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June 11, 2020

John Yoo: Seattle unrest – Does Trump have the power to intervene? Should he?

Seattle police apparently have ceded the area, evacuated the police station, and will not return except to respond to a 911 call. 

June 10, 2020

Susan Rice: Trump's response to George Floyd DC unrest proves it should become a state

Susan Rice, a former White House national security adviser, said in a New York Times op-ed published Wednesday that Washington, D.C., was powerless to stop President Trump from ordering federal forces into the city in response to protests because it lacks statehoood. 

June 9, 2020

Minnesota governor authorizes 'full mobilization' of state's National Guard, says protests no longer about death of George Floyd

The state of Minnesota is requesting 1,000 additional National Guard soldiers as rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd earlier in the week.

June 9, 2020

Louisville cook David McAtee fatally shot by National Guard, state official says

McAtee was shot after he fired his gun as law enforcement approached on a night of protests, according to investigators.

June 9, 2020

DC National Guard confirms positive coronavirus cases after protests

Some members of the Washington, D.C. National Guard deployed to respond to protests in D.C. have tested positive for coronavirus, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. 

June 9, 2020

National Guard begins to pull back after historic response to unrest over George Floyd's death

The National Guard is beginning to pull back its presence in states across the country after its historic response to unrest over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd in police custody last month. 

June 8, 2020

DC National Guardsman chants 'I'm black and I'm proud' with George Floyd protesters

A uniformed member of the D.C. National Guard was captured on video chanting “I’m black, and I’m proud” along with the protesters he was sent to monitor in the nation’s capital last week.

June 7, 2020

Alex Berenson: New York Times editorial page editor's resignation a terrible omen for freedom of expression

The New York Times announced Sunday that James Bennet, its editorial page editor, would resign, and Jim Dao, his deputy, would be reassigned.

June 7, 2020

Dan Gainor: New York Times surrenders to staff revolt over Cotton op-ed as editorial page editor resigns

The New York Times’s cave-in to its leftist staff over the publication of an op-ed by Senator Tom Cotton has now resulted in a resignation.

June 7, 2020

Trump withdraws National Guard from DC now that 'everything is under perfect control'

President Trump announced Sunday that the National Guard would begin withdrawing from Washington, D.C., saying that “everything is under perfect control” following nearly two weeks of peaceful protests and violent rioting and looting in response to the death of George Floyd.