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July 22, 2020 at 5:34 pm

President frames law enforcement operation as crime-fighting tactic

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is sending more federal law enforcement agents into Chicago and Albuquerque, N.M., casting the effort as...

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June 26, 2020 at 2:34 pm

Barr forms task force to counter ‘anti-government extremists’

WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr on Friday directed the formation of a task force that will be dedicated to countering "anti-government extremists," escalating federal...

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June 20, 2020 at 12:52 pm

U.S. attorney who was investigating people close to Trump now says he will step down, ending standoff with attorney general

WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr said Saturday that President Donald Trump had fired the top federal prosecutor in New York, ending an unprecedented standoff...

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June 16, 2020 at 5:40 pm

Suspect arrested after man shot at Albuquerque protest

Police in Albuquerque, N.M., on Tuesday announced they had arrested a failed former city council candidate who allegedly shot and wounded a man at a...

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June 10, 2020 at 3:50 pm

More than 1,250 former Justice workers want probe of Barr’s role at Lafayette Square protest

WASHINGTON — More than 1,250 former Justice Department workers on Wednesday called on the agency's internal watchdog to investigate Attorney General William Barr's involvement in...

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June 7, 2020 at 5:18 pm

Tensions de-escalate as protests expand

WASHINGTON - A day after thousands of people filled the streets of Washington and other cities to demand action against police brutality and systemic racism,...

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President Donald Trump stands outside St. John’s Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky) DCPS146 DCPS146

June 2, 2020 at 12:50 pm

Attorney general personally ordered removal of protesters near White House

Federal officials offered conflicting reasons for the forcible removal of the protesters, seeking to separate the move from Trump's visit to the church.

May 31, 2020 at 5:20 pm

Trump’s campaign against antifa is an attempt to distract from protesters’ genuine outrage

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration on Sunday intensified its effort to pin blame on the far-left "antifa" movement for violent demonstrations over police killings of...

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May 29, 2020 at 6:20 pm

Disease, hardship and outrage add up to a ‘tinderbox’

A global pandemic has now killed more than 100,000 Americans and left 40 million unemployed in its wake. Protests — some of them violent —...

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May 19, 2020 at 6:38 pm

Graham seeks Obama officials who ‘unmasked’ Trump allies

WASHINGTON - Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is seeking broader information on any Obama-era officials who sought to reveal anonymized names in government documents that turned...

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