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May 31, 2020

LIVE UPDATES: Protests continue across America in wake of George Floyd death

Live updates.

May 30, 2020

Adriana Cohen: Twitter not only politically biased, it's crossed over into election meddling, too

Twitter is "fact-checking" the president -- while turning a blind eye to his past and present political opponents.

May 30, 2020

CNN headquarters in Atlanta vandalized by protesters after George Floyd death

A protest erupted outside CNN's headquarters in Atlanta on Friday amid nationwide demonstrations following the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, with many of the protesters seen vandalizing the entrance of the building in videos posted to social media.

May 29, 2020

Cruz calls for criminal investigation into Twitter for violating US sanctions on Iran

Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Friday, urging them to open a criminal investigation into Twitter for violating sanctions on Iran.

May 29, 2020

Chicago mayor tells Trump 'F-U' after tweet about Minneapolis looting

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted President Trump and invoked an expletive Friday in response to his tweet after three days of protests in Minneapolis, Minn., when he called the protesters "THUGS" and tweeted that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."

May 29, 2020

Brian Stelter, Washington Post face backlash for comparing arrest of CNN crew to George Floyd's death

CNN media correspondent Brian Stelter and the Washington Post are facing intense backlash for attempting to compare the arrest of a CNN crew while covering the Minneapolis riots to the tragic death of George Floyd. 

May 29, 2020

Trump seeks to clarify tweet on Minneapolis: 'Looting leads to shooting'

President Trump sought to clarify what he meant in a tweet Thursday night about the unrest in Minneapolis after Twitter flagged it and claimed he was “glorifying violence.”

May 29, 2020

Sohrab Ahmari: Twitter is 'fact checking' Trump, will they also check leading liberals going forward?

Is Twitter also planing to append “fact-check” labels and links to tweets from prominent liberals that also turned out to be “misleading” or outright false?

May 29, 2020

Chris Wallace: Twitter going down a dangerous 'slope' with Trump fact-checking

"Fox News Sunday" anchor Chris Wallace joined the "Fox News Rundown" podcast Friday to discuss President Trump's feud with Twitter, saying the social media giant may have taken the wrong steps by "fact checking" the president.

May 29, 2020

Twitter censors Trump's Minneapolis tweet for 'glorifying violence'

Twitter has once again taken action against President Trump, this time censoring a tweet for "glorifying violence" in his late-night response to the ongoing violence in Minneapolis.