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June 15, 2020

Grizzlies' Ja Morant asks Kentucky judge to remove Robert E. Lee monument

Memphis Grizzlies rookie Ja Morant asked a Kentucky judge in a letter Thursday to remove a Confederate monument honoring Robert E. Lee.

June 15, 2020

Penny Lane, made famous by The Beatles, 'in danger of being renamed' if alleged slavery link proven, official says

Penny Lane, the road in Liverpool that gained worldwide recognition after The Beatles wrote a song about it, is now “in danger of being renamed” if it can be proven that its title is linked to a slave trader, a local politician says. 

June 15, 2020

Liz Peek: Left silences silent majority – but watch for this in November

Tens of millions of Americans are aghast at what is taking place in our country. But fearful.

June 15, 2020

Seattle police chief has 'epiphany' while still locked out of precinct

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best on Sunday announced she had an "epiphany" that "policing will never be the same" following national outcry over the death of George Floyd, as her department remains locked out of the East Precinct.

June 15, 2020

Chicago police ordered back to 12-hour shifts, no days off amid protests

Police in Chicago were ordered back to working 12-hour shifts with no days off until further notice amid ongoing protests in the city, according to multiple reports.

June 14, 2020

Seven Minneapolis police officers quit after George Floyd protests, cite lack of support from city leaders

At least seven police officers in Minneapolis have quit and others are in the process of resigning in the wake of the protests over George Floyd's death that have morphed into a rallying cry to defund or dismantle law enforcement.

June 14, 2020

Steve Hilton says voters must decide: 'Reform the police with Trump, or abolish the police with Democrats'

The 2020 presidential election will be a referendum on the country's commitment to "'reform the police with Trump, or abolish the police with Democrats," Steve Hilton argued Sunday.

June 14, 2020

Steve Scalise, 3 years after shooting: 'I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the best of what policing is'

Rep. Steve Scalise praised law enforcement Sunday amid calls to defund the police, telling Fox News he "wouldn't be here if it wasn't for the best of what policing is" after the 2017 shooting at a congressional baseball practice that nearly killed him.

June 14, 2020

Gates: Obama, GWB used military as a prop -- but Trump administration takes those efforts to 'a new level'

Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush liked to "use the military as a prop" -- but the Trump administration has taken those efforts "to a new level," former Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday.

June 14, 2020

Omar defends calls to dismantle Minneapolis Police Department, 'rotten to the root'

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Sunday doubled down on her calls to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, calling it “rotten to the root.”