President Trump on Sunday tweeted that he was preparing to formally label anti-fascist activists known as antifa a terrorist organization, raising questions about how the designation would be implemented and whether he even had the legal… Source: The Hill
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City leaders and Democratic lawmakers urged President Trump on Sunday to tamp down his rhetoric regarding how authorities should respond to protests as demonstrations sparked by the death of George Floyd raged across the country.Democrats, and… Source: The Hill
President Trump said Saturday that he would postpone the Group of Seven (G-7) summit until at least September and plans to invite Russia, South Korea, Australia and India.Trump described the group as “outdated” when he announced his plans… Source: The Hill
States around the country ratcheted up their response to demonstrations protesting the death of George Floyd on Saturday, using force as some gatherings escalated into violence.The killing of Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man who died… Source: The Hill
President Trump on Saturday called the death of George Floyd a “grave tragedy” while decrying “violence and vandalism” as protests rippled across the country in the aftermath of the incident.Floyd, an unarmed black man, died in police custody on… Source: The Hill
President Trump appeared to condemn out-of-state protesters who are inciting violence in Minneapolis and threatened to unleash the “unlimited power” of the military.“Crossing State lines to incite violence is a FEDERAL CRIME! Liberal Governors and… Source: The Hill
President Trump’s executive order that aims to strip certain legal protections from social media companies such as Twitter and Facebook is making political waves, but legal experts say the measure is mostly toothless and vulnerable to court… Source: The Hill
President Trump accused Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) of refusing to allow the city’s police department to help the Secret Service on Friday during a protest outside the White House, a claim that the mayor quickly refuted.“Great job last… Source: The Hill
President Trump on Saturday praised the Secret Service after the White House went on lockdown the previous night due to protests over the death of George Floyd, with Secret Service and other law enforcement officers locked in an hours-long… Source: The Hill
Former Obama White House senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said this week that the Department of Justice (DOJ) needs to address the unrest in Minneapolis sparked by the police-involved death of George Floyd.“I don’t have any expectation… Source: The Hill
President Trump on Friday vetoed bipartisan legislation that would have overturned new regulations from the Education Department to restrict access to federal student loan forgiveness.The decision hands Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a victory over… Source: The Hill
The White House went into a brief lockdown on Friday evening as protests over the death of George Floyd raged nearby, according to reporters who said they were in the building at the time.NBC News White House correspondent Peter Alexander… Source: The Hill
President Trump said Friday afternoon that he spoke to the family of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in police custody in Minneapolis earlier this week.Trump called Floyd’s death a “terrible thing” and said he was “determined that… Source: The Hill
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe on Friday announced that he has declassified the transcripts related to Michael Flynn’s conversations with a Russian diplomat during the presidential transition.Ratcliffe, who was sworn in Tuesday,… Source: The Hill
President Trump said Friday that the United States is “terminating” its relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) over its response to the novel coronavirus, following through on a threat issued earlier this month. Speaking at… Source: The Hill
President Trump on Friday sought to explain his tweets criticizing Minneapolis protesters, doubling down on his assertion that “looting leads to shooting” but pushing back on characterizations that he was inciting violence.“Looting leads to shooting… Source: The Hill
Vice President Mike Pence on Friday offered prayers for the families of George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery and said there is “no tolerance” for racism in America.“We have no tolerance for racism in America. We have no tolerance for violence inspired by… Source: The Hill
A government watchdog found “no evidence” that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo violated a federal law governing political activities with trips he took to Kansas last year. The disclosure was made on Thursday by Pompeo when he sent a… Source: The Hill
The State Department inspector general fired by President Trump over alleged leaks to the media had been cleared of any wrongdoing earlier this year, long before his dismissal, CNN reported Thursday.An investigation by the Pentagon’s Office of… Source: The Hill
President Trump said Thursday that he’d get rid of his Twitter account if he didn’t find it necessary to push back against “fake news.””If we had a fair press in this country, I would do that in a heartbeat,” Trump told reporters in the Oval… Source:…