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

By Danielle Wallace | Fox News St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson is accused of intimidating protesters after reading their names, partial addresses aloud on Facebook Live. St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson has apologized after reading the names and partial addresses of at least 10 protesters calling to defund the police during a Facebook Live briefing on coronavirus. Those calling for her resignation accused the […]

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

By Morgan Phillips | Fox News Historic monuments and statues have become the targets of anger and vandalism during protests. 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 […]

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Officers clear protesters from outside White House, as ‘Defund the Police’ graffiti removed

By Gillian Turner, Brooke Singman | Fox News Law enforcement officers cleared protesters Tuesday from outside the White House following a clash the night before, pushing them beyond a space known as “Black Lives Matter Plaza” in the latest apparent effort to crack down on demonstrations steps from the president’s residence. “Defund the Police” street graffiti was also removed from the […]

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Mainstream media downplays ‘insanity in Seattle’ as critics point out bias, hypocrisy

By Brian Flood | Fox News Seattle protesters have declared a six-block area abandoned by law enforcement as “Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone,” but the mainstream media doesn’t seem to think the lawlessness is particularly newsworthy. CNN only mentioned “Seattle” once on Wednesday when discussing general unrest in major cities, according to a search of transcripts, while MSNBC didn’t cover Seattle […]

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Rome archbishop urges Trump to fight ‘deep state’ amid criticism over protests, coronavirus

By Caleb Parke | Fox News A Catholic archbishop said the “deep state” is “fiercely waging war against” President Trump amid the coronavirus pandemic and riots following the death of George Floyd. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano of Rome urged Trump on Sunday to fight against the so-called “deep state,” mainstream media, and the “deep church” in an open letter shared by LifeSiteNews. PASTOR CALLS FOR END TO RIOTS, SAYS CHURCH IS ANSWER TO […]

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‘Defund the police’ wrests support from politicians coast-to-coast – and steamrolls holdouts

By Tyler Olson | Fox News In the wake of George Floyd’s death, calls to “defund the police” have in a matter of days escalated from a fringe campaign to a celebrity-backed cause to part of the municipal mainstream — and now appear primed to spur official action, to varying degrees, in cities across the country. The stunning momentum behind the movement has fueled Republican […]

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George Floyd riots — how to stop the mob in 9 steps

By Newt Gingrich | Fox News Six nights of violent riots and looting in America’s major cities, following the horrific death of George Floyd last week, have gripped the nation. The liberal news media wants to ignore the depth of the violence and the forces causing the violence. They want to simply rerun their permanent refrain that this is all about racism (see […]

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Judge’s lawyers hint at ‘reason to question’ DOJ’s motives in new Michael Flynn case filing; DOJ fires back

By Gregg Re | Fox News Washington, D.C. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan’s lawyers issued an exceedingly rare response on his behalf to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, explaining that the judge hadn’t dismissed the case against former national security advisor Michael Flynn — as requested by both federal prosecutors and Flynn’s lawyers after a mountain of exculpatory information surfaced — […]

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What is Antifa, the far-left group tied to violent protests?

By Gregg Re | Fox News Antifa, the far-left militant movement that calls itself “antifascist,” has no defined organizational hierarchy or membership process. The collection of autonomous Antifa groups in mostly left-wing cities sees itself as a descendant of the European anti-Nazi movements, and generally agree that the best way to combat ideas they find odious is not through speech or […]

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Big-city Dems who had imposed strict lockdowns now let George Floyd rioters flout rules

By Gregg Re | Fox News The coronavirus lockdown is seemingly down and out, as many Democrats in charge of big cities — including several who once insisted on strict quarantine measures — line up to champion the nationwide mass demonstrations over the in-custody death of George Floyd, sans social distancing. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo lashed out at protesters calling to reopen the […]

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Minnesota requests more help as riots continue there — and across US

By Dom Calicchio | Fox News The state of Minnesota has requested an additional 1,200 National Guard soldiers be deployed after rioting broke out once again Friday night following the death of George Floyd earlier in the week. Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota National Guard Adjutant Gen. Jon Jensen announced the request at a news conference early Saturday. Guard personnel already deployed in addition […]