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April 21, 2021

WALTER MONDALE DEAD: Biden, others remember ex-vice president

Walter Mondale, a former vice president and progressive icon who staged an unsuccessful bid to deny Republican Ronald Reagan a second White House term, died Monday at age 93.

April 21, 2021

Chauvin’s quickie conviction brings media applause and a national sigh of relief

Jurors in the Derek Chauvin trial took less than one full day of deliberations to decide that the officer had indeed committed second- and third-degree murder by depriving George Floyd of oxygen—just as the awful nine-minute video made chillingly clear.

April 21, 2021

CNN's Jake Tapper accuses Chauvin defense of 'misleading,' 'gaslighting' jury ahead of guilty verdict

CNN anchor Jake Tapper showed his partisanship Tuesday during his network's coverage leading up to the announcement of the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.

April 21, 2021

Greg Gutfeld: Derek Chauvin is guilty, but the damage may already be done

It shouldn't be normal for Americans to feel relief that a trial verdict won't cause mayhem

April 20, 2021

Bill, Hillary Clinton say jury made 'right decision' in finding Derek Chauvin guilty: 'Black lives matter'

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton each reacted to Tuesday's verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial.

April 20, 2021

Minnesota shooting that wounded National Guard members leads to charges for suspect

Federal authorities announced the arrest of a 28-year-old man they say was in an SUV that matched the description of the vehicle involved in the drive-by shooting in Minneapolis early Sunday that injured two National Guardsmen.

April 20, 2021

Chauvin jury faced 'enormous amount of pressure' to reach right verdict: Miranda Devine

New York Post columnist Miranda Devine told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Tuesday that the country will have a difficult time unifying around the guilty verdict against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin because of the "external pressure" surrounding the high-profile conviction.

April 20, 2021

Derek Chauvin wrote attorney’s number on hand in case of guilty verdict: report

Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin reportedly had written his attorney’s phone number on his left hand before a jury found him guilty in the death of George Floyd.

April 20, 2021

Kmele Foster: Biden's claim of Blacks living in perpetual fear is 'absurd'

'Fifth Column Podcast' host Kmele Foster criticized President Biden's stated claim in reaction to the Derek Chauvin verdict that Black Americans are living in perpetual fear when they go about menial daily tasks is unfounded and "absurd." -- in an interview on "Fox News Primetime."

April 20, 2021

AOC says Derek Chauvin guilty verdict in George Floyd murder trial 'is not justice'

Following former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction on all counts in the death of George Floyd, Democratic New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the murder trial outcome “is not justice.”