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July 9, 2021

Roll the tape: Republicans release video of all the times Democrats wanted to 'defund the police'

EXCLUSIVE: The largest House conservative caucus on Friday released a mash-up video of the many times progressives have called for defunding the police to push back on Democrats' latest efforts to accuse the GOP of being the party that wants to cut law enforcement funds. 

July 9, 2021

Rioter who attacked police during George Floyd riots gets 18 months in federal prison

A South Carolina man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to participating in a riot last year.

July 7, 2021

Minneapolis teen who recorded George Floyd video says uncle killed in crash during police pursuit

Darnella Frazier – the teenager who recorded the viral bystander of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 – said in a Facebook post Tuesday that her uncle was the innocent driver killed when a Minneapolis police squad car struck his uninvolved vehicle during a high-speed pursuit chasing a robbery suspect.

June 30, 2021

Kat Timpf: Dems blaming Republicans for 'defund the police' is sure sign of bigger problem

There has been much talk throughout conservative media regarding the claim from some Democrats that Republicans are behind the movement to "defund the police."

June 30, 2021

Minneapolis protesters hold city council VP ‘hostage’ by blocking vehicle, demanding riot charges dropped

The vice president of the Minneapolis City Council says she was “held hostage” while attending a Pride celebration over the weekend, as video shows a large group of protesters blocked her vehicle until she agreed to sign a list of their demands that included dropping criminal charges against rioters.

June 29, 2021

House votes to remove Confederate busts and statues from the Capitol

The House Tuesday passed legislation to remove from the Capitol the bust of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who authored an infamous pro-slavery decision, as well as to banish other Confederate statues.

June 29, 2021

Derek Chauvin closing in on plea deal on federal civil rights charges: report

Derek Chauvin -- the former Minneapolis police officer convicted in April of murder and manslaughter for the death of George Floyd -- is reportedly nearing a plea deal on federal civil rights charges that would allow him to avoid spending the rest of his life in prison.

June 27, 2021

Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on policing measures

Minnesota’s top Democratic and Republican lawmakers reached agreement on the highlights of a public safety bill that includes police accountability measures, a day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 22 1/2 years in prison for the death of George Floyd.

June 27, 2021

National Archives' racism task force says own Rotunda example of 'structural racism,' knocks Founding Fathers

The National Archives' task force on racism claimed in a little-noticed report to the U.S.’s top librarian that the Archives' own Rotunda – which houses the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights – is an example of "structural racism" and that the Founding Fathers and other White, historically impactful Americans are portrayed too positively.

June 26, 2021

Experts: Impact of Chauvin case on policing yet to be seen

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin 's conviction and lengthy prison sentence in George Floyd's murder could lead to better police hiring and training, law enforcement experts say. It could spur more effort to build trust among officers and communities.