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Martin Gugino in hospital after being pushed over by police Trump tweets peace activist could be ‘antifa provocateur’ Donald Trump at the White House on Friday. On Tuesday he claimed without evidence that Martin Gugino may have been attempting to infiltrate police scanners. Photograph: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Donald Trump has claimed a 75-year-old man who […] More
President accused of ‘trafficking in conspiracy theories’ Trump says campaign rallies may resume ‘next week’ George Floyd to be laid to rest in Houston funeral as world watches US protesters attacked by cars driven into crowds and men with guns Sign up to our First Thing newsletter LIVE Updated Demonstrators in Buffalo protest against the […] More
Protesters confronted by armed men – including members of the so-called ‘boogaloo movement’ – in different parts of America In Minneapolis on 31 May, a man drove a trailer through a crowd. But other attacks with vehicles have taken place. Photograph: Eric Miller/Reuters Anti police-brutality protesters have been confronted by armed men in cities around […] More
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
