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June 18, 2020

DA who charged officer with felony murder in Brooks shooting is in tight runoff election

The Fulton County, Ga. district attorney who charged former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe with felony murder -- an offense that can carry the death penalty -- is facing a criminal investigation and a primary runoff in a difficult fight to remain in office after his challenger secured more votes than he did in the June 9 primary. 

June 18, 2020

Virginia judge extends injunction barring removal of Gen. Robert E. Lee statue

An injunction blocking Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam from removing a 21-foot-tall statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has been indefinitely extended, a Richmond judge ruled Thursday. 

June 18, 2020

Pelosi orders removal of portraits of ex-House speakers who served in Confederacy

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Thursday ordered the removal of portraits in the Capitol of previous House speakers who served in the Confederacy as part of an effort to "appropriately observe Juneteenth" on Friday.

June 18, 2020

Grave of enslaved African man vandalized in 'retaliation' after UK statue toppled

British officials said Thursday the grave of an enslaved African man has been vandalized in an apparent “retaliation attack” after protesters in the city of Bristol toppled the statue of a prominent slave trader.

June 18, 2020

Rachel Lindsay criticizes ABC for waiting to cast first black ‘Bachelor’ Matt James after George Floyd’s death: ‘Hated the timing’

Rachel Lindsay recently criticized ABC for casting Matt James as the first black “Bachelor” following nationwide outrage due to the death of George Floyd.

June 18, 2020

Bongino blasts DA over murder charge in Rayshard Brooks shooting: 'What they did was outrageous'

The Fulton County, Ga. district attorney's decision to bring a murder charge against one of the police officers involved in the shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was "outrageous," former NYPD officer and Secret Service agent Dan Bongino asserted Thursday.

June 18, 2020

Warrant issued for man seen punching BLM protester in back of head during Ohio demonstration which got out of hand

Police are searching for a biker they believe is the man captured on cell phone video punching a Black Lives Matter protester in the head during a demonstration in Ohio. 

June 18, 2020

David Webb sounds off on 'hypocrisy' of Dick Durbin using word 'token' to criticize Tim Scott

Radio talk show host David Webb on Thursday blasted Sen. Dick Durbin for calling Sen. Tim Scott's role on a GOP-led police reform measure a “token approach.”

June 18, 2020

Portland protesters rally outside mayor's apartment after $16 million cut to police department's budget falls short of demands

Hundreds of protesters chanting “Black Lives Matter” and “Hands up, don’t shoot!” were seen on video rallying outside Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s apartment late Wednesday night after city commissioners voted to slash nearly $16 million from the police department’s budget. 

June 18, 2020

Ted Cruz calls out Google for 'Orwellian' moves, leveraging its 'monopoly' powers

Google's "dramatic decision" to remove two conservative news sites from its ad platform further exposed actions taken leveraging their "monopoly" power by censoring and silencing dissenting voices, Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz accused Thursday.