The nursery of the house of worshipin Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington D.C. was on fire Sunday night, as were several other buildings near the White House as rioters clashed with Secret Service agents, police and members of other federal law enforcement agencies who were sent in to bolster security around the White House.
As lockdowns start to ease, eight states and Washington, D.C., are set to hold primaryelections on Tuesday, which have implications in several important congressional races andthe presidential contest.
The affected monuments, which were photos of which were posted in a tweet by the National Mall National Park Service (NPS), included the Lincoln Memorial, the World War II Memorial and the statue of General Casimir Pulaski.
The son of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison tweeted on Sunday that he is declaring his support for Antifa after President Trumpsaidthat his administration would be declaring it a "Terrorist Organization.
The Secret Service took President Trump to the White House's underground bunker as protests over the in-custody death of George Floydintensified Friday night outside the complex, a senior administration official confirmed to Fox News.
The Secret Service took President Trump to the White House's underground bunker as protests over the in-custody death of George Floydintensified Friday night outside the complex, a senior administration official confirmed to Fox News.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced Sunday evening that state Attorney General Keith Ellison will the prosecution against the former police officer charged in the killing of George Floyd, whose death last week has sparked nationwide protests against police brutality.
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Sunday visited a location where protesters have been demonstratingagainst police brutality and racial inequality, according to a photo Biden posted on Instagram, as protests and riots rage across the U.S.
Businesses, a church and other establishments around the White House are boarding up their windows and securing their valuables amid fears that another night of protests and vandalism could erupt on Sunday.
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President Trump on Sunday afternoon expressed outrage over an apparent lack of law enforcement arrests ofrioters who have brought violence upon several American citiesfollowing the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis last week.
Attorney General William Barr said Sunday that the Department of Justicewill treat violence by individuals associated with Antifa as domestic terrorism in a statement that condemned the far-left group and asserted that protests against police brutality and racial inequalityfollowing George Floyd's death have "been hijacked.
Former Obama administration national security adviser Susan Rice bizarrely suggested in a televised interview Sundaythat the Russians could be behind the violent nationwide demonstrations following the in-custody death of George Floyd, although she offered no evidence for the incendiary claim.
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 tochampion the nationwide mass demonstrations over the in-custody death of George Floyd, sans social distancing.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared the Chinese Communist Party's recent actions show that they are actively seeking to harm the U.S. and its western allies, but expressed optimism that the Trump administration and Europe are up to the task of countering them.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc., the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, said on Sunday that he saw “total corruption” in the transition between the presidency of Barack Obama and that of Donald Trump.
The lawyer representing the family ofthe unarmed black man who died last Monday while in Minneapolis police custody said he wants the charges against one off the arresting officers upgraded from third to first-degree murder.
Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., said on Sunday that the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis proves that "it is long overdue” for an internal review to be conducted at law enforcement agencies nationwide.
President Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. government will designate the far-left group Antifa as a designated terrorist organization.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called Sunday on President Trump to work on “unifying the country” and not “fuel the flame” of unrest that has led to nationwide protests following the killing on an unarmed black man at the hands of Minneapolis police.
White House National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien downplayed on Sunday reports that far-right and white supremacist groups were involved in stoking the violence at protests nationwide this weekend following the death of an unarmed black man in Minneapolis last Monday.
Video of police officers pinning George Floyd to the ground before he died has been ubiquitous on the internet and in the media since Floyd’s death last week, and Andy Skoogman, Executive Director of the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association, says that this sort of footage – be it from bystanders’ cell phones or officer bodycams – is key for holding cops accountable when there are conflicting reports of what happened.
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said Sunday that he told President Trump that some of his Twitter posts about the violent riots that have rocked the nation in the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis were “not constructive.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison supported protesters in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and said black people have reason to fear Minneapolis police, while also calling out people from outside the state who he claimed contributed to “negative behavior” during riots in the city.
At least 13 members of Joe Biden’s campaign staff have made donations to a group that helps Minneapolis protesters get out of jail on bail, according to a report.
Former Vice President Joe Biden called theprotests in response to the death of George Floyd "utterly American," but condemned the "needless destruction" and violence across the nation.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said the California National Guard is being deployed to Los Angeles overnight Saturday as the nation's second-largest city faces another night of riotingin response to the death of George Floyd.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Texas Gov. Greg Abbotton Saturday night joinedseveral other states in mobilizing the National Guard amid protests and riots that have broken out across the country in response to George Floyd’s death inMinneapolis police custody earlier this week.
Governors in nearly a dozen states across the country activated the National Guard amid protests and riots that have broken out in response to George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody earlier this week.
St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter on Saturday walked back a prior claim that all those arrested in city riots a day earlier were from out of state, reportedly saying he was given inaccurate police data.
President Trump on Saturday said he is postponing the G7until at least September and that he hopes to invite additional countries to participate in the summit.
Clashes broke out Saturday near the White House between police and those protesting the death of George Floyd in police custody -- as tensions flared for yet another night in confrontations and unrestacross the country.
Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty and other local Ohio officials were sprayed with pepper spray Saturday in Columbus during protests that broke out in response to the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd while in police custody.
President Trump on Saturday vowed to stop “mob violence,” as he condemned riotsthat have broken out amid what originally were protests across the country in response to Minneapolis man George Floyd’s death in police custody earlier this week.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Saturday that state officials think "white supremacists" and "out-of-state instigators" could be behind theprotests in the wake ofGeorge Floyd’s death, but a report showed that "about 86 percent" of arrests so far are mostly of in-state residents.
Leaders across the country say that the rioting is no longer about the death of an innocent black man.
FBI General Counsel Dana Boente announced his retirement from the bureau Friday, Fox News confirmed.
The Republican National Committee on Saturday set a tight deadline for North CarolinaGov. Roy Cooperto provide guidance on whether the party can host a "full" presidential convention in the state in August as planned, amid threats from President Trump to find a new location if necessary.
Minnesota's governor said Saturday the state is using “intelligence support” from the U.S. military and the National Security Agency to push back against the allegedorganizers of riots that have occurred in the state in response to the death of George Floyd.
President Trump on Saturday said theSpaceXlaunch was an “inspiration for our country,” just moments after its rocket sent astronauts into space from American soil for the first timesince 2011.
Attorney General Bill Barr released a statement Saturday addressing the death of George Floyd, who died at the hands of law enforcement while Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck.
President Trump disputed the idea that it stoke "racial violence"if his supportersgatheredat the White House as riots broke out in response to George Floyd's death.
President Trump on Saturday blamed at-timesviolentprotests that took place across the U.S. a day earlier on Antifa and other left-wing groups -- asMinnesota officials claimed that white supremacists and even drug cartels were involved in stoking violence.
President Trump on Saturday blamed at-timesviolentprotests that took place across the U.S. a day earlier on Antifa and other left-wing groups -- asMinnesota officials claimed that white supremacists and even drug cartels were involved in stoking violence.
New York CIty Mayor Bill de Blasio has promised an “independentreview” after anti-cop riots in Brooklyn saw hundreds arrested and an NYPD van set on fire -- part of protests and riots across the country in response to the death of George Floyd.
President Trump on Saturday praised the Secret Service for its protection of the White House during protests in Washington D.C on Friday night, calling them “very cool & very professional” -- while criticizing Mayor Muriel Bowser for her handling of the protests.
Sen. Ted Cruz R-Texas sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Friday, urging them to open a criminal investigation into Twitter for violating sanctions on Iran.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot blasted President Trump and invoked an expletive Friday in response to his tweetafter three days of protests inMinneapolis, Minn., when he called the protesters "THUGS" and tweeted that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellisoncautioned residents on Friday not to treat the National Guard the way they might treat the Minneapolis police department, with whom they "associate unfair conduct.
Transcripts of phone conversations between then-incoming White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December 2016 were released Friday.
Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., revealed Friday he tested positive for coronavirus antibodies and will donate plasma to help others battling the virus.
President Trump weighed in on the unrest in Minnesota following the death of George Floyd, saying Friday that “the looters should not be allowed to drown out the voices of so many peaceful protesters.
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With some African-American activists amplifying their efforts to persuade former Vice President Joe Biden not to name Sen. Amy Klobuchar as his running mate because they say she wouldn’t excite black voters – the Minnesota Democrat is defending her previous record as a former tough on crime prosecutor in the Minnesota county where this week a black man in handcuffs died after a white police officer put his knee to the man’s throat for several minutes.
The U.S. and United Kingdom on Friday urgedthe U.N. Security Council to take action against China’s crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong -- after China initially stopped the matter being discussed by the body.
Transcripts ofphone conversationsbetween then-incoming White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak were released Friday. Read them, along with a summary of the conversations, here:
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Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe has transmitted declassified transcripts of phone conversations between then-incoming White House national security adviser Michael Flynn and then-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in December 2016 to Capitol Hill on Friday, Fox News has learned.
Transcripts of phone conversations that took place in December 2016 between then-national security adviser designate Michael Flynn andthen-Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak were released Friday, detailing the discussionsthat would later lead to Flynn’s FBI interview and subsequent charges.
Attorney General Bill Barr on Friday said that the Justice Department and the FBI's“independent investigation” into the death of George Floyd to determine whether any federal civil rights laws were violated is "proceeding quickly.
President Trump sought to clarify what he meant in a tweet Thursday night about the unrest inMinneapolis afterTwitter flagged itand claimed he was“glorifying violence.”
Calling the death of a black man in Minnesota after being pinned to the ground by police officers and the resulting violent protests in cities across the country a “national crisis,” former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday stressed that “we need real leadership right now.
President Trumpannounced Friday that the U.S. is "terminating" its relationship with the embattled World Health Organization (WHO) over its failure to enact reforms in the face ofconcerns over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its pro-China bias.
The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer Labor (DFL) party postponed its virtual convention, originally slated for this weekend, due to unrest across the state following the death of George Floyd.
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State Rep. Brian Sims tore into his GOP colleagues after learning that the Republican speaker of the House informed his party but not Democrats that a member of his caucus tested positive for coronavirus.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Friday that the state will “continue working” with the Republican National Committee to ensure that the 2020 GOP convention “can be held safely” in the state as previously planned.
Former President Barack Obama said that the death of George Floyd “shouldn’t be ‘normal’ in 2020 America.”
The comments Minneapolis Jacob Frey made came Monday on "CNN Newsroom" as he discussed Gov. Tim Walz's plan to allow the limited reopening of churches amid the coronavirus pandemic with host John King.
Hillary Clinton on Friday accuses President Trump of “calling for violence against American citizens” when he tweeted about cracking down against riots in Minneapolis -- with Trump’s 2016 rival using the controversy to urge people to work to vote him out of office in November.
Rep. Val Demings of Florida – who served nearly three decades in law enforcement and who’s under consideration as the running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden - is taking aim at the police officers in Minnesota involved in the death of a black man who was pinned to the ground for several minutes.
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would stop money being sent to states issuing coronavirus-related stimulus checks or other cash payments to illegal immigrants -- even as efforts to do just that are being promoted by House Democrats.
A gunshot was fired through awindow of a Republican National Committee office in Mohave County, Arizona during a Trump VictoryeventThursday night, GOP officials tell Fox News.
The Republican National Committee told Fox News they believe agunshot was fired through awindow of a GOPoffice in Mohave County, Arizona during a Trump VictoryeventThursday night, but local police say they don't believe the shattered glass was caused by a firearm.
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s urging the demonstrators behind the violent protests in Minnesota “to exercise their rights peacefully and safely.” But he also called the death of black man after being pinned to the ground for several minutes by Minneapolis police officers, which sparked three straight nights of rioting – a “brutal, brutal death” which he emphasized exposes “this ugly underbelly of our society.
The Republican National Committee sent a list of proposed coronavirus safety protocols to North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday, urginghim to “set the rules and requirements” for them to host a “safe and secure” 2020 GOP convention in the state as planned.
The White House on Friday pushed back against Twitter after the social media giant censored a tweet by President Trump demanding action against rioters in Minneapolis -- claiming the tweet was “glorifying violence.
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President Trump had already said he asked the FBI and DOJ to investigate the Floyd killing, but the Democrats' request appears to go further to request a review of the police department's conduct over a period of time.
Twitter has once again taken action against President Trump, this time censoringa tweet for "glorifying violence" in his late-night response to the ongoing violence in Minneapolis.
Gov. Phil Murphy, the New Jersey Democrat, said in an interview Thursday that without financial help from the federal government, hisstate will likely have to cut 200,000 public employees, including police officers and firefighters.
A Kentucky protester who was recently seen participating in the hanging of an effigy of Gov. Andy Beshear has lost his job, according to reports.
Republicans are highlighting Joe Biden's past head-turning comments concerning Asian Americans after the former vice presidentco-authored an op-edthis week accusing President Trump of"needlessly" and "cruelly" scapegoating foreigners during the coronavirus pandemic.
President Trump took to Twitter early Friday to vow military support for the governor of Minnesota after another night of violent protest in Minneapolis, which included a police station being overrun and set on fire.
New York City became the first major city in the U.S. on Thursday after the NYC Council removed theterms “alien,” “illegal immigrant” and “illegal migrant” from local laws, rules and documents and instead will bereplacing them with the term “non-citizen.
The Trump administration halted scheduled Iranian fuel deliveriesto VenezuelaWednesdayby threatening sanctions on the ships carrying the cargo, according to U.S. officials.
Several chapters of the College Democrats are refusing to support Joe Biden in his bid for the White House following sexual assault allegations brought forth byTara Reade, who was a young staffer in his office nearly 30 years ago when Biden was a senator.
A group of House Republican lawmakers introduced a bill Thursday that would withhold pay for members of Congress whovote by proxy, as the battle over how measures arevoted on amid the coronavirus pandemic continues to intensify.
Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., introduced a bill to the House of Representatives that would block states distributing funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to undocumented migrants.
Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Mastoon Thursday removed her name from the list of potential running mates for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden--saying in a statement that while she supports the candidate, she has no desire to join the ticket.
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar says she is working on legislation to investigate all officer-involved shootings and excessive uses of force, following the death of George Floyd.
President Trump signed an executive order to reign in social media giants on Thursday.
Hillary Clinton bashed President Trump on Thursday over his response to the coronavirus pandemic, calling for a "real president" as the death toll in the United Statessurpassed 100,000 this week.
President Trumphas appointed Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, to be a member of the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board, the White House announced Thursday.
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The chief technology officer of the United States on Thursday warned that China is “twisting” artificial intelligence(AI) in order to target government critics amid the coronavirus pandemic, as he explained the Trump administration’s decision this week to join a global organization devoted to “upholding American values” in AI.
Former Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro on Thursday unveiled a new political action committee that aims to help down-ballot progressive Democrats running for office this year.
The State Department Thursday announced a $3 million reward for any information on Muhammad Khadir Musa Ramadan, a senior leader in the Islamic State (ISIS).
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany accused Big Tech of being quick to "censor"President Trump but “reluctant” to label misinformation from Chinese officials.
Flanked by Attorney General Bill Barr, President Trumpsigned an executive order in the Oval Office on Thursday that interprets Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) as not providingprovide statutory liability protections for tech companies that engage in censorship and political conduct.
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