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Wide-range of organizations express solidarity with Black community and the protests, condemn police brutality and systematic racism

(MINNEAPOLIS) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Sunday that the state’s attorney general will take the lead in any prosecutions related to the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in handcuffs when a Minneapolis police officer pressed

De Blasio now says some ‘anarchist’ protesters are local amid continued defense of NYPD  Politico Video appears to show NYPD truck plowing through crowd  CNN Video shows NYPD SUVs ram into crowd protesting George Floyd killing; mayor’s comments criticized  USA TODAY The Nation’s

Minn. governor fully mobilizing National Guard, blames out-of-state protesters for violence  NBC News Minneapolis mayor says ‘white supremacists,’ ‘out of state instigators’ behind protests, but arrests show d…  Fox News Trump lauds use of National Guard in Minneapolis, urges other cities to

Officials in several states reinforced their National Guard presence as anger grew at increasingly aggressive tactics by the police.

Large crowds of demonstrators threaded through the city, halting car traffic on bridges.

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged  Seattle Times

As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back  The New York Times Susan Rice makes claim Russians could be behind violent George Floyd demonstrations  Fox News A serious divide exists among Trump advisers over how to address nights of protests and

As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back  The New York Times Trump briefly taken to underground bunker amid protests  CNN At least 60 Secret Service members injured during George Floyd protests in DC  Fox News George Floyd: protesters clash with Secret

The president spent Sunday out of sight, berating opponents on Twitter, even as some of his campaign advisers were recommending that he deliver a televised address to an anxious nation.