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May 28, 2020

What charges could Minneapolis police officers face for George Floyd death?

Fox News legal analyst Mercedes Colwin told “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday that the officers involved in the arrest of George Floyd, a Minnesota man who died in police custody this week, could all face charges.

May 28, 2020

Rep. Scalise on new FISA bill: There must be accountability for 'dirty cops who broke the law'

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., explained his sudden opposition toward the bill to reauthorize advanced surveillance tools used by law enforcement Thursday, telling Fox News' Sandra Smith that the FISA court was "abused by people who are literally trying to start a coup against the president."

May 28, 2020

Gordon Chang: America must 'un-teach' years of 'bad lessons' to China

Chinese leadership in Beijing is testing American resolve by endorsing a national security law that alters Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, or Basic Law, analyst Gordon Chang stated Thursday.

May 28, 2020

Kayleigh McEnany responds to reports she voted by mail 11 times: Trump is not against absentee ballots

Reacting to a Tampa Bay Times report that she had mailed in 11 ballots over the course of a decade, White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany reasserted Thursday that she is entitled to mail-in voting and defended President Trump's stance on the issue.

May 28, 2020

KT McFarland: AG Barr showing he 'doesn't have a whole lot of confidence' in DOJ officials

Former deputy national security adviser KT McFarland told “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday that Attorney General William Barr “doesn't have a whole lot of confidence” in his Department of Justice in Washington, D.C., given he has chosen three U.S. attorneys "to investigate the investigators.”

May 28, 2020

Kevin McCarthy: What happened to Gen. Flynn 'should not happen to any American'

Every day more is uncovered about the circumstances surrounding the investigation, unmasking, and guilty plea of former national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn, the more House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., believes the Justice Department's (DOJ) inquiry lead by Attorney General William Barr is "appropriate." 

May 27, 2020

Nunes knocks Democrats amid FISA legislation stalemate: 'We have a lot of serious problems here'

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told “America’s Newsroom” Wednesday that Democrats had not involved Republicans in making changes to legislation reauthorizing surveillance powers used by the FBI.

May 27, 2020

Judge Napolitano: 'Twitter has freedom of speech just like you and I and the president himself'

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano told “America's Newsroom” Wednesday that President Trump is “right” that social media platforms show bias against conservatives, but added that as a private company, Twitter has the right to control speech on their platform.

May 27, 2020

Former Obama economist warns Dems about 'snapback' scenario that could help Trump

If American voters interpret economic growth as states continue to slowly reopen as a win for President Trump, it could potentially boost his re-election chances come November, former Obama economic adviser Jason Furman stated Wednesday.

May 27, 2020

Marco Rubio says FISA law must be fixed to prevent 'abuses' like FBI's Russia probe

With the debate about amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act underway, Sen. Marco Rubio said Wednesday that instead of changes to the process, lawmakers should focus on ways to prevent it from being abused.