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StoryJul 31, 2020Read →

Trump Says ‘There Will Be No Safety’ If Biden Is Elected President

President Donald Trump is suggesting Americans will not be adequately protected if presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is elected in the upcoming election. During a fundraiser with Florida sheriffs on…

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ReportingJul 31, 2020Read →

US Official Orders End to Information Gathering on Journalists

The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has ordered his agency to stop collecting information on American journalists covering protests in Portland, Oregon, after a media report on the practice, a spokesman…

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ReportingJul 31, 2020Read →

NBA Players Protest Racial Injustice as League Returns to Action

NBA teams bowed their heads and knelt during the playing of the U.S. national anthem while wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts on Thursday as the league returned for the first time since the coronavirus halted play in…

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StoryJul 30, 2020Read →

Tyler Perry Speaks Out in Support of Law Enforcement: ‘We Need More Police’

Film industry mogul Tyler Perry is weighing in on the calls for police reform while showing his support for law enforcement. During an interview on “Anderson Cooper 360” Wednesday evening, Perry condemned any initiative…

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ReportingJul 30, 2020Read →

US, Oregon Agree to Phase Out Federal Agents From Portland

Oregon’s governor on Wednesday said federal tactical police had agreed to withdraw from Portland, though U.S. officials said agents would stay until conditions improved after weeks of clashes with protesters. Governor…

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StoryJul 29, 2020Read →

Trump Says Portland Would Be ‘Burned and Beaten to the Ground’ If Not for the Federal Agents

President Donald Trump has spent the past few weeks criticizing the civil unrest in cities like Seattle and Portland and this week he declared that if federal law enforcement officials had not gone to Portland, Oregon…

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StoryJul 29, 2020Read →

Trump Admin to Send Additional Federal Agents to Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee

The Department of Justice announced on Wednesday the Trump administration will be sending additional federal agents to Cleveland, Detroit, and Milwaukee in efforts to expand a program designed to fight violent crime…

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StoryJul 29, 2020Read →

Warren Calls on Department Leaders to Not Deploy Federal Forces to US Cities If Trump Loses Election

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) wants leaders within top U.S. agencies to commit to not deploy federal agents to cities amid protests, noting specifically if President Donald Trump loses the upcoming election and does…

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ReportingJul 29, 2020Read →

Support Dips for Protests, but Many Americans Reject Trump’s Response: Reuters/Ipsos Poll

Americans’ support for the Black Lives Matter protests has declined since the immediate aftermath of the death of George Floyd in May renewed a national conversation on race, yet more than half still disapprove of…

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ReportingJul 29, 2020Read →

Federal Agents Pull Out of Seattle, Mayor Says

U.S. agents deployed to Seattle to protect federal property have left the city after local officials complained their presence was escalating tensions, Seattle’s mayor said on Tuesday. U.S. tactical forces arrived in…

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StoryJul 28, 2020Read →

Barr Rebukes Pelosi for Referring to Federal Officers as ‘Stormtroopers’

Attorney General William Barr says it is possible that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) could encourage violence against police officers with her comments about federal law enforcement officers in Portland, Oregon…

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ReportingJul 28, 2020Read →

US Congress Pushing Homeland Security for Details on Protest Surveillance

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is stalling its response to congressional committee requests for details on how the department is surveilling protests at federal buildings in Portland, Oregon, and elsewhere…

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ReportingJul 28, 2020Read →

Six US Mayors Urge Congress to Block Trump Federal Deployment

Six U.S. mayors, all Democrats, urged Congress on Monday to halt President Donald Trump’s deployment of federal forces to their cities, saying the move has escalated tensions at anti-racism protests spreading across the…

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StoryJul 27, 2020Read →

Chris Christie Defends Trump Admin Sending Federal Agents Into Cities

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is defending President Donald Trump administration’s decision to deploy federal agents into various cities across the United States. When Christie appeared on ABC News’ “This…

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StoryJul 24, 2020Read →

Trump Criticizes Portland Mayor: ‘He Made a Fool Out of Himself’ Joining BLM Protesters

President Donald Trump criticized Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) for joining protesters, as he mocked him for being teargassed. During a phone interview with Fox News on Thursday evening, Trump weighed in on the unrest…

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ReportingJul 24, 2020Read →

US Watchdog to Probe Use of Force in Portland; Federal Agents to Seattle on Standby

The U.S. Justice Department announced on Thursday it would investigate the use of force by federal agents against protesters in Portland, Oregon, following another night of unrest in which the city’s mayor was…

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ReportingJul 23, 2020Read →

Trump Will Not Send Federal Troops to New York City: Cuomo

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday that President Donald Trump will not be sending federal law enforcement to New York City for now as the city deals with an increase in crime. “The President and I had a…

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ReportingJul 23, 2020Read →

Portland Mayor Is Tear-Gassed in Another Night of Unrest in US City

The mayor of the U.S. city of Portland, Ted Wheeler, was stung by tear gas early on Thursday morning after he joined demonstrators protesting against racial injustice and police brutality. Security forces have…

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StoryJul 22, 2020Read →

Trump Says He Will ‘Immediately Surge Federal Law Enforcement’ to Chicago

President Donald Trump announced that the Department of Justice will “immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of Chicago.” The announcement comes after a spike in gun violence that left 12 people dead over…

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ReportingJul 22, 2020Read →

As Federal Deployment Looms, Chicago Mayor Calls for End of Violence

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday called on witnesses to come forward with information about an overnight gunfight at a funeral, a day after she said she would welcome help from the FBI and other federal…

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