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The lawyer for the family of an autistic Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli police says they have been informed by investigators that a security camera at the site of the shooting was not workingJuly 13, 2020, 6:18 PM2 min readJERUSALEM — The family of an autistic Palestinian man who was killed by Israeli…

Sheneen McClain’s 23-year-old son, Elijah McClain, died nearly a year ago in Aurora, Colorado, just a few days after police confronted him as he was walking home from a convenience store. “I honestly don’t think my anger or … me being upset is gonna change,” she told ABC News. “I think I’m always going to…

Amid historic nationwide protests calling for racial justice, President Donald Trump retweeted a video last Sunday showing a supporter yelling “white power!” Then, more than three hours and thousands of views later, the tweet was deleted and the White House issued a statement claiming the president “did not hear” what the supporter could clearly be…

Democrats, increasingly hopeful they can retake the White House and Senate in November, are discussing changing Senate rules to pass legislation with a simple majority of votes. Known as the “nuclear option,” the move to eliminate the 60-vote threshold currently needed to end debate in a full Senate would allow a Joe Biden administration -…

A mask mandate is unconstitutional and unenforceable, several sheriffs say.June 26, 2020, 1:03 AM8 min read After Gov. Roy Cooper issued a mandatory mask requirement across North Carolina on Wednesday amid rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the state, several sheriffs publicly said they would not enforce the mandate when it goes into effect on…

President Donald Trump described “bloodshed” across America as he announced the expansion of “Operation Legend,” saying he has “no choice” but to “surge” federal law enforcement into American cities to fight violent crime. “Today I am announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime,” Trump said Wednesday in the…

Amid nationwide unrest and frustration with law enforcement, Attorney General William Barr on Wednesday acknowledged that communities of color are often policed differently from white ones, calling the unfairness a “widespread phenomenon.” “I do think it is a widespread phenomenon that African American males, in particular, are treated with extra suspicion and maybe not given…

Sens. John Cornyn, Ed Markey attempted to pass the holiday by unanimous consent.July 23, 2020, 1:48 PM6 min read Sens. John Cornyn and Ed Markey — from opposite ends of the political spectrum — attempted to pass legislation by unanimous consent on Wednesday making Juneteenth a federal holiday, saying it was past time to put…

The mayor of Portland, Oregon, was tear-gassed by federal agents as he stood with protesters at a fence guarding a federal courthouseBy GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated PressJuly 23, 2020, 7:11 PM5 min readPORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Oregon was tear-gassed by U.S. government agents as he stood outside a federal courthouse during another night…