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Jack Jenkins / Religion News Service:
Ahead of Trump Bible photo op, police forcibly expel priest from St. John's church near White House — U.S. — Judaism — Islam — Unaffiliated/Atheism — Hinduism — Buddhism — Sikhism — Alternative Faiths — Other Faiths — Cart — Apparel — Miscellaneous
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Washington Post:
Live updates: Violent clashes between police and public escalate — Clashes between police and the public intensified Monday night, as largely peaceful daytime protests descended into violence and chaos after dark, amid widespread curfews and National Guard deployments.
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Talking Points Memo, Fox News, ABC News, Common Dreams, Raw Story, The Hill, The Root, Daily Kos, DCist and Axios
Dana Hedgpeth / Washington Post:
Live updates: Mayor's office says federal officials floated idea of taking over D.C. police; protesters holed up in D.C. home emerge after curfew lifts — Federal law enforcement officers fired rubber bullets and chemicals at peaceful protesters outside the White House on Monday evening …
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Lawfare, Daily Kos, The Hill, DCist, Mother Jones and Common Dreams
Jonathan Swan / Axios:
Trump goes full law-and-order — President Trump's final decision to speak in the Rose Garden last evening as protests raged outside the gate was made only hours before, reflecting chaos on both sides of the fence. — Why it matters: Trump's ultimate remarks fell where his instincts always were …
Axios:
McConnell blocks resolution condemning Trump's actions against peaceful protesters — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) blocked a resolution introduced by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday that would have condemned the use of tear gas and rubber bullets …
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Raw Story, The Hill, The American Independent and Reason
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“It's Spiraling Out of Control”: Confronting a Failed Presidency, Trump Plays Politics With the Protests — Teargassing protestors for a photo op, afraid to say anything that will make him look weak, Trump once again feels victimized. “He feels the blue-state governors are letting it burn because it hurts him.”
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Christians Who Loved Trump's Stunt — He wielded the Bible like a foreign object, awkwardly adjusting his grip as though trying to get comfortable. He examined its cover. He held it up over his right shoulder like a crossing guard presenting a stop sign. He did not open it.
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americamagazine.org, Washington Post, Slate, The Mahablog, Law & Crime, Talking Points Memo, The Guardian and Daily Kos
Max Cohen / Politico:
Tim Scott: Lafayette Square should not have been cleared for Trump — Sen. Tim Scott said Tuesday that protesters in Lafayette Square should not have been cleared with tear gas and rubber bullets to accommodate President Donald Trump's visit to a historic church, a rebuke of the president by the only black Republican in the Senate.
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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, The Hill, Mediaite, Vanity Fair, ABC News, IJR and Breitbart
Politico:
Republicans chastise Trump for ousting protesters, church photo-op — Senate Republicans offered rare criticism of President Donald Trump on Tuesday after protesters outside the White House were cleared out with tear gas the day before so the president could pose for photos in front of a historic church.
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Axios
Washington Post:
‘I find it baffling and reprehensible’: Catholic Archbishop of Washington slams Trump's visit to John Paul II shrine
‘I find it baffling and reprehensible’: Catholic Archbishop of Washington slams Trump's visit to John Paul II shrine
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The Atlantic, Los Angeles Times, Daily Kos, Raw Story, Common Dreams and DCist
Washington Post:
Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd
Barr personally ordered removal of protesters near White House, leading to use of force against largely peaceful crowd
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Associated Press, KTVZ-TV, Twitchy, The Hill, Law & Crime, DCist and Breitbart
Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘Outraged’: Trump faces condemnation for clearing protesters, threatening military force
‘Outraged’: Trump faces condemnation for clearing protesters, threatening military force
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Bloomberg, The Moderate Voice, Washington Post, ABC News, Raw Story, NPR and Breitbart, more at Mediagazer »
Michael J. O'Loughlin / americamagazine.org:
Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory calls Trump's visit to John Paul II Shrine ‘reprehensible’
Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory calls Trump's visit to John Paul II Shrine ‘reprehensible’
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Talking Points Memo, KRON4, CBS Baltimore, The American Independent and Patterico's Pontifications
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church
Protesters Dispersed With Tear Gas So Trump Could Pose at Church
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Fox News, Washington Examiner, Raw Story, WTOP, Vanity Fair, Washington Post, Mediaite, Common Dreams, Slate, Breitbart, National Review, The American Independent, spiked, Foreign Policy, The Federalist, NPR, The Gateway Pundit, alicublog, Outside the Beltway, israpundit.org, The American Spectator and Axios
Mike Mullen / The Atlantic:
I Cannot Remain Silent — It sickened me yesterday to see security personnel—including members of the National Guard—forcibly and violently clear a path through Lafayette Square to accommodate the president's visit outside St. John's Church. I have to date been reticent to speak …
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New York Times:
Zuckerberg Defends Hands-Off Approach to Trump's Posts — In a call with Facebook employees, who have protested the inaction on Mr. Trump's messages, Mr. Zuckerberg said his decision was “pretty thorough.” — SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's chief executive …
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Axios, TheStreet, VICE, Protocol, PAPER, Wired and BuzzMachine, more at Techmeme »
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Shirin Ghaffary / Vox:
Mark Zuckerberg on leaked audio: Trump's looting and shooting reference “has no history of being read as a dog whistle”
Mark Zuckerberg on leaked audio: Trump's looting and shooting reference “has no history of being read as a dog whistle”
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CBS San Francisco, Breitbart and WLNS-TV, more at Techmeme »
NPS.gov:
Statement from United States Park Police acting Chief Gregory T. Monahan about the actions taken over the weekend to protect life and property — The United States Park Police (USPP) is committed to the peaceful expression of First Amendment rights. However, this past weekend's demonstrations …
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Washington Post and Axios
The Intercept:
Minneapolis Police Union President: “I've Been Involved in Three Shootings Myself, and Not a One of Them Has Bothered Me” — In an interview in April, Lt. Bob Kroll, head of Minneapolis's police union, said that he and a majority of the Minneapolis Police Officers' Federation's board have been involved in police shootings.
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CNN, New York Post, WCCO | CBS Minnesota and The Guardian
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David K. Li / NBC News:
State of Minnesota files civil rights charge against Minneapolis Police Department — The state of Minnesota launched a sweeping civil rights probe into the Minneapolis Police Department on Tuesday, a week after an officer allegedly killed a black man during an arrest, officials said.
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The Hill
Politico:
North Carolina governor rejects GOP's demand for full-fledged convention — North Carolina's Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, on Tuesday rejected the GOP's plans for a full-fledged convention in Charlotte, telling Republican officials the only way the event would move forward is with proper health protocols in place.
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Associated Press, Big League Politics and CBS17.com
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Vicky Prodeline / Polls:
Protestors' Anger Justified Even If Actions May Not Be — Most say police more likely to use excessive force on black individuals — West Long Branch, NJ - Most Americans say the anger about black deaths at the hands of police officers that led to recent protests is fully justified …
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CBS News, Fox News, Washington Post and The Daily Caller
Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
RedState Duped By Fake Antifa Account Reportedly Run By White Nationalists — The pro-Trump website RedState published a report Monday that was based on a tweet from a hoax “Antifa” account actually linked to a white nationalist group. — As NBC News' Brandy Zadrozny, Emmanuelle Saliba …
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The Root, Redstate, NBC News and Fox News, more at Techmeme »
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NBC News:
Antifa rumors spread on local social media with no evidence
Antifa rumors spread on local social media with no evidence
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FactCheck.org, Raw Story and Althouse, more at Techmeme »
Donie O'Sullivan / CNN:
White supremacists pose as Antifa online, call for violence
White supremacists pose as Antifa online, call for violence
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Jewish Journal, VICE, Daily Kos, The American Independent and FactCheck.org
Associated Press:
The Latest: Area around White House sealed off; fence put up — The Latest on the May 25 death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck: — TOP OF THE HOUR: — Streets around White House sealed off and fence put up
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Axios
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Gothamist:
Live Protest Updates: NYPD Bans Vehicular Traffic In Manhattan Below 96th Street Tonight — Here's the latest: — NYPD Will Ban Vehicular Traffic In Manhattan Below 96th Street — 4:36 p.m. In an apparent effort to deter New Yorkers from staying out past the curfew …
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Streetsblog New York City, courthousenews.com, abc7NY, Raw Story, CBS New York and New York Times
Olivia Messer / The Daily Beast:
Medical Workers Fighting COVID Say Cops Are Attacking Them — “I don't know if it's because they noticed my hospital ID or if it's because they saw the blood, but they stopped, threw my phone at me, and I walked back to the hospital.” — Twenty minutes after leaving his job at a Brooklyn hospital …
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Texas Monthly and Denverite
Matthew Daly / Associated Press:
GOP senator: Trump used ‘Word of God as a political prop’ — WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican senator spoke out Tuesday against President Donald Trump's use of the Bible “as a political prop” as the president warned protesters he would deploy the U.S. military to end violent protests against police brutality.
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John McCormack / National Review:
Sasse Slams Clearing of Protesters for Trump's Church Photo Opportunity
Sasse Slams Clearing of Protesters for Trump's Church Photo Opportunity
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Mother Jones, Axios and Mediaite
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Protests in Washington, D.C. — Attorney General William P. Barr released the following statement: — “Last night was a more peaceful night in the District of Columbia. Working together, federal and local law enforcement made significant progress …
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The Hill, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
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Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Engel, on hot mic, begs for speaking time at NY protest event: 'If I didn't have a primary, I wouldn't care' — Rep. Eliot Engel, D-N.Y., was caught on a hot mic Tuesday saying he “wouldn't care” about not being allowed to speak at a news conference about the unrest in his Bronx district following …
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Politico, New York Times and New York Post
Daniel McCarthy / Spectator USA:
This riot is brought to you by Nike — In Chicago last weekend 82 people were shot, 22 of them fatally. Between May 2019 and late May 2020, homicide claimed the lives of over 300 black men in the city. That's not a police brutality problem, that's a problem of insufficient police power being deployed to stop violent criminals.
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KTVZ-TV, TMZ.com, Big League Politics, Washington Post and Instapundit
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
The Flynn Calls: His Dismissal of Russian Interference and the Kremlin's Savvy — Newly declassified transcripts show the seeds of Russia's overtures to the Trump administration as both sides sought to downplay Moscow's election sabotage. — WASHINGTON — Russian spy services had just carried …