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June 17, 2020

Seattle CHOP organizer: 'I'm not here to peacefully protest'

Documentary filmmaker Ami Horowitz went to Seattle's Capitol Hill Organized Protest area recently and shared with Fox News footage of his interaction with Jaiden Grayson and other leaders of the movement.

June 17, 2020

Seattle police officers will only enter CHOP if matter of 'significant life-safety,' mayor says

Seattle police officers will only enter the Capitol Hill Organized Protest, or the CHOP, to respond to “significant life-safety issues,” according to the mayor’s office.

June 17, 2020

Utah man charged as eighth suspect in destruction of police car torched at Salt Lake City protest

An eighth suspect has been charged in the destruction of a Salt Lake City police car that was flipped over and set on fire during a protest last month sparked by the death of George Floyd, according to reports.

June 17, 2020

How fired police get rehired: Discipline challenges emerge in appeals process

Policing the Unions is a five-part series that examines the renewed friction between police unions and politicians in the wake of unrest over George Floyd’s death, and the dynamics at play in efforts to reform law enforcement.

June 17, 2020

Senate Republicans unveil police reform legislation: 'We hear you'

Senate Republicans on Wednesday unveiled their "Justice Act" police reform legislation to hold officers accountable with an enhanced use-of-force database, pursue restrictions on chokeholds and create new commissions to study law enforcement and race.

June 17, 2020

Aunt Jemima changing name, removing image 'based on a racial stereotype' from packaging

Quaker Oats acknowledged that the face of the brand was “based on a racial stereotype.”

June 17, 2020

Senate, House set to tackle police reform with comprehensive proposals

Both chambers of Congress are set to tackle police reform Wednesday, as Senate Republicans prepare to unveil a bill and the House Judiciary Committee gets ready to work on a proposal of their own.

June 17, 2020

British activists behind NBC News report pushing Google to demonetize The Federalist

A viral firestorm was sparked by NBC News on Tuesday with its report that alleged Google was removing two conservative news sites from its ad platform. 

June 17, 2020

Columbus statue in California Capitol to be removed, lawmakers call it 'out of place'

Top California legislators on Tuesday said that the statue of Christopher Columbus in the state's Capitol building, which has been there since 1883, would be removed because the 15th-century explorer is a "deeply polarizing historical figure."

June 17, 2020

Mayor of small Northern California town to resign for dismissing police reform

The mayor of a small town in Northern California announced her resignation Tuesday following a backlash over comments she made dismissing the need for police reform in the town.