Democratic Rep. Joyce Beatty, an African-American congresswoman from Ohio, was briefly sprayed with “Mace or pepper spray” in downtown Columbus on Saturday while talking to people protesting the death of George Floyd. “I was there because I wanted the young protesters to know that in solidarity, that I stand with them,” Beatty told the local…… MORE
The FBI’s top lawyer is resigning amid renewed pressure from President Donald Trump and Republican allies for the bureau to remove any remaining officials associated with the Russia investigation. Dana Boente, FBI general counsel, has served 38 years in a variety of career posts at the Justice Department. He is resigning June 30, the FBI…… MORE
President Donald Trump has announced he is postponing the G7 until at least September and wants to invite four additional countries to the summit: Russia, Australia, India and South Korea. “I’m postponing it because I don’t feel as a G7 it probably represents what’s going on in the world. It’s a very outdated group of…… MORE
Non-black folks also need to help root out racism, former first lady Michelle Obama said this week while speaking out over the death of George Floyd. Obama expressed grief over the recent killing of Floyd, as well as other black men and women in recent weeks, in a Facebook post on Friday. “Like so many…… MORE
A divided Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote, on Friday rejected a request from a church in California to block limitations on the number of people who could attend religious services during the Covid-19 pandemic. Read the full text here: cnn.com/2020/05/30/politics/read-scotus-california-church/index.html… MORE
Following the successful launch of the NASA/SpaceX rocket on Saturday, President Donald Trump claimed that America has regained its position as the “world leader” in space. While speaking at the Kennedy Space Center, Trump said that “the United States has regained our place of prestige as the world leader.” The President continued: “You can’t be…… MORE
The US military on Friday ordered several police units to be ready for potential deployment to Minnesota as the state experiences protests over the death of George Floyd. Three defense officials confirmed to CNN that military police units at three US bases — Fort Riley in Kansas, Fort Bragg in North Carolina and Fort Drum…… MORE
It’s been two months since Congress allocated about $13 billion for K-12 schools in its coronavirus-related emergency aid package — but the money hasn’t yet reached many school districts amid questions over how it should be spent. School districts across the country, which quickly shifted to remote learning in March, are already winding down lessons.…… MORE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will resume its regular briefings on Covid-19 following a three-month hiatus during which the nation’s top health agency became less visible in an unprecedented crisis. The decision to restart the CDC briefings comes as the death toll has reached a grim milestone of more than 103,000 and the…… MORE
After a night of protests and racial unrest in US cities, President Donald Trump used Saturday morning messages to declare himself safe inside the White House, lash out at a Democratic mayor and raise the prospect of another demonstration with his supporters later in the day. In a series of tweets, Trump commended the US…… MORE
