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July 29, 2020

Federal agents to begin leaving Portland’s downtown: DHS, Oregon governor

The federal agents who have clashed with protesters in Portland will begin a “phased withdrawal” from the city's downtown area starting Thursday, Oregon's Democratic Gov. Kate Brown announced.

July 29, 2020

Nevada sheriff tells library not to call 911 if they support BLM: 'To support this movement is to support violence'

A rural Nevada sheriff warned the county library not to bother calling 911 to report acts of lewdness or other incidents should the board issue a statement in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

July 29, 2020

George Floyd hologram projected in front of Robert E. Lee statue in Virginia

The family of George Floyd on Tuesday attended an unveiling of a high-tech memorial to the slain Black man projected over the Robert E. Lee statue on Richmond's Monument Avenue. 

July 29, 2020

Joe Concha rips coverage of Barr hearing: The media is doing America 'no favors' with omission bias

The coverage of Attorney General William Barr's Tuesday hearing before the House Judiciary Committee further proved that biased actors in the mainstream media are mirroring the attitude and actions of anti-Trump Democratic lawmakers, The Hill's Joe Concha said Wednesday. 

July 28, 2020

Biden says Trump’s stoking ‘division and chaos’ for ‘political lifeline’

Democratic challenger Joe Biden on Tuesday charged that President Trump is “determined to stoke division and chaos” in cities where protests are raging in order “to revive a failing campaign.”

July 28, 2020

Ex-McConnell staffer slams House Judiciary Dems' conduct in Barr hearing: 'Asking questions, but not really'

Attorney General William Barr's testimony before the House Judiciary Committee is "important" for Americans to witness, Josh Holmes told "Outnumbered Overtime" Tuesday.

July 28, 2020

Park Police chief denies clearing Lafayette Square for Trump photo-op

Gregory Monahan, acting chief of the U.S. Park Police, defended the forceful removal of protesters from a park near the White House on June 1 that immediately preceded President Trump's photo-op before a church, saying his officers "acted with tremendous restraint." 

July 28, 2020

Wall of Moms, DadPods, Riot Ribs, Pacific Northwest Liberation Front: Some of the groups that have converged in Portland

Questions remain over who is organizing the crowds that have filled Portland’s streets for more than 60 consecutive nights since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. 

July 28, 2020

Protests flare up in Tempe, Ariz., and Austin, Texas - as Portland sees its 61st consecutive night of unrest

The 61st night since the death of George Floyd was marked by clashes between police and demonstrators in Portland, Ore., and Tempe, Ariz., Monday, as hundreds more gathered in Austin, Texas, for a vigil honoring an AK-47-wielding Black Lives Matter protester gunned down over the weekend.

July 28, 2020

Biden unveils plan aiming to tackle racial economic inequality

Former Vice President Joe Biden announced a new series of policies on Tuesday that aim to address the massive racial economic disparities in the country.