George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club  —  A former club owner in south Minneapolis says the now-fired police officer and the black man who died in his custody this week both worked security for her club up to the end of last year.

My fellow brothers and sisters in blue, what the hell are you doing?  —  Val Demings, a Democrat, represents Florida's 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.  —  As a former woman in blue, let me begin with my brothers and sisters in blue: What in the hell are you doing?

Coronavirus: Monkeys ‘escape with COVID-19 samples’ after attacking lab assistant  —  One of the primates was reportedly later spotted up in a tree, chewing one of the sample collection kits.  —  Created with Sketch.  —  A gang of monkeys attacked a laboratory assistant and escaped …

A CNN crew has been arrested while covering Minneapolis protests, and the governor has apologized  —  Minnesota police arrest CNN team on live television  —  (CNN)A CNN crew was arrested by Minnesota state police Friday morning while giving a live television report in Minneapolis …

Exclusive: Cruz calls for criminal investigation of Twitter  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), in a letter Friday to the Justice and Treasury departments, is calling for a criminal investigation of Twitter over allegations the company is violating U.S. sanctions against Iran.

Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship  —  By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:  —  Section 1.  Policy.  Free speech is the bedrock of American democracy.

The Most Mendacious President in U.S. History  —  On Trump, his Twitter lies, and why it's getting worse.  —  On Sunday, on Tuesday, and again on Wednesday, President Donald Trump accused the TV talk-show host Joe Scarborough of murder.  On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday …

Biden Campaign Drops Fundraiser With Former Top Prosecutor on Mueller's Team  —  Trump campaign had criticized plans for event, saying Andrew Weissmann had tried to take down Trump's presidency; some GOP donors ask Mike Pompeo to run for open Senate seat in Kansas

The Covid Political Earthquake  —  Subsidies will soon end.  Americans will then feel the economic pain—and revolt.  —  The political press is preoccupied with the electoral implications of the virus crisis, and pundits insist the 2020 election will be about the Trump daily soap opera.

Amy Cooper allegedly stalked ex-love interest, slammed him for Obama vote  —  The white dog-walker, who called 911 on a black man when he asked her to leash her cocker spaniel in Central Park, allegedly stalked a former love interest and chided him for voting for President Barack Obama, The Post has learned.

Gunshot fired into Republican field office during local Trump campaign event, RNC says  —  EXCLUSIVE: A gunshot was fired through a window of a Republican National Committee office in Mohave County, Arizona during a Trump Victory event Thursday night, GOP officials tell Fox News.

Trump ally Stone must surrender to prison by June 30, won't need to go to quarantine site  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — By the end of June, he'll be Inmate No. 19579-104.  —  But Roger Stone, a longtime confidant of President Donald Trump, will start his prison sentence without needing to comply …

GOP's no-mask caucus: ‘Can you smell through that mask?’  —  (CNN)Call them the no-mask caucus.  —  A contingent of House Republicans continues to defy the recommendations of public health experts and Congress' top physician to wear face coverings to limit the spread of Covid-19 …

Borrell: China's move in Hong Kong doesn't endanger investment deals  —  Foreign policy chief's confidence is not shared by EU businesses worried about a new legal framework.  —  EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said today that China's move to strengthen its legal grip on Hong Kong didn't put …

Where does the phrase ‘When the looting starts, the shooting starts’ come from?  —  WASHINGTON — Twitter said early Friday that a post by President Donald Trump about the protests overnight in Minneapolis glorified violence because of the historical context of his last line: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”

Twitter needs to fact-check these tweets from prominent liberals  —  This week, for the first time, Twitter “fact-checked” one of President Trump's opinions and redirected users to coverage from that paragon of fairness and objectivity, CNN (don't laugh).  —  Twitter announced the introduction of the new feature earlier this month.

Wisconsin reports record number of new coronavirus cases, deaths  —  Wisconsin saw a record number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported in a single day on Wednesday, two weeks after the state's Supreme Court struck down its statewide stay-at-home order.

Temperature Checks and Desk Shields: C.D.C. Suggests Big Changes to Offices  —  Temperature checks, desk shields and no public transit: The guidelines would remake office life.  Some may decide it's easier to keep employees at home.  —  Upon arriving at work, employees should get a temperature and symptom check.

Biden losing economic argument to Trump as U.S. begins to re-open  —  WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is trusted more than Democratic nominee Joe Biden to handle the economy, polls show, even with more than 40 million Americans filing jobless claims and growth stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic.