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LONDON — The American am-bassador to Britain, Robert WoodJohnson IV, told multiple col-leagues in February 2018 thatPresident Trump had asked himto see if the British governmentcould help steer the world-famousand lucrative British Open golftournament to the Trump Turn-berry resort in Scotland, accord-

ing to three people with knowl-edge of the episode.

The ambassador’s deputy, Lew-is A. Lukens, advised him not to doit, warning that it would be an un-ethical use of the presidency forprivate gain, these people said.

But Mr. Johnson apparently feltpressured to try. A few weeks lat-er, he raised the idea of Turnberryplaying host to the Open with thesecretary of state for Scotland,David Mundell.

In a brief interview last week,Mr. Mundell said it was “inappro-priate” for him to discuss his deal-ings with Mr. Johnson and re-ferred to a British governmentstatement that said Mr. Johnson

Trump Pressured Envoy: Get Me the British OpenThis article is by Mark Landler,

Lara Jakes and Maggie Haberman.Is Said to Have Pushed

His Own Golf Course

Robert Wood Johnson IV told colleagues he was asked to recommend the Trump Turnberry Resort.MARY TURNER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

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When millions of Americans be-gan losing their jobs in March, thefederal government stepped inwith a life preserver: $600 a weekin extra unemployment benefitsto allow workers to pay rent andbuy groceries, and to cushion theeconomy.

With economic conditions againdeteriorating, that life preserverwill disappear within days if Con-gress doesn’t act to extend it. Thatcould prompt a wave of evictionsand inflict more financial harm onmillions of Americans while fur-ther damaging the economy.

Even the threat of a lapse inbenefits could prove harmful,economists warn, by forcinghouseholds to make precaution-ary spending cuts.

The benefits program, FederalPandemic Unemployment Com-pensation, expires at the end ofJuly. But because of a quirk in thecalendar, workers in most stateswon’t qualify for the payments af-ter this week. Most will be leftwith regular unemployment bene-fits, which total only a few hun-dred dollars a week in manystates.

Millions in U.S.May Soon LoseA $600 Lifeline

By BEN CASSELMAN

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LONDON — Russia hasmounted a prolonged, sophis-ticated campaign to undermineBritain’s democracy and corruptits politics, while successiveBritish governments have lookedthe other way, according to a long-delayed report released on Tues-day by a British parliamentarycommittee.

From meddling in elections andspreading disinformation to fun-neling dirty money and employ-ing members of the House ofLords, the Russians have tried toco-opt politicians and corrode in-stitutions, often with little resist-ance from law enforcement or in-telligence agencies that ignoredyears of warning signs.

The report, in many ways hard-er on British officials than theRussians, did not answer thequestion of whether Russiaswayed one of the most conse-quential votes in modern Britishhistory: the 2016 referendum onleaving the European Union.

But it was unforgiving aboutwho is protecting British democ-racy.

Britain AccusedOf DiscountingRussian Attacks

By MARK LANDLERand STEPHEN CASTLE

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PORTLAND, Ore. — With a skihelmet and goggles on her head,Allison Hyder recounted how shehad told relatives that she plannedto stand at the rear of protests indowntown Portland. But in theearly hours of Tuesday, the grand-mother of five found herself rightup front, locking arms with othermothers dressed in yellow.

Standing with a pack of otherprotesters, she chanted in front ofthe boarded-up entrance to thefederal courthouse. She remainedresolute even as some in thecrowd began prying at the woodaffixed to the building, leaving Ms.

Hyder uneasy about where thingswere headed.

“I am the face of ‘anarchy,’” Ms.Hyder declared. “The people ofthe U.S. need to know that moms,grandmas and nurses are out herein the middle of the night demand-ing rights for everybody.”

The demonstrations that haveshuddered through Portland for54 consecutive nights have drawnout a complicated mix of griev-ances, with a wide array of peopleexpressing them using a multi-tude of tactics to make sure theyget heard.

In Oregon, a state with a deephistory of racism that included ra-cial-exclusion laws that extendedinto the 20th century, the Portland

protests have persisted sinceGeorge Floyd’s killing even asBlack Lives Matter demonstra-tions have waned in many otherparts of the country.

But some leaders in the Blackcommunity, grateful for a wide-spread discussion on race, worrythat what should be a moment forracial justice in Portland could besquandered by violence. Businessowners supportive of change havebeen left demoralized by the may-

hem the protests have brought.The city’s mayor, Ted Wheeler, de-spised by many of those in thestreets, has now been fighting tohave federal officers leave themalone.

Amid the Gordian knot of frus-trations and escalations, most ev-eryone seems to agree about onething: The combative deploymentof camouflaged federal agents hasonly made things worse.

President Trump, in pushing alaw-and-order message for his re-election campaign, has embraceda dark vision of Portland as a law-less place filled with “anarchists”who “hate our country.” His ad-ministration’s crackdown has

Sent to Quell Unrest in Portland, Federal Agents Fan the FlamesBy MIKE BAKER Resistance From a City,

and a Wall of Moms

In Portland, Ore., federal officers in camouflage have used aggressive tactics like firing tear gas canisters against protesters, which included a peaceful line of mothers.PHOTOGRAPHS BY MASON TRINCA FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

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As President Trump deploysfederal agents to Portland, Ore.,and threatens to dispatch more toother cities, his re-election cam-paign is spending millions of dol-lars on several ominous televisionads that promote fear and dovetailwith his political message of “lawand order.”

The influx of agents in Portlandhas led to scenes of confrontationsand chaos that Mr. Trump and hisWhite House aides have pointedto as they try to burnish a falsenarrative about Democraticelected officials allowing danger-ous protesters to create wide-spread bedlam.

The Trump campaign is drivinghome that message with a new adthat tries to tie its dark portrayalof Democratic-led cities to Mr.Trump’s main rival, Joseph R. Bi-den Jr. — with exaggerated im-ages intended to persuade view-ers that lawless anarchy wouldprevail if Mr. Biden won the presi-dency. The ad simulates a break-in at the home of an older womanand ends with her being attackedwhile she waits on hold for a 911call, as shadowy, dark intrudersflicker in the background.

So far, the campaign has spentalmost $20 million over the last 20days on that ad and two other sim-ilar ones, more than Mr. Biden hasspent on his total television budg-et in the same time frame, and arelatively large sum for this stageof the race. Though the ads pre-date the federal actions in Port-land, they convey a commontheme of lawlessness under Dem-ocratic leadership.

The focus of the Trump admin-istration in recent days has been

ADS PLAY ON FEARAS TRUMP RAISESTENSION IN CITIES

AN EFFORT TO TAR BIDEN

Clashes With ProtestersUsed to Fuel Message

of ‘Law and Order’

This article is by Maggie Ha-berman, Nick Corasaniti and AnnieKarni.

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BRUSSELS — After nearly fivedays of intense haggling, Euro-pean Union leaders stepped upTuesday to confront one of thegravest challenges in the bloc’shistory, agreeing to a landmarkspending package to rescue theireconomies from the ravages of thecoronavirus pandemic.

The 750 billion euro ($857 bil-lion) stimulus agreement, spear-headed by Chancellor AngelaMerkel of Germany and PresidentEmmanuel Macron of France,

sent a strong signal of solidarityeven as it exposed deep new faultlines in a bloc reshaped by Brit-ain’s exit.

The deal was notable for itsfirsts: European countries willraise large sums by selling bondscollectively, rather than individu-ally; and much of that money willbe distributed to the hardest-hitnations as grants with no repay-ment needed — not as loans thatwould swell their national debts.

Those extraordinary steps re-flected a difficult consensusamong members: that the scale ofthe crisis facing the world’s big-gest bloc of nations requiredgroundbreaking measures to en-sure its legitimacy, stability andprosperity.

“Europe has shown it is able tobreak new ground in a special sit-uation. Exceptional situations re-quire exceptional measures,” Ms.Merkel said in a news conference

Stimulus Plan Bares Cracks

In E.U. UnityBy MATINA STEVIS-GRIDNEFF

and STEVEN ERLANGER

European leaders on theirfourth day of talks in Brussels.

POOL PHOTO BY JOHN THYS

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The coronavirus is turning everydaypleasures into extravagances availableto those willing to pay for them. PAGE B1

BUSINESS B1-7

And Now, Pandemic LuxuryThrough online bake sales, pastry chefshave raised millions of dollars to fightracism. Above, Cheryl Day at her bak-ery in Savannah, Ga. PAGE D1

FOOD D1-8

Truth, Justice and Cookies

Noël Coward’s play gave comic voice in1930 to daring new ideas of romance.Now eight playwrights follow it up (andpush it forward) in a collection of 10-minute responses. PAGE C1

ARTS C1-7

Reliving ‘Private Lives’President Trump wants to omit undocu-mented immigrants when counting forthe allocation of House seats. Criticssay it’s unconstitutional. PAGE A15

NATIONAL A13-20

Dubious RedistrictingU.S. officials accused two Chinese hack-ers of trying to steal vaccine develop-ment data on behalf of Beijing’s intelli-gence service. PAGE A12

INTERNATIONAL A10-12

Plot for Vaccine Secrets

Two adjacent neighborhoods exhibit thedivergent ways in which the illness inTexas has attacked daily life. PAGE A6

TRACKING AN OUTBREAK A4-9

In Houston, View of Inequities

Antibody tests from 10 cities and statesindicate that people with no symptomsmay have spread the virus. PAGE A9

Study Finds More Infection

A Planned Parenthood clinic in Manhat-tan is removing the name of MargaretSanger, who backed eugenics. PAGE A15

Disavowing a Feminist Icon

As activism builds, historically Blackuniversities have seen a surge of inter-est from highly rated recruits. PAGE B8

SPORTSWEDNESDAY B8-10

Athletes Embracing History

The “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek hadbeen reluctant to write a memoir, butfinally did so in response to the out-pouring of support he has receivedduring his battle with cancer. PAGE C1

A Life in the Form of a Question

Elizabeth Warren PAGE A23

EDITORIAL, OP-ED A22-23

TRUMP PIVOTS After downplay-ing the virus, the president nowsays it’s getting worse. PAGE A7

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