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Missouri Democratic mayor accused of intimidating defund police protesters after reading names, partial addresses on livestream

by USNN World NewsJune 28, 2020June 20, 2024

National Security & Defense

DHS asks tech giants to make sure social media platforms aren’t used as tool to promote riots

by USNN World NewsJune 28, 2020March 5, 2025

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John Bolton is a Dr. Strangelove throwback who set himself up as a White House warlord

by USNN World NewsJune 28, 2020June 28, 2020

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Biden VP hopeful Karen Bass slammed over past praise for Fidel Castro

by USNN World NewsJune 28, 2020August 9, 2025

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Occupy City Hall grows in numbers as NYPD budget deadline looms

by USNN World NewsJune 28, 2020March 29, 2025

World

Trump pushes back on NY Times report on Russian Afghan attacks, says ‘nobody briefed’ him, Pence

by USNN World NewsJune 28, 2020June 13, 2025

President Trump announced Friday that he signed an executive order to protect American monuments, memorials and statues and threatened those who try to pull them down with “long prison time.” “I just had the privilege of signing a very strong Executive Order protecting American Monuments, Memorials, and Statues - and combatting recent Criminal Violence,” Trump tweeted. “Long prison terms for these lawless acts against our Great Country!” The new order enforces laws prohibiting the desecration of public monuments, the vandalism of government property, and recent acts of violence, withholds federal support tied to public spaces from state and local governments that have failed to protect public monuments, and withdraws federal grants for jurisdictions and law enforcement agencies that fail to stop their desecration. It also provides assistance for protecting the federal statues. Meanwhile on Friday evening, Attorney General Bill Barr directed the creation of a task force to counter anti-government extremists, specifically naming those who support the far-right “boogaloo” movement and those who identify as Antifa. The task force will be headed by Craig Carpenito, the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Erin Nealy Cox, U.S. Attorney for the district of Northern Texas, and will be composed of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices, the FBI and other relevant departments, according to a press release. The group will share information with local and state law enforcement and will provide training on identifying anti-government extremists, according to an internal Justice Department memo. The president has been teasing his order related to memorials all week, as historic monuments and statues have become the targets of anger and vandalism during Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd's police custody death in Minneapolis at the end of May. DC'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATE WANTS 'PROBLEMATIC' LINCOLN STATUE REMOVED FROM LINCOLN PARK placeholder The initial statues under fire were Confederate soldiers and generals largely in the South due to the treatment of African-Americans, and even some high-level military officials called for the renaming of Army bases named after Confederate generals. The anger has since spread to monuments of former presidents and others deemed to be “colonizers,” such as Christopher Columbus, and even some who fought against slavery. On Friday night, protesters plan to try to tear down the Emancipation Statue of Abraham Lincoln in Lincoln Park. The statue shows the 16th president holding the Emancipation Proclamation next to a kneeling, shackled slave. Protesters say it does not depict the role slaves had in securing their own freedom. TRUMP ISSUES WARNING AMID VANDALISM, EFFORT TO TOPPLE ANDREW JACKSON STATUE Washington, D.C.’s congressional delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, said Tuesday she would introduce a House bill to remove the “problematic” statue. Last weekend protesters tied ropes and tried to topple a statue of former president Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square Park, but were stopped by law enforcement. In San Francisco, protesters defaced and toppled a statue of Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union Army during the Civil War. Protesters that same night also tore down statues of St. Junipero Serra and Francis Scott Key, who wrote the lyrics to "The Star-Spangled Banner." This week McConnell listed the monuments that have been defaced in recent days—noting that in Portland, Ore., a mob “graffitied a statue of our first President, pulled it down, and burned an American flag over his head. This is George Washington.” placeholder McConnell said another Washington statue was defaced in Baltimore, a statue of Thomas Jefferson was ripped down in Portland, and others were targeted. “This is the general and first President who built our nation, and the author of the Declaration of Independence. Genius statesmen who helped begin this grand experiment that has brought freedom to hundreds of millions and saved the world a few times for good measure,” McConnell said. “And yet a crazy fringe is treating their monuments like vanity statues of tinhorn tyrants.” He added: “Our Founding Fathers are being roped to the ground like they were Saddam Hussein. The list goes on.” CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP McConnell was referring to the famous moment in 2003 when a 40-foot bronze statue of the Iraqi dictator was roped and pulled to the ground, symbolizing the end of his regime. Fox News' John Roberts, Jake Gibson and Brooke Singman contributed to this report.

National News

Trump signs executive order to protect American monuments, memorials and statues

by USNN World NewsJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

The U.S. is a country of 50 states covering a vast swath of North America, with Alaska in the northwest and Hawaii extending the nation’s presence into the Pacific Ocean. Major Atlantic Coast cities are New York, a global finance and culture center, and capital Washington, DC. Midwestern metropolis Chicago is known for influential architecture and on the west coast, Los Angeles' Hollywood is famed for filmmaking. Population: 328.2 million (2019) Trending Capital: Washington, D.C. Unemployment rate: 14.7% (Apr 2020) President: Donald Trump

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House passes DC statehood bill: Here’s how it would work

by USNN World NewsJune 26, 2020May 11, 2025

National News

‘I hope it’s true’: Trump responds to claim he was chosen by God

by USNN World NewsJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

Department of Justice

Cuomo, de Blasio wrong to limit worship services, condone mass protests: federal judge

by USNN World NewsJune 26, 2020March 26, 2025

National News

Biden says he would use federal power to require Americans to wear masks in public

by USNN World NewsJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

National News

Joe Biden ‘greeted’ by Trump supporters outside Pennsylvania campaign stop

by USNN World NewsJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

NATIONAL NEWS

Bernie Sanders: Comparing My Socialism to Venezuelan Dictator’s is ‘Extremely Unfair’

BY TOM OZIMEK Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) claimed during the recent Democratic presidential primary debate that equating his socialist policies to those of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro was ...

Michigan Election Hacking Alleged Amid Charges of Extortion

A former campaign staffer for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel being sued for extortion by a third party has claimed that an “underworld network” of Ukrainian ...

Terror Attack to Burn GOP Congress and President to Death in Baltimore FOILED when two vans loaded with gasoline impounded

Over the weekend, two vans were impounded by police within blocks of the location for a Republican political retreat scheduled for this week in ...

Trump touts border wall progress, optimistic after recent court victories

By Edmund DeMarche | Fox News President Trump on Wednesday expressed optimism in his effort to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and said recent court victories ...

NCAA tells California governor college athlete ‘fair pay’ bill is ‘unconstitutional’

By Louis Casiano | Fox News The NCAA warned California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday that allowing college athletes to profit from their name, image and likeness would be “unconstitutional” and would upend the balance of college sports in ...

Tom Homan’s fiery clash with AOC, Tlaib and other House Dems detailed on ‘Fox & Friends’

By David Montanaro | Fox News Former Acting ICE Director Tom Homan faced personal attacks from House Democrats at a congressional hearing Wednesday afternoon, and the hosts of “Fox & ...

Marianne Williamson caught on a hot mic saying ‘conservatives are nicer’ to her than the left

By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News Spiritual guru and 2020 Democratic candidate Marianne Williamson was caught on a hot mic saying conservatives are ‘nicer’ to her than ...

Big Tech Faces Historic Scrutiny With New Antitrust Probes

BY BOWEN XIAO Big tech companies are facing increasing scrutiny in the form of new probes, with Google facing a new antitrust probe announced earlier this week, and Facebook facing their own ...

Why Recent Attacks on the Constitution Are Wrong

By Rob Natelson Americans traditionally have revered their Constitution—as they should, if only because of the astounding success the United States has enjoyed under ...

Marianne Williamson: ‘The system is even more corrupt than I knew’

By Nick Givas | Fox News Marianne Williamson, a 2020 presidential hopeful and author, said she’s discovered the political system to be “even more corrupt” than she imagined, during a ...

NRA Sues San Francisco Over ‘Terrorist Organization’ Label

BY TOM OZIMEK The National Rifle Association has filed a lawsuit against San Francisco authorities for declaring the Second Amendment rights group is a “domestic terrorist organization.” The suit, filed on ...

Police Union Endorses Trump for 2020 Re-Election

BY JANITA KAN A police union that represents more than 100,000 officers has announced it will be endorsing President Donald Trump’s 2020 re-election campaign, according to a ...