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June 23, 2020

Black Lives Matter moves to oust LA County's first black DA, saying not enough police prosecuted

The Los Angeles chapter of Black Lives Matter is looking to remove County District Attorney Jackie Lacey, for failing to prosecute more police officers who were involved in fatal shootings during her tenure in office. 

June 23, 2020

Hillary Clinton tells Amy Schumer she wants to send Trump 'back to the golf course full-time'

Hillary Clinton recently told comedian Amy Schumer that she spends most of her time working to support Joe Biden in an effort to send President Trump "back to the golf course full-time."

June 23, 2020

Jimmy Kimmel faces backlash for 'non-apology' addressing blackface controversy

Late-night host Jimmy Kimmel was blasted for what critics call a "non-apology" addressing his history of wearing blackface. 

June 23, 2020

Police reform legislation falters in Washington ahead of Wednesday test vote

Senate Democrats are poised to sink Republicans' police reform legislation by depriving them of the 60 votes needed to even start debate on Sen. Tim Scott's Justice Act. 

June 23, 2020

More than 1,600 Google employees call on company to end all police contracts, kick cops off of Gmail

As protests against police brutality and systemic racism continue across the country, Google employees are demanding that their company overhaul its relationship with law enforcement.

June 23, 2020

DC’s congressional delegate wants ‘problematic’ Lincoln statue removed from Lincoln Park

Washington, D.C.’s congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, said Tuesday she will introduce legislation to remove a “problematic” statue of Abraham Lincoln from D.C.’s Lincoln Park on Capitol Hill.

June 23, 2020

Viral video from Missouri protest shows woman proclaiming support for KKK: 'I will teach my grandkids to hate you'

A viral video of a Black Lives Matter demonstration outside a Confederate-theme store in Branson, Mo., shows a woman holding a Confederate flag while appearing to berate protesters and proclaim her support for the Ku Klux Klan.

June 23, 2020

California weighing name change for city of Fort Bragg

A California city council is debating changing the name of the city of Fort Bragg-- named after a former Confederate general who allegedly owned more than 100 slaves-- as protests across the country continue against racial injustices and police brutality. 

June 23, 2020

Private security firm hired by residents to patrol CHOP: 'There's a lot of chaos going on'

Homeland Patrol Division Security owner Steve Pansini explained Tuesday that he and his team were hired to protect homes and businesses inside Seattle's autonomous zone -- or "CHOP -- because residents have felt vulnerable and left unprotected by their city's leadership. 

June 23, 2020

Katie Pavlich: Protests have been 'hijacked' and are no longer about equality

What were initially protests against police brutality, the death of George Floyd, and racial inequality have since devolved into violent chaos and have been "hijacked" by anti-American anarchists who aim to erase American history, Fox News contributor Katie Pavlich said Tuesday.