Jul 09 WATCH: Milley, Esper testify on military's role handling civilian protests By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The Pentagon’s top leaders are going before Congress for the first time in months. Continue reading
Jul 08 'Strike for Black Lives' to highlight systemic racism, AP report finds By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press A national coalition of labor unions, along with racial and social justice organizations, will stage a mass walkout this month to protest against systemic racism. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Rep. Ilhan Omar holds news conference on systemic racism By Justin Stabley and Associated Press Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar held a news conference on systemic racism alongside other state leaders as Minneapolis continues to be a flashpoint in the nation's reckoning on race. Continue reading
Jul 06 German government split over police racial profiling study By Associated Press The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance recommended that federal and state police in Germany commission a study of racial profiling in policing. Continue reading
Jul 01 AP-NORC poll shows significant shift in how white Democrats view police brutality By Kat Stafford, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A majority of white Democrats say police officers are more likely to use deadly force against a Black person than against a white person. Continue reading
Jul 01 Seattle cops start clearing 'occupied' zone, make arrests By Martha Bellisle, Lisa Baumann, Associated Press Seattle police showed up Wednesday in force at the city's "occupied" protest zone, tore down demonstrators' tents and used bicycles to herd the protesters after the mayor ordered the area cleared following two fatal shootings in less than two weeks. Continue reading
Jun 29 New York City mayor seeks $1 billion police cut amid City Hall protest By Associated Press With a "defund the police" sit-in protest continuing outside City Hall, de Blasio said that the NYPD had found ways to find the cuts from its current $6 billion budget that would open up more funding for other community programs. Continue reading
Jun 26 Trump says he's signed a 'strong' order to protect monuments By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Trump had promised the order earlier this week but did not immediately release the text. Hours earlier, Trump called for the arrest of protesters involved in this week's attempt to pull down an Andrew Jackson statue from a park in… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 12:17 Shields and Brooks on Trump's poll numbers, health care in a pandemic Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including polling on President Trump’s job performance, the federal response to a surging coronavirus pandemic, the administration’s effort to strike… Continue watching
Jun 26 Demonstrators resist as crews arrive at Seattle protest zone By Associated Press Crews arrived with heavy equipment arrived early Friday at Seattle’s “occupied” protest zone, apparently ready to dismantle barriers set up by demonstrators, but halted work when demonstrators resisted, including by lying on top of some of the makeshift structures. Continue reading