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July 21, 2020

Oklahoma DA slaps teens with terrorism charges, accuses BLM of intimidating officers, protecting criminals

Two teenagers are the latest to face terrorism charges after allegedly helping to break in the windows of an Oklahoma bail bonds business in late May during the civil unrest that swept the nation in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.

July 21, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany: Chicago's Democrat mayor is 'derelict' in protecting citizens

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday that more people are dying in Chicago “than in Iraq and Afghanistan” and the “derelict Democrat mayor” is “doing nothing to stop this.”

July 21, 2020

Missouri AG Schmitt reacts to charges against armed St. Louis couple: 'Enough was enough'

The charges being brought against a St. Louis couple who went viral last month after brandishing guns at a crowd of protesters amount to "nothing more than [a] political prosection," Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt remarked Tuesday.

July 21, 2020

Majority of voters reject reducing police funding, despite national push: poll

A majority of voters reject reducing police funding and moving that money to social services, despite a national push in recent weeks from activist groups and some politicians, according to an ABC/Washington Post poll released Tuesday.

July 21, 2020

Hawley calls for probe of St. Louis prosecutor for charges against armed couple: 'Textbook' abuse of power

The case against a St. Louis couple who went viral after brandishing guns at a crowd of protesters marching to the mayor’s home last month is a "textbook" abuse of power, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley stated Tuesday. 

July 20, 2020

Fall of Minneapolis' Third Police Precinct: Radio transmissions show escalating tension

Minneapolis Police radio transmissions obtained by Fox 9 provide a new account of the decision-making that led to the fall of the Third Police Precinct.

July 20, 2020

Detroit police officer charged with assault after journalists shot with rubber bullets, injured

A Detroit police officer has been charged in connection with shooting rubber bullets at a group of journalists during protests days after George Floyd died while in police custody, authorities said Monday.

July 20, 2020

Anti-cop 'mob' swarms Back the Blue event in Denver, bloodying several before shutting things down: reports

A large crowd of socialist, anti-cop demonstrators descended on a Back The Blue event in Denver Sunday afternoon, blowing whistles, banging drums and in some instances throwing punches, forcing police to step in to intervene before the gathering was effectively shut down early, according to reports.

July 20, 2020

Trump vows to send feds into cities facing violence, as DHS reportedly drafts Chicago deployment plan

President Trump on Monday vowed to send more federal law enforcement personnel to major cities facing a surge in violence, amid reports that the Department of Homeland Security is drawing up plans to send 150 federal agents to Chicago.

July 20, 2020

Navy veteran praised as 'Captain Portland' after beating by federal officers during riots

Federal officers were seen in a video that has since gone viral striking a Navy veteran with a baton and firing tear gas at him when he failed to pull back from federal courthouse in Portland Saturday night.