One day after Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser requested President Donald Trump remove additional law enforcement and out-of-city National Guard, she joined thousands of protesters on the streets of the nation’s capital on Saturday. “We should all be watching what’s happening in Washington, DC, because we don’t want the federal government to do this to…… MORE
Attorney General William Barr on Friday tried to distance himself from law enforcement’s violent confrontation and removal of peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square earlier this week, saying he did not give the final order to clear the demonstration even as the White House has placed the decision on Barr’s shoulders amid ongoing fallout. “They had…… MORE
Three days after the White House press secretary sidestepped questions on whether President Donald Trump had confidence in Defense Secretary Mark Esper, Kayleigh McEnany issued a new strong statement of support to CNN. “President Trump remains confident in Secretary Esper,” McEnany said in the statement. “Secretary Esper has been instrumental in securing our nation’s streets…… MORE
Wichita State University Tech, an affiliate of Wichita State University in Kansas, canceled Ivanka Trump’s virtual graduation speech amid backlash over President Donald Trump’s response to George Floyd’s death and the nationwide protests. The public community college announced Thursday that Trump would be a planned speaker for its June 6 virtual commencement, and abruptly canceled…… MORE
A few days ago, President Donald Trump tweeted, “SILENT MAJORITY!” amid the recent protests. The President may be hoping that there is a group of people who support him and his positions, yet aren’t being captured by the popular zeitgeist. The polling, of course, suggests that Trump is in a lot of trouble. Most disapprove…… MORE
The former acting head of the Labor Department under the Obama administration said he believes a “misclassification error” in the May jobs report, which may place the real unemployment rate higher than the one touted by President Donald Trump, was not done intentionally to make the White House look better, and defended the Bureau of…… MORE
In a bizarre twist of fate, Michael White, the US Navy veteran released from Iranian custody this week, may owe his freedom to the deadly coronavirus outbreak. When he and an Iranian being held in the US came down with the virus it presented an opportunity to kick-start delicate negotiations that ultimately culminated in his…… MORE
The daughter of the acting head of the US Agency for International Development is rebuking her father over the agency’s push for the United Nations to remove abortion as an “essential service” in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. “I am utterly disgusted that you choose to stand by this administration and take part in…… MORE
The mood of the coronavirus pandemic is the precise opposite of the mood of a Pride celebration. The former is defined by monotony, isolation, and anxiety; the latter by movement, touch, and joy. These dueling atmospheres make the fact that the pandemic has largely thwarted Pride — exactly five decades after activists assembled New York…… MORE
President Donald Trump showed his breathtaking disconnect from the pain and tumult that has unfolded in this country after George Floyd’s death, declaring Friday that new economic numbers and nationwide protests against racism and police brutality had made it “a great day” for Floyd. “Hopefully George is looking down right now and saying this is…… MORE
