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George Floyd’s brother to address U.S. House panel on police reforms
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - One of the brothers of George Floyd, whose death in Minneapolis sparked protests around the world, is due to speak to a Democratic-led congressional panel on Wed...
Jun 10, 2020
Little evidence of antifa links in U.S. prosecutions of those charged in protest violence
By Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball, Mica Rosenberg and Brad Heath WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department moved swiftly to bring federal charges against 53 individuals accused of vi...
Jun 09, 2020
Republican lawmakers ask Agriculture Department to ease regs on meat production
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Six Republicans in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee urged the U.S. Agriculture Department on Tuesday to ease regulations on meat processors that they said make i...
Jun 09, 2020
U.S. Navy to bar Confederate flags from ships, aircraft
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States Navy is working to ban the Confederate battle flag from all public spaces on Navy installations, ships and aircraft, the Navy said on Tuesday. In a statement, ...
Jun 09, 2020
Republican ‘law and order’ appeal prompts U.S. #IAmASuburbanMom backlash
By Michael Martina (Reuters) - When a senior Republican state lawmaker demanded that Minnesota's Democratic governor apologize to "moms out in the suburbs scared to death" about protests over racism a...
Jun 09, 2020
As U.S. struggles with race issues, Senate confirms first black Air Force chief of staff
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate confirmed General Charles Brown on Tuesday as the first African-American military service chief, voting unanimously to make him chief of sta...
Jun 09, 2020
Republican senators push FCC to act on Trump social media order
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four Republican senators on Tuesday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review whether to revise liability protections for internet companie...
Jun 09, 2020
Washington, D.C. approves police reforms after days of protests against racism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The district council for Washington, D.C. on Tuesday approved a raft of police reforms after days of protests against police brutality and racism in the U.S. capital and nationw...
Jun 09, 2020
Bernie Sanders endorses U.S. Rep. Engel’s challenger in New York primary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Tuesday boosted the election prospects of relatively-unknown challenger Jamaal Bowman to 16-term incumbent Democratic Representative Eliot Engel i...
Jun 09, 2020
Trump tweets conspiracy theory about Buffalo protester shoved by police
By Maria Caspani and Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday tweeted a conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester in Buffalo who was shoved by police and crit...
Jun 09, 2020
