• Protesters topple Confederate soldier statue in downtown Durham. (The Herald Sun)

• Baltimore mayor renews efforts to remove Confederate imagery. (CBS Baltimore)

• Timothy McVeigh wannabe arrested in plan to bomb Oklahoma bank. (Fox News)

• Emails show Trump campaign officials rejecting opportunities to meet with Russia in 2016. (The Washington Post)

• IRS rehires 213 employees ousted for falsifying documents, avoiding taxes and other offenses. (The Daily Signal)

• Trump orders probe of China’s theft of intellectual property. (The Washington Free Beacon)

• North Korea won’t fire at Guam, but promises to watch “the foolish and stupid Yankees.” (Washington Examiner)

• Iran lashes out at talk of new sanctions, says it could abandon nuclear deal “within hours.” (Fox News)

• Revealed: Obama admin was warned in 2014 of Russian disruption efforts in the West, did little to prevent it. (Hot Air)

• Humor: Facebook will now automatically drone strike people who post fake news. (The Babylon Bee)

• Policy: The “alt-right” aren’t on the Right; they’re just racists. (The Federalist)

• Policy: Trump on regulation: the first six months. (American Action Forum)

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