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Senator Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) broke from progressive counterparts in calls to defund the police, saying instead that the country needs “well-trained, well-educated, and well-paid professionals in police departments.” Sanders addressed progressive critics who viewed him as an obstacle to growing calls for defunding the police in the wake of national unrest following the death …

Members of the Washington, D.C., National Guard have tested positive for coronavirus after they responded to massive demonstrations sparked by the killing of George Floyd, a spokeswoman confirmed on Tuesday. “We can confirm that we have had COVID-19 positive tests with the DCNG,” D.C. National Guard spokeswoman Air Force Lt. Col. Brooke Davis said in …

Members of the Chicago City Council slammed Mayor Lori Lightfoot during a private conference over her decision to limit deployment of the National Guard to the city’s central business district over the weekend, saying that districts on the south and west side of the city were left unprotected over Chicago’s deadliest weekend in 60 years. …

President Trump on Tuesday pushed a conspiracy theory that an elderly man who was shoved to the ground by Buffalo police last week, leaving him in serious condition, may have been an Antifa “provocateur” who attempted to scramble police communications. “Buffalo protester shoved by Police could be an ANTIFA provocateur. 75 year old Martin Gugino …

A Minneapolis manufacturing company whose plant was set on fire by rioters plans to leave the city, saying that city officials afforded them no assistance in handling the destruction. “They don’t care about my business,” 7-Sigma Inc.’s president and owner, Kris Wyrobek, told The Star Tribune about Minneapolis public officials. “They didn’t protect our people. We …

House Democrats announced a sweeping police reform bill on Capitol Hill Monday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) claims will provide the “transformative structural change” the nation requires after weeks of unrest in the wake of the death of George Floyd. The “Justice in Policing Act 2020”, orchestrated by the Congressional Black Caucus, was …

Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who faces a second-degree murder charge for the death of George Floyd, was given a $1.25 million bail at a Monday hearing. Chauvin’s bail could be $1 million if he meets certain conditions, Hennepin County Judge Denise Reilly ruled. Chauvin, making his first court appearance virtually since being …

The Joe Biden campaign has announced its opposition to defunding police departments in the wake of widespread George Floyd demonstrations, advocating for reform measures and even additional funding instead. “As his criminal justice proposal made clear months ago, Vice President Biden does not believe that police should be defunded,” Biden spokesman Andrew Bates said in …

Chicago saw its deadliest weekend of gun violence this year as protests, riots, and looting continued to rock the city after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. A total of 24 people were killed and at least 61 injured by gun violence, more than half shot on Sunday. Chicago …

The Justice Department said in a new court filing that it is “unsustainable” to suggest that Michael Flynn “was not a part of any conspiracy” with members of the Turkish government. The filing was drafted as part of the government’s case against Bijan Rafiekian, a former business partner of Flynn who was prosecuted by Robert …