Former Minneapolis police officers (L to R) Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, Alexander Kueng Three now-former Minneapolis police officers had bail set at up to $1 million at their arraignment Thursday on charges of aiding and abetting a fourth cop in the alleged murder of George Floyd, a black man whose Memorial Day death while in
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The following is a statement by former Secretary of Defense James Mattis published by The Atlantic. Mattis, a four-star U.S. Marine Corps General, served as President Donald Trump’s 26th Secretary of Defense from 2017 to 2018. In Union There is Strength I have watched this week’s unfolding events, angry and appalled. The words “Equal Justice
US President Donald Trump speaks as Defense Secretary James Mattis (L) looks on during a meeting with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House on October 5, 2017. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis ripped into his former boss President Donald Trump in a
A man votes at McKinley Technology High School on primary election day on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. On Tuesday, nine states and the District of Columbia are holding primaries, most of which were previously delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Drew Angerer | Getty Images Black voters in swing states worry more than
Joe Biden’s campaign for president is seeing a surge in fundraising in the wake of George Floyd’s death, particularly as President Donald Trump comes under scrutiny for his response to protests across the country. Biden supporters and bundlers have seen a massive uptick in new contributions and donor commitments since the protests began last week,
WASHINGTON — As the nation prepared for another night of violent protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the military if states and cities failed to quell the demonstrations. “I am mobilizing all federal and local resources, civilian and military, to protect the rights of law abiding
U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley answers reporters’ questions during a news conference at the Pentagon the day after it was announced that Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in a U.S. raid in Syria October 28, 2019 in Arlington, Virginia. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images News | Getty Images WASHINGTON —
President Donald Trump meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lemarque | Reuters China’s foreign ministry has accused the U.S. of selfishly pursuing unilateralism, Reuters reported on Monday, following President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that Congress will decide whether to pass a “final” coronavirus relief package in the coming weeks. “We’re taking a careful look at a fourth and final bill,” the Republican said in his home state of Kentucky.
Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who was filmed kneeling on George Floyd’s neck before he died, is in custody and has been charged with murder, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman said Friday. Chauvin was among the four officers involved in Floyd’s violent arrest on Monday that has since spurred days of protests in Minnesota’s
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday announced he would begin taking steps to revoke Hong Kong’s favored trade status with the United States, in response to a controversial new security law passed by China’s parliament that would effectively bar political protest in Hong Kong. “I am directing my administration to begin the process of
Joe Biden has seen a surge in support from health care professionals as President Donald Trump struggles to bring in cash from those working in an industry under pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. The apparent Democratic nominee for president is ahead of Trump, not just in many national polls, but also in financial support from
Former White House National Security Advisor Michael Flynn leaves the Prettyman Federal Courthouse following a sentencing hearing in U.S. District Court December 18, 2018 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Transcripts of calls between former national security advisor Michael Flynn and Russia’s then-ambassador to the United States weeks before President Donald Trump’s inauguration
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China. Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would hold a news conference “on China” on Friday, but he offered no details as to what he would say. Even without any details, Trump’s announcement Thursday at the White
In this file photo, face masks are stacked before getting technical information printed on them at a new factory in Mexico City, Thursday, May 21, 2020. Fernando Llano | AP Federal authorities busted up a massive coronavirus scheme to sell a foreign government 50 million N95 face masks that didn’t actually exist, prosecutors revealed Thursday.
Red flags fly in front of the Great Hall of the People as the third session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) opens on May 22, 2020 in Beijing, China. Du Yang | China News Service | Getty Images China’s parliament, the National People’s Congress, on Thursday approved the proposal to impose a new
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reported to Congress on Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, a move that could jeopardize the special administrative region’s favorable trade relationship with the U.S. and open up Chinese officials to sanctions. The State Department was required to issue a determination on Hong Kong’s autonomy under
An election workers sorts vote-by-mail ballots for the presidential primary at King County Elections in Renton, Washington on March 10, 2020. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump‘s favorite social media platform, Twitter, on Tuesday began fact-checking his posts, applying warning labels to two of his tweets that made misleading claims about