Jun 02 WATCH: Texas governor says violence, vandalism ‘never the answer’ By Associated Press Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday that more than 3,000 Texas state troopers have been assigned across the state to bolster local law enforcement amid days of protests. Continue reading
Jun 02 Watch 6:51 A week into protests, political divide over the right response widens By Amna Nawaz The U.S. has now experienced a full week of protests over police treatment of black Americans. The death of George Floyd in Minneapolis has triggered widespread demonstrations, curfews and thousands of arrests. National Guard troops have been called up in… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 4:20 Protests near White House grow, a day after police cleared people for Trump photo op President Trump has caused new controversy for his handling of a protest near the White House Monday night. Police began clearing people out from a peaceful demonstration in Lafayette Square before the citywide curfew took effect, firing gas with no… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 9:06 Thune says peaceful protests should be allowed to continue With protests taking place in cities across the country, how should the federal government respond? Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s rhetoric about the use of force, whether a peaceful protest near… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 7:57 Bishop Budde on Trump’s ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric and how he can help the nation heal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde leads the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C. That includes St. John's Church, across from the White House, which was partially burned during Sunday's unrest and the site of President Trump's Monday night photo op. Budde joins… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 10:44 What happens when police officers see protesters as ‘the enemy’ Former senior military officials are criticizing Secretary of Defense Mark Esper for participating in a controversial photo op with President Trump and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley for walking through D.C. in his battle-dress uniform. Nick Schifrin talks to… Continue watching
Jun 02 WATCH: George Floyd’s family on ‘what those officers took from us’ By Yasmeen Alamiri, Molly Finnegan The family of George Floyd, a Minnesota man who died after been held down by the neck by police in Minneapolis, held a news conference Tuesday where they spoke to the void his death had left in their lives. Continue reading
Jun 02 Tech-rights group sues Trump to stop social-media order By Tali Arbel, Associated Press A tech-focused civil liberties group has sued to block President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to regulate social media, saying it violates the First Amendment and chills speech. Trump's order, signed last week, could allow more lawsuits against internet… Continue reading
Jun 02 How governors are responding to Trump’s request to send National Guard troops to D.C. By Alan Suderman, Associated Press Some governors are balking at President Donald Trump's request to send National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., for a massive militarized show of force in the nation's capital after several days of violent protests. Continue reading
Jun 02 Prosecutors delay case against man who drove into crowd of protesters By Associated Press Prosecutors say they are delaying the case against a man who drove his semitrailer into a crowd of protesters on a closed Minneapolis freeway pending further investigation. Continue reading