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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.
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, Mother Jones, DCist 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 …
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, The Mahablog, Slate, Common Dreams, Talking Points Memo, Law & Crime, 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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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
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.”
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.
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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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
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, Raw Story and Daily Kos
Charlie Nash / Mediaite:
Reverend at St. John's Church Says Clergy Was Tear Gassed to Clear Church For Trump's ‘Cheap Political Stunt’
Reverend at St. John's Church Says Clergy Was Tear Gassed to Clear Church For Trump's ‘Cheap Political Stunt’
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Gini Gerbasi, DCist, The American Independent and Damian J. Penny
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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Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, KRON4, CBS Baltimore and The New Civil Rights Movement
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
Politico:
House Judiciary panel to hear from DOJ ‘whistleblowers’ amid efforts to reschedule Barr testimony
House Judiciary panel to hear from DOJ ‘whistleblowers’ amid efforts to reschedule Barr testimony
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Associated Press
U.S. Department of Justice:
Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Protests in Washington, D.C.
Attorney General William P. Barr's Statement on Protests in Washington, D.C.
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Law & Crime, The Hill, The Daily Caller and The Gateway Pundit
New York Times:
Former Commanders Fault Trump's Use of Troops Against Protesters
Former Commanders Fault Trump's Use of Troops Against Protesters
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ABC News, Defense One, Discourse.net, UPI, Talking Points Memo and Raw Story
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, WLNS-TV, Protocol, PAPER, Wired and BuzzMachine, more at Techmeme »
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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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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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Redstate, Fox News, Politico, Mother Jones and Althouse, more at Techmeme »
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Zachary Petrizzo / Mediaite:
RedState Duped By Fake Antifa Account Reportedly Run By White Nationalists
RedState Duped By Fake Antifa Account Reportedly Run By White Nationalists
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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VICE, Daily Kos, The American Independent and FactCheck.org
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
Anders Hagstrom / The Daily Caller:
At Least Five Police Officers Reportedly Shot, One On Life Support As Rioters And Law Enforcement Battle Across The Country — At least four police officers in St. Louis, Missouri, were shot and another was killed in Las Vegas on Monday night, according to multiple reports.
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CBS News, Raw Story, FOX5 Las Vegas and The Daily Wire
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ABC News:
George Floyd protest live updates: Officers shot in Vegas, St. Louis
George Floyd protest live updates: Officers shot in Vegas, St. Louis
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KTNV, Breitbart, The Hill and The Guardian
Cameron Easley / Morning Consult:
Floyd Protests Are Backed by Most Americans as More Say Racism Isn't Taken Seriously Enough
Floyd Protests Are Backed by Most Americans as More Say Racism Isn't Taken Seriously Enough
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Mother Jones and Axios
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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Fox News
Gothamist:
Live Protest Updates: Police Scanner Broadcasts Calls To Shoot And Run Over Protesters — Here's the latest: — Police Scanner Broadcasts Calls To Shoot And Run Over Protesters — 1:40 p.m. As tens of thousands of peaceful marchers flooded New York City streets Monday evening …
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Raw Story, New Republic and Vanity Fair
Katie Glueck / New York Times:
Joe Biden Philadelphia Speech: Trump Is Fanning ‘the Flames of Hate’ — I can't breathe. I can't breathe. George Floyd's last words, but they didn't die with him. They're still being heard, echoing all across this nation. They speak to a nation where too often just the color of your skin puts your life at risk.
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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 …
ProPublica:
This Treasury Official Is Running the Bailout. It's Been Great for His Family. — Deputy Treasury Secretary Justin Muzinich has an increasingly prominent role. He still has ties to his family's investment firm, which is a major beneficiary of the Treasury's bailout actions.
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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