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Democrats Demand Answers About Trump’s Federal Show Of Force In Portland |
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More than two dozen Senate Democrats sent a letter to the Trump administration on Wednesday demanding answers regarding the controversial deployment of federal law enforcement agents in Portland and possibly other major U.S. cities in the coming days.
“Critically, it remains unclear what legal authorities the federal government has invoked for its militarized interventions in American cities,” the letter read. “All of this is part of an alarming pattern by the Trump Administration in taking an aggressive and excessive response to protests catalyzed by the killing of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and many others.”
Unidentified federal law enforcement officers dressed in military-style camouflage were spotted stuffing protesters in unmarked cars over the weekend in Portland, where protesters have held demonstrations against the police killing of George Floyd. The reports from the scene drew condemnation from Democrats and Republicans alike.
“We cannot give up liberty for security. Local law enforcement can and should be handling these situations in our cities but there is no place for federal troops or unidentified federal agents rounding people up at will,” Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) tweeted Monday.
President Trump in recent weeks has ratcheted up his message of “law and order” ahead of the November presidential election, warning that his rival, presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden, would make America less safe. The strategy is running into headwinds, though, namely the president’s bungled handling of the coronavirus pandemic that has resulted in millions of unemployed Americans and over 140,000 deaths, not to mention his tumble in public opinion polls. |
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 | WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING | President Donald Trump finally admitted that the COVID-19 pandemic would get worse in the U.S. before getting better after months of resisting making a nationwide call for masks and pushing for schools and businesses to reopen. However, Trump later claimed that the “virus will disappear” without providing proof. | |
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The United States has told the Chinese consulate in Houston to shut down in three days, citing a need to protect American intellectual property and information, amid a sharp deterioration in relations between the two countries. Beijing condemned the order and threatened retaliation. A source said China was considering closing the U.S. consulate in the city of Wuhan. | |
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More than 25 million Americans are about to lose most of their income thanks to the looming expiration of the $600-per-week expanded federal unemployment benefits. The expiration of enhanced benefits is about more than just unemployment policy. | |
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