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The strongman cometh? In his inauguration speech on Jan. 20, 2017, President Donald Trump depicted the nation's cities as combat ...
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President Donald Trump may lack the credibility he needs to convince Americans he's really steering the U.S. through the latest mega-crisis on his watch.
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A medical examiner on Monday classified George Floyd's death as a homicide, saying his heart stopped as police restrained him and suppressed his neck
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Some say they discarded the mailing from a private contractor, thinking it was junk mail.
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Trump has seized on unrest over George Floyd's death to shift focus to attacks on Democrats and away from his handling of the pandemic and other crises.
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George Floyd's death is the latest crisis in which Trump hesitated to react and once he did, his response did not reassure the nation.
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In a coronavirus-focused election year, the White House will forgo an annual rite of summer: economic projections for the remainder of 2020.
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Trump vows to take action, but his previous plan to regulate social media companies was shelved because of doubts about its legality.
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While the demonstrations Sunday appeared orderly early in the evening — there were just two arrests as of 10 p.m. — small fires, looting and skirmishes with police took place as the night wore on.
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Tensions mounted outside the White House, where police fired tear gas and stun grenades into a crowd of more than 1,000 chanting protesters across the street in Lafayette Park.