A former top Pentagon speechwriter says John Bolton is a “creature” of the Trump administration, not a critic of it, in response to claims made in the former national security adviser’s new book. John Gans, the director of communications and research for the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House global policy center, and former chief speechwriter for Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss. Source

Lawyers for Paul Whelan, the American convicted of espionage in Russia and sentenced this week to 16 years in prison, say he will not appeal his sentence. CBS News foreign correspondent Charlie D’Agata explains why. Source

First on “CBS This Morning,” the head of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis, Lieutenant Bob Kroll, and fellow leaders of the union spoke to Gayle King about police reform and said there is no issue with systemic racism at the police department. Kroll also spoke on his controversial statement in a private letter to union members where he said George Floyd had a “violent criminal history.” Source

New York held its primary election on Tuesday, months after the coronavirus outbreak postponed it in April. Erin Durkin, a reporter for Politico New York, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to discuss key races on the ballot and changes made at the polls designed to prevent the spread of the virus. Source

The FBI says the noose hanging in the garage of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace was not a hate crime and says that had been there since 2019. Jericka Duncan reports. Source

President Trump toured the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Tuesday and will speak at a “Students for Trump Rally” in Phoenix. The number of coronavirus cases in Arizona has doubled since the beginning of June. Paula Reid reports. Source

Dr. Anthony Fauci is issuing a new warning, saying the next few weeks are critical to tamp down a potential coronavirus surge that could create a death toll spike. Mireya Villarreal has the latest. Source

With Magnolia State under pressure to redo its flag, retailing giant says it’ll no longer display the banner in outlets. Source

The FBI found that the noose had been there since October 2019. Source

First on “CBS This Morning,” leaders from the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis spoke to Gayle King about the death of George Floyd and calls for reform. They called the video “horrific,” but cautioned there could be “more to the story,” urging the release of more video from the incident by city officials. Source