June 17, 2020 Republicans claim police reform needed – to prevent another ‘Russia hoax’ A House Judiciary Committee markup on the Justice in Policing Act, drafted to reform law enforcement after George Floyd's death in police custody, showed that Democrats and Republicans are in agreement that measures are needed to increase officer accountability -- but not necessarily for all the same reasons.
June 17, 2020 Fred Fleitz: Durham investigation – Will we finally learn truth behind Russia intel report? It’s been three and a half years since the U.S. intelligence community issued one of the most politicized assessments in its history.
June 17, 2020 US soccer player Crystal Dunn says she feared backlash if she knelt during national anthem U.S. women’s soccer player Crystal Dunn admitted Tuesday she was “scared” to follow Megan Rapinoe in kneeling during the national anthem to protest police brutality and racial injustice in 2016.
June 16, 2020 Top Republicans urge GOP colleagues to support FISA reform, probe how tool was 'weaponized' The top Republicans on the House Judiciary and Oversight committees called on their GOP colleagues Tuesday to support the reform and reauthorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, while urging members to further investigate how the tool was purportedly “weaponized” to target political opponents.
June 16, 2020 Iowa high school baseball team kneels during national anthem to start season An Iowa high school baseball team started its season on Monday by kneeling during the national anthem in support of "Black Lives Matter" and racial injustice, according to multiple reports.
June 15, 2020 Buzz Aldrin shares Flag Day tribute amid debate over national anthem protests Aldrin’s tribute drew a mixed response on Twitter, with some users interpreting it as a challenge to kneeling protests during the national anthem.
June 15, 2020 Ben Carson says Trump will ‘get there’ on players kneeling during anthem Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said during a radio interview Monday that he would "work with" President Trump on the issue of athletes taking a knee during the national anthem -- which the president has continuously voiced his opposition -- saying, "He’ll get there."
June 15, 2020 FIFA urges 'mutual respect' in response to Trump tweet on US Soccer FIFA, the soccer world’s governing body, responded to President Trump’s tweet rebuking U.S. Soccer for repealing its ban on players protesting during the national anthem.
June 15, 2020 Major League Soccer will forgo national anthem before matches over lack of spectators Major League Soccer will not play the national anthem before matches as the league is a few weeks away from returning to the field after the coronavirus pandemic shut it down in March.
June 15, 2020 Nate Boyer, former Seahawks player and Green Beret, tweets Flag Day message: 'It's not unpatriotic to kneel before it' Nate Boyer, a former Seattle Seahawks player and U.S. Green Beret, celebrated Flag Day on Sunday with a tweet about kneeling for the flag.
