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Donald Trump once famously boasted he could shoot someone on Fifth Avenue, and not lose supporters. For years that seemed true. But his latest actions – including the deployment of an ad hoc paramilitary force against protesters on avenues around the country – may have been too much. New polls show Trump’s support is […] More
The president and his allies are trying to turn national debate over racism and policing against the party and its 2020 nominee George Floyd killing – latest US updates Donald Trump participates in a roundtable with law enforcement officials in the White House. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Donald Trump is “appalled” by calls to “defund the police”. […] More
George Floyd The legislation would ban chokeholds by police, set up a national database for tracking police misconduct and would bar types of ‘no-knock’ warrants George Floyd killing – latest US updates Play Video 1:26 George Floyd tribute: Democrats take a knee for almost 9 minutes – video Democrats in Congress have unveiled a sweeping […] More
Play Video 1:26 Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the House, led House and Senate Democrats in a moment of silence at the Capitol’s Emancipation Hall after reading the names of George Floyd and others killed in police custody. They kneeled for 8 minutes and 46 seconds – the length of time prosecutors say Floyd was […] More
Who needs reporters to cover the drama that takes place in the streets of the United States? People with cameras on their cellphones have conveniently replaced traditional news teams. The news media merely selects the videos shot by ordinary people that it will broadcast. The star journalists and the experts they invite to chat with […] More
‘Apathy is no longer a choice’: will the George Floyd protests energize young voters? People running for local office say they are seeing a spike in enthusiasm among 18– to 29-year-olds, who historically vote in smaller numbers George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Tyra Wilson and Kita Williams […] More
‘They set us up’: US police arrested over 10,000 protesters, many non-violent Over 10,000 people have been arrested around the US, as police regularly use pepper spray, rubber bullets, teargas and batons George Floyd killing – latest US updates See all our George Floyd coverage Police and protesters clash on 30 May in Philadelphia, during […] More
City council members declare intent to ‘abolish’ embattled agency and replace with alternative model in wake of George Floyd’s killing Demonstrators protest in Washington DC in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Photograph: Olivier Douliery/AFP/Getty Images The Minneapolis city council has pledged to disband the city’s police department and replace it with a new system […] More
