Just after midnight on Monday 1 June David McAtee was working at his barbecue restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky, when he was shot and killed by the national guard, who had been assisting police during the city’s dusk-to-dawn curfew. According to a video analysis by the New York Times, the fatal outcome was the result of […] More
Riots helped elect Nixon in 1968. Can Trump benefit from fear too? Rayshard Brooks’ death prompts calls for overhaul of police department How US police reforms have failed to stop violence Man shot as New Mexico protesters try to remove conquistador statue Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Siegfried White, 60, raises […] More
When My-Linh moved from Texas to New York, they knew they wanted to vote in elections without risk of discrimination against their non-binary identity. But the only options on the form to get a state ID are male and female. “The system set in place is very unfair, and it doesn’t give any opportunity for […] More
The Tulsa World newspaper has backed the city’s top public health official in asking Donald Trump not to stage a controversial rally there on Saturday. The paper expressed concern both in terms of public health because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and race relations in light of national protests against police brutality. “We don’t know […] More
Virginia Denver Riggleman beaten in convention in state’s fifth district Hardliner Bob Good could face strong Democratic challenge Denver Riggleman speaks in the House of Representatives. Photograph: AP A Virginia Republican congressman who angered social conservatives in his district when he officiated a gay wedding has lost his party’s nomination. Representative Denver Riggleman lost on […] More
Trump gives address amid tensions with military leaders Has Trump been left behind by America’s awakening on racism? Black candidates and political groups see a surge of support UK protests: BLM counter-demonstrators clash with London police Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Donald Trump salutes during the national anthem in West Point, […] More
US elections 2020 US president pushes back gathering by a day after requests from ‘many of my African American friends’ to respect significance of the day Donald Trump has postponed his Oklahoma election rally amid anger at his decision to hold it on the Juneteenth holiday. Photograph: Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump has postponed his […] More
Donald Trump will hold a political rally in an indoor arena in Oklahoma next week – his first amid the coronavirus pandemic – prompting organizers to demand attendees sign a waiver that absolves the president’s campaign of any liability from virus-related illnesses. Trump is so keen to return to his cherished campaign format of fronting […] More
