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July 1, 2020

Ben Domenech: It 'boggles the mind' that Republicans aren't defending 'symbols of national pride'

The Federalist's publisher Ben Domenech is calling on members of the Republican Party to step up and defend symbols of American heritage and history.

July 1, 2020

Young Republicans rally to save Roosevelt statue: 'I've never heard of a free society that wants to erase the past'

The New York Young Republican Club held a rally this week in front of the Natural History Museum to rebuke the museum's call to remove the 26th president's statue.

July 1, 2020

Boston University considers changing name of Terriers mascot Rhett over link to 'Gone with the Wind'

Boston University is considering changing the name of its mascot over an apparent link to “the Confederacy, slavery and sexual assault,” school president Robert A. Brown wrote in a letter to alumni Wednesday.

July 1, 2020

Black Lives Matter meets pushback in Britain over 'Defund Police,' other radical positions

Black Lives Matter, despite seeing an initial outpouring of support in the U.K. after the death of George Floyd in the U.S., is now encountering pushback as a number of the group’s radical positions are coming to light.

July 1, 2020

State senator calls out 'hypocrisy' of Minneapolis City Council members getting private security

Minnesota State Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka told “America’s Newsroom” on Wednesday that Minneapolis City Council members’ plan to dismantle police departments while being assigned private security details is “hypocrisy.”

July 1, 2020

Cuomo ridicules New York City move to strip $1B in NYPD funding

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo slammed the New York City Council’s move strip the New York Police Department of $1 billion in funding, questioning “what it means,” and calling for concrete action.

July 1, 2020

Freshman Dem 'squad' members join forces in new campaign fundraising effort

The four freshman squad members have united in a new joint fundraising effort to help each other win another term and elect more like-minded progressives to disrupt Congress. 

July 1, 2020

Seattle police retake stationhouse in CHOP, arrest multiple protesters following Durkan orders

Seattle police have retaken the East Precinct after clearing out the protest area known as the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or CHOP, making more than a dozen arrests after Mayor Jenny Durkan declared the gathering an unlawful assembly following two fatal shootings.

July 1, 2020

Detroit police chief hits back at Rashida Tlaib: 'Totally inaccurate' to claim abuse of peaceful protesters

Michigan Democratic Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's claim that Detroit Police Department officers abused peaceful protesters is "totally inaccurate," Detroit Police Chief James Craig remarked Tuesday.

July 1, 2020

Homeland Security to protect monuments over Fourth of July weekend

Department of Homeland Security Sec. Chad Wolf announced Wednesday that a special federal unit would be deployed across the country for the July 4 weekend in order to protect federal monuments and statues from a possible fresh wave of 'domestic extremist' vandalism.