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June 24, 2020

Critics knock PBS' Yamiche Alcindor's claim that protesters 'understand' why statues they're destroying should be gone

PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor raised eyebrows on Wednesday while attempting to refute President Trump's claim that the protesters who have been destroying statues in recent weeks have no knowledge about the statues they're destroying. 

June 24, 2020

Kevin McCarthy op-ed rips 'left-wing mob' for destroying statues

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy tore into the protesters who have been tearing down statues around the country in recent weeks, arguing “they aim to upend society, not reform it” in a new op-ed.

June 24, 2020

More than 6 dozen alleged rioters face federal charges in weeks of unrest across US

From murder to arson to looting, federal prosecutors have now charged more than six dozen people in connection with rioting that grew out of protests over the death of George Floyd over the past five weeks.

June 24, 2020

Progressive candidates surge in New York congressional primaries

With a plethora of absentee ballots to count, the results in many of the contests from New York’s Tuesday primaries remain far from final. But the partial returns clearly indicate strong showings by progressive candidates in Democratic congressional primary elections in and around New York City.

June 24, 2020

BET founder Robert Johnson mocks crowds pulling down statues, calls them 'borderline anarchists'

BET founder Robert Johnson, in an interview Wednesday with Fox News, blasted those who are toppling Confederate and other statues across the nation as "borderline anarchists" -- while challenging the notion that black Americans support this. 

June 24, 2020

Trump vows to protect statues of US presidents, Jesus Christ

President Trump on Wednesday vowed to protect statues as some activists are calling for the toppling of monuments to former presidents, controversial historical figures and even Jesus Christ -- after initially just targeting those of Confederate figures.

June 24, 2020

Sen. Tim Scott rips into Democrats after GOP police reform effort fails in Senate

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., ripped into Democrats Wednesday after the bill he authored on police reform failed in the Senate on a procedural vote, accusing Democrats of punting on the issue until after the election and abusing what he described as their "monopoly" on black voters.

June 24, 2020

Bubba Wallace 'relieved' rope in garage wasn't noose targeted at him, acknowledges 'embarrassment'

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace tweeted out a statement on Wednesday about the supposed noose found in his garage, saying that he's "relieved" to know it wasn't meant for him, but embarrassed by the mixup after the FBI ended its hate crime investigation. 

June 24, 2020

Seattle CHOP leaders urge protesters to go home, throw support behind Biden, Democrats

Community leaders and an activist, whose brother was killed by Seattle Police in 2016, are urging protesters occupying the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or the CHOP, to leave by Wednesday night.

June 24, 2020

On Minneapolis' North Side, residents question calls to defund police: 'Is it going to turn into World War III?'

“Defund the police” has become a rallying cry for nationwide protests against police brutality in the wake of George Floyd’s death. But many Minneapolis residents remain convinced that actually doing so will bring more harm than good.