Facebook takes down white nationalist and fake antifa accounts
Facebook Inc said Tuesday it has suspended accounts associated with white nationalist groups after some advocated bringing weapons to the current wave of anti-racist protests.
Trump says Republican convention will not be held in North Carolina
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the Republican convention due to be held in North Carolina in August will have to be held in another state because of social distancing restrictions ordered by the state’s Democratic governor.
Protesters march again in U.S. cities despite curfews, Trump vow to crack down
Thousands of demonstrators took to a knee in the grass outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, chanting “silence is violence” and “no justice, no peace,” just before a government-imposed curfew as rallies against police brutality swelled in major cities.
Mainstream U.S. religious leaders criticize Trump after church photo
Mainstream U.S. Protestant and Catholic leaders sharply criticized President Donald Trump on Tuesday, a day after peaceful protesters were forcibly displaced for a staged presidential photo in front of a church near the White House.
‘I want justice’: Mother of Floyd’s daughter says he was a good man, father
The grieving mother of George Floyd’s daughter on Tuesday demanded justice for him, saying he was a good father who did not deserve to die face down on the pavement, pinned under the weight of three police officers.
Protests swell in major U.S. cities despite curfews, Trump vow to crack down
Thousands of demonstrators took to a knee in the grass outside the U.S. Capitol, chanting “silence is violence” and “no justice, no peace,” just before a curfew as peaceful protests against police brutality swelled in major cities on Tuesday.
Former President Bush, contrasting Trump approach, says protesters should be heard
Former President George W. Bush said on Tuesday the killing of George Floyd reflected a “shocking failure” concerning racism in the country, and urged that protesters be heard, in sharp contrast to fellow Republican Donald Trump’s get-tough approach.
Senate Republicans block bill condemning Trump over protesters
U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic resolution on Tuesday that would have condemned President Donald Trump for the use of gas and rubber bullets against peaceful protesters near the White House.
Exclusive: Most Americans sympathize with protests, disapprove of Trump’s response – Reuters/Ipsos
A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of President Donald Trump’s response to the unrest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
Trump suggested taking control of Washington, D.C. police: reports
The Trump administration floated the idea of taking control of Washington’s police department amid nationwide protests over police brutality, according to media reports on Tuesday.
