Top Items:
Alex Ward / Vox:
US Park Police: It was a “mistake” to say no tear gas was used in Lafayette Square — Police officers wearing riot gear push back demonstrators shooting tear gas next to St. John's Episcopal Church outside of the White House, June 1, 2020 in Washington DC. José Luís Magana/AFP via Getty Images
Discussion:
Washington Post, Axios, The Hill, WHYY, The Atlantic, FactCheck.org, Raw Story, Urban Milwaukee, wusa9.com, ProPublica and BuzzFeed News
RELATED:
Eliza Relman / Business Insider:
Park Police contradict the White House's claims that it didn't use tear gas on protesters, admit they were ‘incorrect’ in saying pepper balls aren't tear gas — The US Park Police and the president repeatedly insisted this week that federal forces did not use tear gas while clearing a crowd …
Discussion:
New Republic, INSIDER and DCist, more at Mediagazer »
Washington Post:
In giant yellow letters, D.C. mayor sends message to protesters, and to Trump — D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser renamed the street in front of the White House “Black Lives Matter Plaza” on Friday and emblazoned the slogan in massive yellow letters on the road, a pointed salvo in her escalating dispute …
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, NBC4 Washington, Vanity Fair, New York Post and UPI
RELATED:
Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
D.C. Mayor Bowser has ‘Black Lives Matter’ painted on street leading to White House — WASHINGTON — District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser on Friday had “Black Lives Matter” painted on the street that leads to the White House where protesters have been demonstrating following George Floyd's death in police custody.
Discussion:
Foreign Policy, Politico, Redstate, Townhall, ABC News, Mother Jones and Althouse
Martin Austermuhle / DCist:
D.C. Renames Intersection Near White House ‘Black Lives Matter Plaza,’ Paints 35-Foot Message On Street
Discussion:
The Federalist, Breitbart, The Guardian and Washingtonian
Jana Winter / Yahoo News:
Exclusive: Leaked document reveals details of federal law enforcement patrolling Washington amid protests — WASHINGTON — A leaked Trump administration document details the federal law enforcement and military personnel squaring off against protestors in Washington, D.C. …
Discussion:
New York Times
RELATED:
Garrett M. Graff / Politico:
The Story Behind Bill Barr's Unmarked Federal Agents — Few sights from the nation's protests in recent days have seemed more dystopian than the appearance of rows of heavily-armed riot police around Washington in drab military-style uniforms with no insignia, identifying emblems or name badges.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Raw Story, Washington Post and Talking Points Memo
Maki Becker / The Buffalo News:
Protester pushed to ground by police is longtime peace activist from Amherst — Martin Gugino at an event from June 2019. (Photo provided by Terrence Bisson) — The protester who was pushed to the ground by Buffalo police Thursday night in front of City Hall in a video seen …
Discussion:
Politico, Truthout, New York Post, The Intercept, UPI, The Guardian and Axios
RELATED:
Jay Croft / CNN:
2 officers suspended after video shows 75-year-old man being pushed during protest
Discussion:
The Bulwark, Washington Post, WIVB-TV and Reason
Amanda Terkel / HuffPost:
The Police Have Shown Their True Colors
Discussion:
Twitchy, Associated Press, IJR, The Verge and Gizmodo
Press Herald:
Our View: To President Trump: You should resign now — He lacks the character, maturity and judgment to lead the country in a perilous time.
Discussion:
Raw Story, Mediaite and The American Independent
Washington Post:
How Mattis reached his breaking point — and decided to speak out against Trump — For former defense secretary Jim Mattis, it was the last straw: the sight of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, walking the streets of downtown Washington in battle-ready camouflage amid a show of brute federal force.
Discussion:
The Bulwark, Anchorage Daily News, The Guardian, Fox News, The Hill, Defense One, Breitbart and Just The News
RELATED:
Ward Carroll / The Bulwark:
The ‘Khakistocracy’ Tries to Save America
Discussion:
Washington Post, Business Insider and One America News Network
The Daily Beast:
New York Times Executives Take Turns Apologizing to Quell Staff Revolt — In a tense staff meeting, the paper admitted to inviting Sen. Cotton to write the “Send in the Troops” column, and that it will overhaul the frequently controversial opinion page. — The New York Times apologized …
Discussion:
National Review, Power Line, Vanity Fair, VICE and Just The News, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
Rich Lowry / National Review:
The Inside Story of the Tom Cotton Op-Ed that Rocked the New York Times — The Cotton team explains how the explosive piece got accepted and edited. — When a newspaper publishes a bombshell op-ed, it doesn't want the chief casualty to be its own credibility.
Discussion:
The Dispatch, The Wrap and Instapundit, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
New York Times Says Senator's Op-Ed Did Not Meet Standards
Discussion:
National Review, The Big Lead, The Daily Wire, Spectator USA, Associated Press, The Nation, Althouse, Talking Points Memo, Vanity Fair, Columbia Journalism Review, The Guardian, Townhall, Washington Free Beacon, Breitbart, Mediaite, Lawyers, Guns & Money, Politico, New York Post, Bloomberg and Washington Post, more at Mediagazer »
Tyler Clifford / CNBC:
Jim Cramer: The pandemic led to ‘one of the greatest wealth transfers in history’ — The coronavirus pandemic has produced “one of the greatest wealth transfers in history,” CNBC's Jim Cramer said. — “The bigger the business, the more it moves the major averages …
RELATED:
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Law Enforcement Seizes Masks Meant To Protect Anti-Racist Protesters From COVID-19 — The masks, reading “Stop killing Black people,” were meant to quell the spread of the coronavirus, which has disproportionately affected Black Americans. — WASHINGTON ― Law enforcement agents …
Discussion:
USA Today, GovExec.com and The Root
RELATED:
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Federal Agents Release Coronavirus Masks Seized From Black Lives Matter Protesters
Discussion:
GovExec.com, Daily Kos and Raw Story
Wall Street Journal:
Trump Directs U.S. Troop Reduction in Germany — The move would reduce the U.S. troop presence in Germany by 9,500 — President Trump has directed the Pentagon to remove thousands of U.S. troops from Germany by September, U.S. government officials said Friday.
Discussion:
Lawyers, Guns & Money
Reid J. Epstein / New York Times:
Biden Says About ‘10 to 15 Percent’ of Americans Are ‘Not Very Good People’ — Mr. Biden, speaking to black supporters about the need to improve the country, accused President Trump of dividing the nation and pledged to unite it. — WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. told …
Discussion:
Mediaite, Fox News, Washington Post, The Guardian, RealClearPolitics and The Hill
RELATED:
Ryan Teague Beckwith / Bloomberg:
Biden Says 10-15% of Americans Are ‘Not Very Good People’: Campaign Update
Sarah Westwood / CNN:
Former White House chief of Staff John Kelly: ‘I agree’ with Jim Mattis on Trump — (CNN)Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Friday he agrees with former Secretary of Defense Gen. Jim Mattis' stark warning this week that President Donald Trump is “the first president in my lifetime …
Discussion:
The Guardian
RELATED:
Christian Davenport / Washington Post:
Trump campaign pulls ad about SpaceX launch after former astronaut calls it political propaganda — Karen Nyberg, whose husband, Doug Hurley, is aboard the space station, said the ad used her and her son's image without her knowledge — The Trump campaign took down a video late Thursday …
Discussion:
Space.com, Gizmodo and POLITICUSUSA
RELATED:
Nick Miroff / Washington Post:
People are sawing through and climbing over Trump's border wall. Now contractors are being asked for ideas to make it less vulnerable. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection has asked contractors for help making President Trump's border wall more difficult to climb over and cut through …
Discussion:
Eschaton
Peninsula Daily News:
Family harassed in Forks after being accused of being members of Antifa — FORKS —A multi-racial family of four from Spokane was accused of being members of Antifa, followed and prevented from leaving their campsite by trees felled to block the road, Clallam County Sheriff's deputies said.
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, The Verge and Raw Story
Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
What Happens When It Is the Police Who Riot in the Streets? — It is an attack on civil society and democratic accountability. — If we're going to speak of rioting protesters, then we need to speak of rioting police as well. No, they aren't destroying property.
Discussion:
alicublog
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Trump to hold news conference to tout surprising jobless numbers — He tweeted that he would speak at 10 a.m. Friday morning. — President Donald Trump announced Friday morning that he would hold a 10 a.m. news conference to tout May's surprising jobless numbers out less than two hours earlier …
RELATED:
Ben Gittleson / ABC News:
Trump on surprising jobless numbers: 'We're opening with a bang'
Discussion:
The Hill
Output Producer, CA — 
News Publishing Specialist, Bengaluru — 
Breaking News Editor, Tokyo — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Local Government Reporter, IA — 
Research Director, CA — 
Immigration Enforcement Reporter — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Contributing Parks Ed. - SW, CA — 
Nights & Weekends Blogger, NY — 
AI Content Editor, WA — 
Legislative Reporter, TN — 
Editorial Assistant, FL — 
Elon Musk Reporter, NY or CA — 
Government & Politics Editor, WA — 
Reporter, FL — 
Sports Reporter, WA — 
Energy Reporter, TX — 
Senior Reporter, SC — 
Politics Editor, TX — 
Local Editor - Midwest, Remote — 
Staff Writer, ME — 
L.A. Issues Reporter, CA — 
Senior Editor, Remote — 
Political Newsletter Writer, CO — 
Jackson Reporter, MS — 
Audience Dev. Editor, NY — 
Climate Finance Reporter, VA — 
Breaking News Reporter, NV — 
Fearless Reporter/Producer, IA — 
Reporter II - Technology, Remote — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Senior Writer/Editor, FL — 
