered Trump.The commissioner of the N.F.L. switched his position on player protests about racial injustice, which angered Trump.
These acts of defiance are both a sign of Trump’s current weakness and a further cause of it, as Matt Glassman, a Georgetown University political scientist, told me. People feel more comfortable opposing Trump because they think he is on the wrong side of public opinion on several major issues.These acts of defiance are both a sign of Trump’s current weakness and a further cause of it, as Matt Glassman, a Georgetown University political scientist, told me. People feel more comfortable opposing Trump because they think he is on the wrong side of public opinion on several major issues.
And the more people who defy Trump, the less difficult it becomes for others to do so. It was especially striking to see Senator Lindsey Graham, a frequent Trump defender, decline to support the Trump administration’s choice of a new federal prosecutor. “It’s not a random, rogue action,” Glassman said. “It’s a calculated move based on the weakness of the president.”And the more people who defy Trump, the less difficult it becomes for others to do so. It was especially striking to see Senator Lindsey Graham, a frequent Trump defender, decline to support the Trump administration’s choice of a new federal prosecutor. “It’s not a random, rogue action,” Glassman said. “It’s a calculated move based on the weakness of the president.”
None of this means Trump is doomed to lose in November. Past presidential candidates, like George H.W. Bush and Harry Truman, overcame polling deficits bigger than the one Trump currently has against Joe Biden. But sustained weakness is very dangerous for a politician.None of this means Trump is doomed to lose in November. Past presidential candidates, like George H.W. Bush and Harry Truman, overcame polling deficits bigger than the one Trump currently has against Joe Biden. But sustained weakness is very dangerous for a politician.
“President Trump and several staff members stood backstage and gazed at the empty Bank of Oklahoma Center in horror,” The Times’s Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni report, in a reconstruction’s of his rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday. “President Trump and several staff members stood backstage and gazed at the empty Bank of Oklahoma Center in horror,” The Times’s Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni report, in a reconstruction of his rally in Tulsa, Okla., on Saturday.
“The president, who had been warned aboard Air Force One that the crowds at the arena were smaller than expected, was stunned, and he yelled at aides backstage while looking at the endless rows of empty blue seats in the upper bowl of the stadium, according to four people familiar with what took place.”“The president, who had been warned aboard Air Force One that the crowds at the arena were smaller than expected, was stunned, and he yelled at aides backstage while looking at the endless rows of empty blue seats in the upper bowl of the stadium, according to four people familiar with what took place.”
A safe space for believers: In his speech, Trump dismissed challenges facing the country — including a pandemic with no end in sight and enduring racial inequities — in favor of describing the U.S. as he wished it to be, The Times’s Astead Herndon writes.A safe space for believers: In his speech, Trump dismissed challenges facing the country — including a pandemic with no end in sight and enduring racial inequities — in favor of describing the U.S. as he wished it to be, The Times’s Astead Herndon writes.
The recent surge in new cases isn’t simply about the nationwide growth in testing. The percentage of positive tests has also been rising in recent days, to 5.3 percent on Sunday, from 4.4 percent a week earlier, as FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver noted.The recent surge in new cases isn’t simply about the nationwide growth in testing. The percentage of positive tests has also been rising in recent days, to 5.3 percent on Sunday, from 4.4 percent a week earlier, as FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver noted.
In some places with recent increases, like Arizona, California, North Carolina and Texas, the number of confirmed cases has been rising almost continually since March. Michael Osterholm, a prominent epidemiologist, said Americans should not be thinking about new waves but rather about one continuous “forest fire.”In some places with recent increases, like Arizona, California, North Carolina and Texas, the number of confirmed cases has been rising almost continually since March. Michael Osterholm, a prominent epidemiologist, said Americans should not be thinking about new waves but rather about one continuous “forest fire.”
In other virus developments:In other virus developments:
Congress’s emergency expansion of federal aid in March has prevented the rise in poverty many people feared, two new studies suggest.Congress’s emergency expansion of federal aid in March has prevented the rise in poverty many people feared, two new studies suggest.
Two Times reporters in New Delhi followed one woman’s odyssey through eight hospitals in 15 hours — “a devastating window into what is really happening here.”Two Times reporters in New Delhi followed one woman’s odyssey through eight hospitals in 15 hours — “a devastating window into what is really happening here.”
Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, a cardiologist, writes in a Times Op-Ed that the decline of medical visits during the lockdown has not led to the surge of illness that many doctors expected. “Perhaps Americans don’t require the volume of care that their doctors are used to providing,” he adds.Dr. Sandeep Jauhar, a cardiologist, writes in a Times Op-Ed that the decline of medical visits during the lockdown has not led to the surge of illness that many doctors expected. “Perhaps Americans don’t require the volume of care that their doctors are used to providing,” he adds.
In December, an international military student from Saudi Arabia opened fire at the naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., killing three sailors and wounding eight other people. A Times investigation into the shooting found that U.S. and Saudi officials missed numerous clues on social media that the gunman had been radicalized.In December, an international military student from Saudi Arabia opened fire at the naval air station in Pensacola, Fla., killing three sailors and wounding eight other people. A Times investigation into the shooting found that U.S. and Saudi officials missed numerous clues on social media that the gunman had been radicalized.
A survey of state legislators in Mississippi found that 63 wanted to change the state flag, the only one in the U.S. to still feature the Confederate battle flag. Only seven legislators wanted to keep it, and 51 wanted voters to decide.A survey of state legislators in Mississippi found that 63 wanted to change the state flag, the only one in the U.S. to still feature the Confederate battle flag. Only seven legislators wanted to keep it, and 51 wanted voters to decide.
Another night of gunfire at Seattle’s protester-led “autonomous zone” — from which police have pulled back — sent one person to the hospital.Another night of gunfire at Seattle’s protester-led “autonomous zone” — from which police have pulled back — sent one person to the hospital.
NASCAR is investigating a noose found in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the only black driver in its top racing series.NASCAR is investigating a noose found in the garage of Bubba Wallace, the only black driver in its top racing series.
The American Museum of Natural History in New York said it would remove a bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt, on horseback and flanked by a Native American man and an African man, that has presided over the museum’s entrance since 1940.The American Museum of Natural History in New York said it would remove a bronze statue of Theodore Roosevelt, on horseback and flanked by a Native American man and an African man, that has presided over the museum’s entrance since 1940.
Twelve women are under consideration to be Joe Biden’s running mate, according to Times reporting. Here’s a guide.Twelve women are under consideration to be Joe Biden’s running mate, according to Times reporting. Here’s a guide.
Lives lived: The Italian prosecutor Paolo Ferri hunted down looted antiquities, recovering thousands of items that had been smuggled from ancient Greek and Roman sites. His work led to “the great giveback,” during which American museums have returned at least 120 ill-gotten artifacts. He has died at 72.Lives lived: The Italian prosecutor Paolo Ferri hunted down looted antiquities, recovering thousands of items that had been smuggled from ancient Greek and Roman sites. His work led to “the great giveback,” during which American museums have returned at least 120 ill-gotten artifacts. He has died at 72.
Last week, my colleague Sarah Kliff noticed something strange. A medical lab in Dallas had charged as much as $2,315 apiece for coronavirus tests, even though a test typically costs $100. Sarah called the lab to ask about the price — and the lab quickly dropped it to $300.Last week, my colleague Sarah Kliff noticed something strange. A medical lab in Dallas had charged as much as $2,315 apiece for coronavirus tests, even though a test typically costs $100. Sarah called the lab to ask about the price — and the lab quickly dropped it to $300.
It isn’t the first time something like this happened. In her years of covering health care for Vox and now The Times, Sarah has frequently reported on the arbitrary nature of medical costs, often highlighting extreme examples. After these examples receive public attention, health care providers sometimes reduce the price.It isn’t the first time something like this happened. In her years of covering health care for Vox and now The Times, Sarah has frequently reported on the arbitrary nature of medical costs, often highlighting extreme examples. After these examples receive public attention, health care providers sometimes reduce the price.
Of course, most medical bills don’t become the subject of journalistic investigations. Which means that medical labs, drug companies, hospitals and doctors’ offices are often able to charge high prices to insurance companies and patients, without consequence.Of course, most medical bills don’t become the subject of journalistic investigations. Which means that medical labs, drug companies, hospitals and doctors’ offices are often able to charge high prices to insurance companies and patients, without consequence.
“If you look at pretty much any other developed country — Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Singapore, the list goes on — the government does some version of rate setting,” Sarah told us. “The United States doesn’t.” That’s one reason that the cost of health care in the U.S. is higher than in any other country.“If you look at pretty much any other developed country — Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Singapore, the list goes on — the government does some version of rate setting,” Sarah told us. “The United States doesn’t.” That’s one reason that the cost of health care in the U.S. is higher than in any other country.
Related: Last year, Sarah wrote a guide for Vox about how to fight a medical bill you think is unfair.Related: Last year, Sarah wrote a guide for Vox about how to fight a medical bill you think is unfair.
Do not mistake Padma Lakshmi’s new show, “Taste the Nation,” for another “shiny, happy, escapist series about food bringing everyone together,” the Times restaurant critic Tejal Rao writes.Do not mistake Padma Lakshmi’s new show, “Taste the Nation,” for another “shiny, happy, escapist series about food bringing everyone together,” the Times restaurant critic Tejal Rao writes.
There is, of course, plenty of mouthwatering food: hot gumbo with okra, kebabs turning over a fire, beef simmering in a coconut curry. But as the long-running “Top Chef” host visits farms, homes and community centers across the country, the camera lingers on the people who make the food, using the dishes to highlight the history of specific communities through a “nuanced, truth-seeking point of view.”There is, of course, plenty of mouthwatering food: hot gumbo with okra, kebabs turning over a fire, beef simmering in a coconut curry. But as the long-running “Top Chef” host visits farms, homes and community centers across the country, the camera lingers on the people who make the food, using the dishes to highlight the history of specific communities through a “nuanced, truth-seeking point of view.”
There are few people in this world who were as equipped for a pandemic as the supermodel Naomi Campbell. Long before most people were taking such steps, Campbell was wearing a face mask on planes and meticulously wiping down nearly every surface near her seat. She even owns a hazmat suit.There are few people in this world who were as equipped for a pandemic as the supermodel Naomi Campbell. Long before most people were taking such steps, Campbell was wearing a face mask on planes and meticulously wiping down nearly every surface near her seat. She even owns a hazmat suit.
The Times caught up with her in Los Angeles, where she has kept busy by sharing her daily workouts on Instagram, attending virtual meetings and filming interviews with old friends like Cindy Crawford.The Times caught up with her in Los Angeles, where she has kept busy by sharing her daily workouts on Instagram, attending virtual meetings and filming interviews with old friends like Cindy Crawford.
Across the country, hundreds of rodeos have been canceled because of the pandemic. Tumbleweeds gather in the box seats of arenas, and the loss of millions of dollars in prize money is a blow to the 5,000 registered cowboys and cowgirls who compete each year.Across the country, hundreds of rodeos have been canceled because of the pandemic. Tumbleweeds gather in the box seats of arenas, and the loss of millions of dollars in prize money is a blow to the 5,000 registered cowboys and cowgirls who compete each year.
For many small towns in the West, rodeos are a major fund-raising mechanism and a beloved tradition that brings people together. John Branch, a sports reporter for The Times, visited one such town to examine the sport’s uncertain future.For many small towns in the West, rodeos are a major fund-raising mechanism and a beloved tradition that brings people together. John Branch, a sports reporter for The Times, visited one such town to examine the sport’s uncertain future.
Would you buy a $4,500 puzzle?Would you buy a $4,500 puzzle?
With baseball shut down, the Red Sox organist isn’t playing at Fenway Park, but he is playing a concert online every afternoon.With baseball shut down, the Red Sox organist isn’t playing at Fenway Park, but he is playing a concert online every afternoon.
Here’s today’s Mini Crossword, and a clue: Snooty people (5 letters).Here’s today’s Mini Crossword, and a clue: Snooty people (5 letters).
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Ian Prasad Philbrick and Sanam Yar contributed to The Morning. You can reach the team at themorning@nytimes.com.Ian Prasad Philbrick and Sanam Yar contributed to The Morning. You can reach the team at themorning@nytimes.com.