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Despite demonstrably false reporting from the leftist media, congressional Democrats, and late-night comedy hosts on HBO, Portland, Oregon has remained the scene of terror and destruction for more than two months. On Thursday, activists took aim at the city Justice Center creating a horrific display involving a severed pig head wearing a policeman’s hat, sitting …
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White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday condemned the decision to delay legislative elections in Hong Kong, one day after President Trump asked if the U.S. should postpone its own November election. “We condemn the Hong Kong government’s decision to postpone for one year its legislative council elections and to disqualify opposition candidates,” McEnany said at a press …
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Federal and Oregon state officials have developed a plan to cooperate on securing the Portland federal courthouse from rioters, however differences regarding the deployment of federal law enforcement remain. Portland has seen nightly riots since the death of George Floyd, an African American man killed during his arrest by Minneapolis officers. Rioters have consistently targeted …
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Prominent Democrats and media pundits rushed to claim that a standard-procedure arrest of a “trans femme protestor” by undercover cops in NYC was a “kidnapping,” despite the presence of clearly-marked NYPD officers at the scene and the subsequent release of the suspect. Nicholas Stone, an 18-year-old male who identifies as a woman, was arrested for …
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Federal agents sent to Seattle to protect federal property have been removed from the city after local officials complained their presence was escalating tensions. Mayor Jenny Durkan had rejected the deployment of U.S. tactical forces sent to the city last week, saying it did not have the consent of local officials and could counterintuitively provoke, …
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The continuing unrest in Portland, Oregon, which has now lasted some 55 nights, exemplifies the breakdown of law and order that has become a daily occurrence in many cities with progressive mayors. Portland police are nowhere to be found at the sight of the protests outside the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse, a federal building. On …
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Attorney General William Barr gives a forceful defense of the rule-of-law in prepared remarks to today’s Judiciary Committee meeting released Monday night, while blasting politicians and the media for their lack of response to the ongoing violence in Portland. “In the wake of George Floyd’s death, violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests to …
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Attorney General William Barr is defending the federal response to recent nationwide unrest ahead of his scheduled testimony before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The rule of law must be upheld as “violent rioters and anarchists have hijacked legitimate protests to wreak senseless havoc and destruction,” he said in a written opening statement released …
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The history of failed democracies is replete with one lesson above all others: In times of crisis, it is up to leaders committed to our democratic values to walk democracy back from the brink — and to put the constitution and the country above narrow partisan considerations. Our research indicates that the United States needs …
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The Trump administration will send additional federal police to Portland, Ore., where officers have clashed nightly with rioters outside the city’s federal courthouse, the Washington Post reported on Monday. Portland has seen protests and riots every night since the May death of George Floyd, an African American man killed during arrest by Minneapolis police officers. Floyd’s …