US president says increased tests lead to more cases being discovered, but White House official says comment made in jest and country still leads world in sampling

19,000 people to pack indoor arena in Oklahoma amid fears it could fuel virus in a state with already rising cases

Sacking of Geoffrey Berman, which follows bitter clash, fuels fresh accusations of political interference by the White House in the US Justice Department

But court also rules former national security adviser 'gambled with national security' by publishing memoir without clearance from White House; Trump: Bolton will pay 'big price'

US president to hold his first campaign event in months, as polls show him trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden

'Decisive' White House meeting, to be attended by Pompeo, Kushner, Friedman, said set to determine whether US okays PM's July 1 plan for sovereignty over settlements, Jordan Valley

Ron Dermer, in op-ed for Washington Post, says world has helped foster false Palestinian hopes of ending Israeli state, asserts Jerusalem's plan will help them accept reality

To cheers, demonstrators read out Trump's tweet about toppling of only Confederate memorial in US capital; activists say Albert Pike was chief founder of post-Civil War KKK

Tensions high ahead of campaign event in city with history of racial conflict, as area's virus cases spike and state court rejects request to require face masks in arena

Geoffrey S. Berman refuses to leave post; move comes days after Bolton allegation US president sought to interfere in SDNY investigation to curry favor with Turkey's Erdogan