Air Force general confirmed as first black chief of a U.S. military service
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown to be the next Air Force chief of staff....
Majority of Minneapolis City Council Pledges to Dismantle Police Department
Some cities are starting to to heed calls to “defund the police,” as lawmakers push proposals for greater police accountability. National Guard troops are being sent home from Washington, D.C. Link...
$1.2 Billion From U.S. to Drugmaker to Pursue Coronavirus Vaccine
The Trump administration announced a grant to AstraZeneca, which has licensed a potential vaccine that is in trials by Oxford University. David D. Kirkpatrick Link...
Biden Walks a Cautious Line as He Opposes Defunding the Police
As gruesome videos and energetic protests reshape public opinion about racial discrimination, Joe Biden tried to balance protesters’ calls for a law enforcement overhaul while not alienating moderate voters....
Trump makes baseless claim about man, 75, shoved by police: ‘Could be a set-up?’
Martin Gugino in hospital after being pushed over by police Trump tweets peace activist could be ‘antifa provocateur’ Donald Trump has claimed a 75-year-old man who was hospitalized when police shoved him to the ground at a protest in Buffalo could be “an antifa provocateur” and suggested the incident...
4 things to watch in today’s down-ballot races
Former Vice President Joe Biden has officially secured the Democratic nomination for president, CNN projected on Saturday, but there’s still plenty of down-ballot primary action this year as some of the most competitive House and Senate races take shape....
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, remembered lovingly at funeral
Floyd, 46, was to be laid to rest next to his mother in Pearland, Texas. Go to Source Author: By Associated Press...
George Floyd, whose death energized a movement, remembered lovingly at funeral
George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as “Big Floyd” — a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice. Hundreds of mourners wearing masks...
Army open to discussion on renaming posts named for Confederate leaders
The Army said as recently as February it had “no plans” to rename streets or installations named for Confederate generals....
Top GOP senator says next coronavirus relief package expected in July
Thune told reporters on Capitol that the Senate has a packed calendar for the remainder of June....