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June 24, 2020

Seattle business owner says he plans to move due to lack of leadership and 'socialist' city council

Joey Rodolfo, the owner of a clothing store in Seattle, Wash., told “Fox & Friends” that he plans to move out of the state, citing “no leadership” and a “socialist” city council as reasons for his decision.

June 24, 2020

Seattle's CHOP has seen shootings, vandalism, other crimes as officials vow to dismantle it

Seattle authorities were making preparations Tuesday to retake the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone, or CHOP, after several shootings and a number of other crimes in what protesters have declared a “cop-free zone.”

June 24, 2020

Rep. Fred Keller: Democrats wrong to oppose Republican police reform bill in Congress

The Republican-sponsored JUSTICE Act makes important reforms in policing, but Democrats are opposing it.

June 24, 2020

Crews in South Carolina begin process to remove John C. Calhoun statue

Crews brought out chainsaws and started the process of taking down the massive statue of former vice president John C. Calhoun's in historic Charleston South Carolina Wednesday morning.

June 24, 2020

Donna Brazile: Police brutality and racism must end – GOP and Dems must compromise to pass bill in Congress

Congressional Republicans and Democrats need to compromise to pass needed legislation to address the crisis of systemic racism and racist policing that has sparked protests around the nation.

June 24, 2020

Trump condemns flag burning as DC protesters set US flag on fire

President Trump condemned the burning of the flag Tuesday evening after protesters set fire to a large American flag that they had tied to a traffic light pole about a mile away from the White House.

June 24, 2020

North Carolina removes Confederate statue's pillar near Statehouse after 125 years

A granite pillar that held the statue of a Confederate soldier at the North Carolina Statehouse grounds for 125 years, came down Tuesday night after three days of failed attempts.

June 23, 2020

Ex-prosecutors say charges in NYPD firebombing case going 'way overboard'

Dozens of former prosecutors are voicing concerns over the criminal charges against a pair of New York City lawyers accused of firebombing a police vehicle amid violent protests last month, with some claiming the prosecution appears to be based more on politics than public safety. 

June 23, 2020

Pelosi says Republicans 'trying to get away with murder' of George Floyd

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asserted in an interview Tuesday that Republicans are "trying to get away with murder, actually -- the murder of George Floyd" -- marking a dramatic escalation in rhetoric as the Democratic-controlled House prepares to pass its police reform package.

June 23, 2020

Spike in big-city shootings a bad omen for this summer, experts warn

A spike in big-city shootings in recent days has some worrying that a turbulent mix of the coronavirus pandemic, nationwide protests and record gun sales could be the making of a particularly violent summer.