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Episcopal bishop on President Trump: ‘Everything he has said and done is to inflame violence’ — The Right Rev. Mariann Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington, was seething. — The president of the United States had just visited St. John's Episcopal Church, across from the White House …
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Marina Trahan Martinez / New York Times:
Protests Live: Updates from New York, D.C. and Around the Country — Our reporters and photographers are on the ground in cities across the country. Here's what they're seeing. — Here's what you need to know: — Democratic political leaders wasted no time in condemning President Trump's photo op …
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Matthew Yglesias / Vox:
The most chilling aspect of Trump's Monday night crackdown on law-abiding protesters — President Trump leaves the White House on foot to go to St. John's Episcopal church across Lafayette Park on June 1. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images — There was no need to do this before 7 …
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church — “He did not pray,” said Mariann E. Budde, the Episcopal bishop of Washington. “He did not mention George Floyd, he did not mention the agony of people who have been subjected to this kind of horrific expression of racism and white supremacy for hundreds of years.”
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Trump urges governors to ‘dominate’ protesters after another night of unrest
Live updates: Trump urges governors to ‘dominate’ protesters after another night of unrest
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Shia Kapos / Politico:
Illinois governor butts heads with Trump on conference call
Illinois governor butts heads with Trump on conference call
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Paul LeBlanc / CNN:
Bishop at DC church outraged by Trump visit: 'I just can't believe what my eyes have seen'
Bishop at DC church outraged by Trump visit: 'I just can't believe what my eyes have seen'
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Ursula Perano / Axios:
St. John's clergy say Trump used “one of our churches as a prop”
St. John's clergy say Trump used “one of our churches as a prop”
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Washington Post:
Before Trump vows to end ‘lawlessness,’ federal officers confront protesters outside White House
Before Trump vows to end ‘lawlessness,’ federal officers confront protesters outside White House
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NBC News:
Trump considering a move to invoke Insurrection Act — WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering invoking a 213-year-old federal law that would allow him to deploy active-duty U.S. troops to respond to protests in cities across the country, according to four people familiar with the internal White House discussions.
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CNN:
Pentagon officials express concern as Trump threatens to use military to ‘dominate’ protestors — Washington (CNN)Defense officials tell CNN there was deep and growing discomfort among some in the Pentagon even before President Donald Trump announced Monday that he is ready to deploy …
CNN:
Trump declares himself the ‘law and order’ president as peaceful protesters are dispersed — (CNN)President Donald Trump declared himself “your president of law and order” during remarks Monday as peaceful protesters just outside the White House gates were dispersed with tear gas …
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ABC News:
Trump says he is mobilizing ‘heavily armed’ military to stop protests
Trump says he is mobilizing ‘heavily armed’ military to stop protests
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Ed O'Keefe / CBS News:
Trump tells “weak” governors they “have to dominate” as civil unrest divides the nation
Trump tells “weak” governors they “have to dominate” as civil unrest divides the nation
Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Biden and Trump strike vastly different tones in response to a nation in crisis
Biden and Trump strike vastly different tones in response to a nation in crisis
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New York Times:
Trump Calls Protesters ‘Terrorists’ and Urges Governors to Seek ‘Retribution’
Trump Calls Protesters ‘Terrorists’ and Urges Governors to Seek ‘Retribution’
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Axios:
Increased armed presence planned for D.C. tonight
Increased armed presence planned for D.C. tonight
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Alexi McCammond / Axios:
Trump threatens to deploy military amid national unrest
Trump threatens to deploy military amid national unrest
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NBC News:
White nationalist group posing as antifa called for violence on twitter — A Twitter account claiming to belong to a national “antifa” organization and pushing violent rhetoric related to ongoing protests has been linked to the white nationalist group Identity Evropa, according to a Twitter spokesperson.
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George Will / Washington Post:
Trump must be removed. So must his congressional enablers. — This unraveling presidency began with the Crybaby-in-Chief banging his spoon on his highchair tray to protest a photograph — a photograph — showing that his inauguration crowd the day before had been smaller than the one four years previous.
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Courier-Journal:
'My son didn't hurt nobody:' David McAtee, Louisville business owner, killed by authorities — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — David McAtee, the owner of YaYa's BBQ in western Louisville, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers early Monday morning, an incident that's now under state and local police investigation.
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Courier-Journal:
Investigation launched into LMPD, National Guard fatal shooting of West End restaurant owner — LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer said Monday afternoon that the police officers involved along with National Guard personnel in the early morning shooting of the owner …
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Aída Chávez / The Intercept:
Louisville Police Left the Body of David McAtee on the Street for 12 Hours
Louisville Police Left the Body of David McAtee on the Street for 12 Hours
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
U.S. police have attacked journalists more than 100 times in the past four days — As Black Lives Matter protests spread across the country one week after a white police officer allegedly murdered a black man, George Floyd, it's becoming clear that attacks by police on journalists are becoming …
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Justin Baragona / The Daily Beast:
Tucker Carlson Blames Jared Kushner for Trump's Protest Catastrophe — The Fox News host said that Kushner had “subverted” Trump every step of the way during his presidency. — Fox News host Tucker Carlson tore into White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner on Monday night …
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Washington Post:
As Trump's smearing of protesters gets worse, Adam Schiff raises a red flag — As protests against police brutality spread across the country, President Trump looked impotent, unable to offer anything reassuring and tweeting angrily from inside a White House under siege.
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Robert A. George / New York Daily News:
End it: NYC protests have exposed a truth Cuomo and de Blasio have missed; the lockdown is over — End it. — Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio: End it. — End New York City's lockdown. Not next Monday, now. Not a piecemeal “Phase One” ending that means construction and manufacturing can resume, along with curbside retail.
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New York Times:
Widespread Looting Hits Manhattan Before Curfew Begins: Live Updates
Widespread Looting Hits Manhattan Before Curfew Begins: Live Updates
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New York Times:
Police Union Discloses Arrest of de Blasio's Daughter in Privacy Breach
Police Union Discloses Arrest of de Blasio's Daughter in Privacy Breach
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Elizabeth Kim / Gothamist:
Citywide Curfew Will Go Into Effect At 11 P.M. Tonight
Citywide Curfew Will Go Into Effect At 11 P.M. Tonight
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Barack Obama / Medium:
How to Make this Moment the Turning Point for Real Change — As millions of people across the country take to the streets and raise their voices in response to the killing of George Floyd and the ongoing problem of unequal justice, many people have reached out asking how we can sustain momentum to bring about real change.
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Makena Kelly / The Verge:
Twitter takes action against Rep. Matt Gaetz for glorifying violence — The platform did not remove it — Twitter has restricted a tweet from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for violating its policies against glorifying violence, following a similar action taken against President Donald Trump last week.
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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Twitter adds warning label to Gaetz tweet on antifa for glorifying violence
Twitter adds warning label to Gaetz tweet on antifa for glorifying violence
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New York Times:
Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts — While Twitter started labeling some of the president's inflammatory posts, Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, has said his company should leave them alone. — OAKLAND, Calif. — Dozens of Facebook employees …
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Selena Simmons-Duffin / NPR:
White House Coronavirus Testing Czar To Stand Down — The Trump administration's testing czar announced Monday that he will be leaving that position in mid-June. — Adm. Brett Giroir told a meeting of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS that he will be “demobilized” …
John Hinderaker / Power Line:
You Can't Loot Us, We're Progressives! — There is nothing good about rioting, looting and burning, but these evils sometimes provide clarifying moments. Such as when progressives realize that the looters are coming for them, too. It shouldn't be a news flash, but progressives …
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