The Rev. Al Sharpton announced Thursday that he’s organizing a March on Washington in late August to mark the 57th anniversary of the historic demonstration for civil rights as protests over the death of George Floyd sweep the nation. Sharpton said the event will be led by the families of black people who have died…… MORE
In an emotional exchange on the Senate floor, Democratic Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California spoke out Thursday against an amendment that GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was trying to add to anti-lynching legislation. As the memorial service for George Floyd was beginning in Minnesota, Paul, who has been…… MORE
President Donald Trump met with top political aides at the White House on Thursday, a source familiar with the meeting tells CNN, as numerous public polls show the Republican leader significantly underperforming his 2016 pace in key battleground states, raising fears of defeat in November. Campaign manager Brad Parscale, deputy campaign manager Bill Stepien, pollster…… MORE
The whole world is watching Keith Ellison. When Ellison made the eleventh hour announcement that he would leave Congress in 2018, and enter the attorney general’s race in Minnesota, many viewed it as his exit from the national stage. But Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s decision this week to hand over the investigation and cases arising…… MORE
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner called for Attorney General William Barr’s resignation on Wednesday, saying Barr is “unfit for office” after the attorney general reportedly ordered peaceful protesters to be cleared from near the White House earlier this week. Warner’s comments also come amid criticism over police tactics used to clear out the protesters ahead of…… MORE
Attorney General William Barr defended the shocking use of force on peaceful protesters outside the White House Monday, saying at a news conference on Thursday that difficulties with relocating authorities earlier in the day had forced the clash. Flanked by federal law enforcement leaders at the Justice Department in his first public remarks since the…… MORE
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser said she wants out-of-state military troops out of the nation’s capital after they were called in to handle the protests over the death of George Floyd. “The very first thing is we want the military — we want troops from out-of-state out of Washington, DC,” Bowser said at a press…… MORE
Sen. Lisa Murkowski said the quiet part out loud. Asked her thoughts Thursday about former Defense Secretary James Mattis’ excoriation of President Donald Trump’s behavior in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd, the Alaska Republican said this: “When I saw General Mattis’ comments yesterday I felt like perhaps we are getting to…… MORE
The People’s House continued to be fortified from the public Thursday, as workers erected a perimeter of tall metal fencing around the White House complex. After law enforcement forcefully dispersed peaceful protesters so President Donald Trump could participate in a photo opportunity with a Bible outside St. John’s Episcopal Church, workers were seen constructing fencing…… MORE
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska broke with many of her Republican colleagues Thursday, applauding an op-ed by General James Mattis that condemned President Donald Trump’s actions this week. “When I saw General Mattis’ comments yesterday I felt like perhaps we are getting to a point where we can be more honest with the concerns that…… MORE
