James Mattis, who served as President Trump’s first Secretary of Defense, excoriated the president in a statement to The Atlantic published on Wednesday — urging Americans to “reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our Constitution.” Mattis has largely stayed out of the public eye since resigning in December 2018, […]
Read MoreFormer President Barack Obama said Wednesday he was “heartened” to see law enforcement marching alongside protesters and showing restraint, adding that a “vast majority” of them want to protect and serve. “I want to acknowledge the folks in law enforcement that share the goals of reimagining policing,” Obama said in his first on-camera comments after […]
Read MoreFormer President Jimmy Carter spoke out Wednesday against the racial discrimination that plagues America and said people in power must say “no more” to a racially discriminatory police system and the “immoral” economic disparities between white and black people. “Rosalynn and I are pained by the tragic racial injustices and consequent backlash across our nation in recent weeks,” Carter […]
Read MoreToronto Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri joins Rachel Nichols on The Jump to talk about the discussion on race in the United States in the wake of George Floyd’s death, and also talks about his own experience with a law enforcement officer during the 2019 NBA Finals. ✔️Subscribe to ESPN+ https://plus.espn.com/ ✔️ Get […]
Read MoreCNN’s SE Cupp and journalist Donté Stallworth discuss President Donald Trump’s response to protesters across the US who have gathered in response to the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. #CNN #News
Read MorePresident Barack Obama shared his perspective on the protests that have gripped the nation for the last six days on Wednesday afternoon, issued a call to action for voters and mayors around the county, and talked about why he remains optimistic about America’s future. The former president appeared via Zoom from his home, at the […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on every mayor in the United States to review use-of-force policies and make progress on police reforms during his first on-camera remarks since a wave of protests and violence after the killing of George Floyd convulsed the country and upended the 2020 election. Mr. Obama, adopting […]
Read More3/3 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde gestures as she addresses a news conference on the outcome of the meeting of the Governing Council, in Frankfurt 2/3 By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is certain to give the ailing euro zone economy another […]
Read MoreA malaria drug President Donald Trump took to try to prevent COVID-19 proved ineffective for that in the first large, high-quality study to test it in people in close contact with someone with the disease. Results published Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine show that hydroxychloroquine was no better than placebo pills at […]
Read MoreThis screen grab from a video released by BidenForPresident shows former President Obama endorsing Joe Bidens White House bid through a video message on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. – Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on April 14, 2020, in a video message in which he explains why he believes his former running mate […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday will make his first on-camera comments about the killing of George Floyd and protests over police brutality sweeping the country — but he will not attend the memorial planned for Mr. Floyd in Minneapolis on Thursday, contrary to a published report, according to people familiar with his […]
Read MoreFormer President Barack Obama will make his first on-camera comments about the killing of George Floyd and the protests over police violence.
Read MorePresident Trump suffered no ill effects from his hydroxychloroquine treatment a few weeks ago, the president’s physician said in a letter released Wednesday on Trump’s most recent physical exam. “Following the diagnosis of COVID-19 in two West Wing staffers this past May, as a preventative measure, the president took a two-week course of hydroxychloroquine with zinc and […]
Read MoreThe former president of the United Auto Workers Union, Gary Jones, on Wednesday pleaded guilty to embezzling union funds, becoming the highest-ranking union official to admit wrongdoing in a wide-ranging federal investigation that has involved more than a dozen senior union officials and at least three executives from Fiat Chrysler. Under a cooperation agreement reached […]
Read MorePresident Trump Swears In Mark Esper As Secretary Of Defense | Getty Less than 48 hours after the president threatened to use the Insurrection Act of 1807 to contain protests if governors were not able to get a handle on unrest, Esper said it should be invoked in the United States “only in the most […]
Read MoreNew York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday took fresh shots at President Trump, saying the native New Yorker has “failed to do anything positive” for the state while in office — the latest escalation in the war of words between the two men. “His policies have been vicious to New York,” Cuomo said at a […]
Read MoreSnapchat is following Twitter’s lead in minimizing content from President Trump. The social network famous for its funny face filters and disappearing photos on Wednesday confirmed to The Post that it would no longer promote Trump’s content on its “Discover” page, which hosts curated content from prominent accounts. “We will not amplify voices who incite […]
Read MorePresident Donald Trump’s Snapchat account will no longer be promoted on the Discover page, the social media company revealed in a statement. They believe that the president is ‘inciting violence’ offline, and they won’t support it. Snap, the company that runs Snapchat, revealed on June 3 that they will no longer be promoting President Donald […]
Read MorePresident Trump Swears In Mark Esper As Secretary Of Defense | Getty Esper said the Insurrection Act, which would allow Trump to use active-duty military for law enforcement in containing street protests, should be invoked in the United States “only in the most urgent and dire of situations.” WASHINGTON — Breaking with President Donald Trump, […]
Read MoreFormer President Barack Obama will address the death of George Floyd for the first time on camera in a virtual town hall Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET. The town hall, hosted by a branch of the Obama Foundation called the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, will focus on “Reimagining Policing in the Wake of Continued Police […]
Read MoreHours after President Trump tweeted that the GOP is “now forced to seek another” location other than Charlotte, N.C., to host this summer’s Republican National Convention, party officials said that the convention indeed “will be held in another city.” And Republican sources confirm to Fox News that the search for a new site is getting underway, […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — President Trump put a nauseating new spin on Bible-bangin’ when he ordered flash grenades and teargas lobbed at peaceful protestors outside of the White House so he could take a picture holding a Bible in front of a church. He has proven himself a Tartuffe of the highest order. Amidst the stampede, still […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday first denied and then acknowledged that he had gone to a secure bunker in the White House over the weekend as protesters demonstrated nearby but said he went there for an “inspection,” not because of concerns over his safety. “Well, it was a false report,” Mr. Trump said during […]
Read More© Bloomberg. William Dudley, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018. Dudley said that the recent stock market slump was probably necessary for U.S. policy makers to achieve their goal of restraining the expansion. Photographer: Christopher Goodney/Bloomberg […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON — Snap said on Wednesday that it has stopped promoting the Snapchat account of President Trump after determining that his public comments off the site could incite violence, in another hardened stance by a social media company against the president. Snap, which makes the Snapchat app that is popular among young users, said Mr. […]
Read MoreDefense Secretary Mark Esper declared Wednesday that despite President Trump’s remarks earlier this week, he is not in favor of the president invoking the Insurrection Act in order to send the U.S. military to quell violent protests. During a morning press briefing, Esper addressed controversies surrounding Trump’s stance on violence and looting that has broken out across the […]
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