Politics

House Democrats and Republicans clashed at a hearing on U.S. Park Police’s use of force to clear protesters before Trump’s infamous photo-op with Bible.
/ June 29, 2020
Reddit and Twitch on Monday banned a forum that supported President Donald Trump and Trump’s account, respectively, as part of a crackdown on hate speech.
The city of Jacksonville, Florida, where mask-averse Donald Trump plans to accept the Republican nomination, ordered the wearing of face coverings.
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Qasem Soleimani was killed by a U.S. drone strike in at a Baghdad airport and in response, Iran issued an arrest warrant for President Donald Trump.
/ June 29, 2020
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The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Louisiana law regulating abortion clinics, reasserting a commitment to abortion rights over fierce opposition.
Mississippi lawmakers voted Sunday to surrender the Confederate battle emblem from their state flag, triggering raucous applause and cheers.
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In an interview on CBS News’ Face the Nation on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence thinks Black Lives Matter is a “radical-left agenda,” which is why he will not say “black lives matter.”
/ June 28, 2020