• WATCH: Johnson and Jeffries lead statue unveiling of civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns

    WATCH: Johnson and Jeffries lead statue unveiling of civil rights activist Barbara Rose Johns

    Dec 16, 2025 06:14 PM EST

    ... where it had represented Virginia for 111 years. The removal occurred during a time of renewed national attention over Confederate monuments after the death of George Floyd and was relocated to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture. The Johns piece is part of the National Statuary Hall Collection at the ...

  • WATCH: Defense officials testify on National Guard deployment across U.S. in Senate hearing

    WATCH: Defense officials testify on National Guard deployment across U.S. in Senate hearing

    Dec 11, 2025 02:31 PM EST

    ... differently In one exchange, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, noted how former Defense Secretary Mark Esper alleged that Trump inquired about shooting protesters during the George Floyd demonstrations. She asked whether a presidential order to shoot protesters would be lawful. Charles L. Young III, principal deputy general counsel at the ...

  • Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist's challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor

    Jacob Frey fends off democratic socialist's challenge to win 3rd term as Minneapolis mayor

    Nov 05, 2025 06:04 PM EST

    ... one another, but not Frey, to make it harder for the incumbent to win. Frey led Minneapolis through the turmoil following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, a Black man who died after a white officer used his knee to pin his neck to the pavement for 9 1/2 ...

  • What to expect in Minnesota on Election Day

    What to expect in Minnesota on Election Day

    Nov 03, 2025 07:57 PM EST

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The two-term mayor of Minneapolis who led the city during the murder of George Floyd is seeking reelection Tuesday against more than a dozen challengers, including a democratic socialist advocating for a change to the “status quo.” Beyond the mayoral race, voters will fill two vacancies in ...

  • Justice Department investigating fraud allegations against Black Lives Matter leaders, AP sources say

    Justice Department investigating fraud allegations against Black Lives Matter leaders, AP sources say

    Oct 30, 2025 10:58 PM EST

    ... confirmed that allegations were examined in the Biden administration. The foundation said it took in over $90 million in donations, following the 2020 murder of George Floyd, a Black man whose last breaths under the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer sparked protests across the U.S. and around ...

  • What is the Insurrection Act? Here's what Trump has said about using it

    What is the Insurrection Act? Here's what Trump has said about using it

    Oct 27, 2025 08:46 PM EST

    ... about invoking the Insurrection Act in both of his terms as president. Back in 2020, he warned he might deploy troops to put down the George Floyd protests. When Trump lost the 2020 election, some of his supporters called on him to use it to prevent President-elect Joe Biden ...

  • Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed

    Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed

    Oct 22, 2025 01:36 PM EST

    ... near enough," Schumer said on social media. According to texts viewed by Politico, Ingrassia told those in the chat that "MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his 'holiday' should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs."Politico spoke to Ingrassia's lawyer ...

  • Thune predicts trouble for Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia: 'He’s not going to pass'

    Thune predicts trouble for Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia: 'He’s not going to pass'

    Oct 21, 2025 05:36 PM EST

    ... was fired following a disappointing jobs report.According to texts viewed by Politico, Ingrassia told those in the chat that “MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his ‘holiday’ should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs.” Politico also spoke to Ingrassia's ...

  • 10 major moments from 50 years of PBS News

    10 major moments from 50 years of PBS News

    Oct 20, 2025 09:00 PM EST

    Run, Hide, Fight: Growing Up Under the Gun (2024) Crossroads: A conversation with America (2024) War in the Holy Land: A PBS News Special Report (2023) Ricochet: An American Trauma (2023) Race Matters: America After George Floyd (2020) The Plastic Problem (2019) Questions for President Obama: A Town Hall Special ...

  • WATCH: Trump awards Charlie Kirk posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

    WATCH: Trump awards Charlie Kirk posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom

    Oct 14, 2025 05:52 PM EST

    ... s false claims that former Vice President Kamala Harris was responsible for policies that encouraged immigrants to come to the U.S. illegally and called George Floyd, a Black man whose killing by a Minneapolis police officer sparked a national debate over racial injustice, a "scumbag."As Tuesday's ceremony ...