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June 8, 2020

McConnell blasts 'defund the police' movement as 'outlandish' amid George Floyd anger

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday slammed the growing liberal momentum behind the “defund the police” movement as “outlandish.”

June 8, 2020

Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey rejects city council's push to defund police, despite veto-proof majority

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Sunday reiterated that he doesn't support abolishing the city's police force, hours after a veto-proof majority of members of the Minneapolis City Council said they want to take that drastic step in the wake of the in-custody death of George Floyd.

June 7, 2020

De Blasio will be remembered for turning NYC into 'war zone' in George Floyd riots, ex-NYPD commissioner says

New York City residents will not easily forgive Mayor Bill de Blasio for his response to the violence and looting that turned the city's streets into a "war zone" following the death of George Floyd, former New York Police and Fire Commissioner Howard Safir told Fox News on Sunday.

June 7, 2020

Minneapolis City Council announces veto-proof push to disband police in George Floyd aftermath

Minneapolis' left-leaning City Council members on Sunday announced a veto-proof push to disband the Minneapolis police department, ramping up a major conflict inside the city following the death of George Floyd while in police custody.

June 7, 2020

Ex-Missouri Gov. Greitens blasts 'defund police' calls as 'ludicrous liberal leftist logic' endangering public

Former Missouri Republican Gov. Eric Greitens -- who managed the Show-Me State during protests in the police-involved shooting death of Anthony Smith in St. Louis -- said that calls to defund law enforcement in the wake of George Floyd's alleged murder are "ludicrous" and endanger the public.

June 7, 2020

De Blasio: NYC to cut NYPD funding, shift it to social services

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday he would accede to protesters’ demands by moving to shift funds away from the NYPD toward social services.

June 1, 2020

Pennsylvania Gov. Wolf on George Floyd protests: Rallies 'absolutely called for,' violence is not

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf reacted Monday to both the violent and nonviolent protests that occurred across the Commonwealth in the wake of George Floyd's death.

May 31, 2020

Big-city Dems who had imposed strict coronavirus lockdowns now let George Floyd rioters flout rules

The coronavirus lockdown is seemingly down and out, as many Democrats in charge of big cities -- including several who once insisted on strict quarantine measures -- line up to champion the nationwide mass demonstrations over the in-custody death of George Floyd, sans social distancing.

May 25, 2020

Michigan Gov. Whitmer caught in Memorial Day lockdown controversy over husband's reported boat request

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer faced backlash from Republican lawmakers after a reported request from her husband to get the family's boat out on the water before Memorial Day weekend -- far from their home in Lansing.

May 25, 2020

DOJ urges Nevada to reconsider church social-distancing orders, 'unequal treatment'

EXCLUSIVE: The Justice Department is urging Nevada to reconsider its flat ban on religious gatherings of 10 or more people.