Politics

Zoom suspended the U.S.-based account of activists marking the anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown on its platform, drawing criticism that the firm whose product has quickly become ubiquitous in quarantine life is not committed to protecting free speech. On May 31, the U.S.-based human rights campaign group Humanitarian China used Zoom to connect a

Joe Biden’s campaign launched a broadside against Facebook on Thursday, urging supporters to sign an open letter that calls on the company to stamp out misinformation. In response, Facebook noted that it faces contrary pressure from the Trump administration not to engage fact-checking, and called on elected officials to resolve the company’s dilemma. “Just as

Joe Biden has warned that military officers could remove Donald Trump from the White House if he loses the November election but refuses to leave. Biden aired his views on Wednesday night in an interview with “The Daily Show” host Trevor Noah. Asked what might happen if Trump loses the election, but doesn’t vacate the

In an emotional video message played at George Floyd’s funeral in Houston on Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden offered his condolences to Floyd’s family, including Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter Gianna, and addressed the racial injustices that are happening in America. While speaking to Gianna in the pre-recorded message, Biden pointed out the young girl’s

Democrats introduced legislation calling for police reform on Monday in response to ongoing nationwide Black Lives Matter protests following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other African Americans at the hands of law enforcement. “Never again should the world be subjected to witnessing what we saw on the streets in Minneapolis, the slow

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has spoken out on the U.K.’s demonstrations following the death of George Floyd in police custody, warning that protesters who attack public property or the police will face “the full force of the law.” Johnson’s speech on Monday came a day after anti-racism protesters in Bristol tore down a controversial bronze

President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was tagged over the weekend with black spray paint. “BLM,” in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, was also marked just below Trump’s star. According to multiple social media posts, a bag that appears to contain dog excrement was left on top of the

Minneapolis City Council members have a vowed to disband the police department in the wake George Floyd’s death and nationwide protests. According to the “New York Times,” nine members of the city council announced their support for disbanding the local Minneapolis Police Department police department and replace the office with what is being described as

James Bennet has resigned as editorial page editor at The New York Times in the wake of fierce criticism by the paper’s readers and staff over the decision to publish a controversial opinion piece by U.S. Senator Tom Cotton. In his essay, entitled “Send In the Troops,” Cotton argued that President Trump should invoke the

Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, will testify in front of Congress next week during a hearing on police practices and accountability. According to CNN, the hearing will be on “Policing Practices and Law Enforcement Accountability” and will take place on Wednesday in front of the House Judiciary Committee. The committee invited Philonise Floyd

Former Vice President Joe Biden has secured enough delegates to clinch the Democratic nomination for president. To get the nomination, a candidate needs 1,9991 delegates, and after Biden’s electoral victory in Guam on Saturday, he has 1,992 delegates, according to CNN. After Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders dropped out of the race in April, Biden has

Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to issue guidelines later on Friday that will allow film and TV production to restart in California. At his noon press conference, Newsom said that his office would issue guidelines for several industries later in the afternoon. Film and TV production is expected to be among the industries involved. The

President Trump touted the jobs report Friday, and said that George Floyd would be proud of a “great day” for the country. Trump invoked Floyd’s name midway through a lengthy address in the Rose Garden, in which he took credit for a rebound in the unemployment rate. “Hopefully, George is looking down right now and

China said Thursday it would allow more foreign airlines to run flights into the country, a day after the U.S. said it would bar inbound Chinese passenger flights by June 16 in retaliation for Beijing’s restrictions. The U.S. Department of Transportation will issue a revised order that will allow some Chinese carriers to continue service,

If you’ve been waiting for someone to deliver a comprehensive state of the nation address, Bruce Springsteen had one on his SiriusXM radio show Wednesday. And, unsurprisingly, he found the state of the union not strong, going so far as to say the country is “on fire and in chaos,” with a White House that

Former President Barack Obama addressed the killing of George Floyd and the protests over police brutality that have swept across the U.S. on camera on Wednesday, saying that the demonstrations were an opportunity to “change America and make it live up to its highest ideals.” Floyd’s killing, along with the recent violent deaths of Breonna

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it will block Chinese airlines from flying into the U.S. beginning from June 16 as a retaliatory measure against Beijing’s current policy to prevent of American carriers from flying into China. The decision, announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation, comes as tensions between the two superpowers have plummeted

Los Angeles County has set a curfew of 9 p.m. on Wednesday, marking the fourth straight night on which the county’s 10 million residents will be under restriction. The curfew is three hours later than the 6 p.m. curfew imposed for the last three days, in response to extensive looting and vandalism. The curfew will

Three additional Minneapolis police officers have been charged in connection with the May 25 death of George Floyd, which sparked protests against police violence across the country. The officers are Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced Wednesday that the officers have been charged with aiding and abetting

Snap, the parent company of social app Snapchat, said that Donald Trump’s account is no longer being promoted on its Discover media platform. The company cited Trump’s comments regarding “racial violence and injustice” for the decision. Trump’s Snapchat account remains public, available to any users who subscribe to it or search for it. But Snap

John Boyega was an unstoppable force at Tuesday’s Black Lives Matter protest in London — one of the city’s first major events in response to the death of George Floyd in the custody of Minneapolis law enforcement. The “Star Wars” actor, a fierce advocate for the Black Lives Matter movement, spoke passionately to thousands gathered

U.S. President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed response to George Floyd protests has given China’s propaganda machine invaluable fodder to slam the U.S. for hypocrisy in its support of anti-government protesters in Hong Kong. Chinese diplomats, officials and state-run media are having a field day with the extensive policing the U.S. has deployed in response to protests

President Trump said Tuesday that the Republican National Convention will not be held in North Carolina in August because the state’s Democratic governor has insisted on scaling down the event in light of the coronavirus. In a series of tweets, Trump said that Gov. Roy Cooper has not guaranteed that the party will be able

For the third night in a row, Los Angeles County has issued a 6 p.m. curfew on Tuesday, following another night in which police arrested hundreds of people for curfew violations and for failing to disperse. The curfew will lift at 6 a.m. on Wednesday. Beverly Hills has issued an even earlier curfew, starting at

Joe Biden slammed President Donald Trump in a speech on Tuesday for the way he has handled the protests over the death of George Floyd in police custody last week. The former vice president condemned Trump for his photo op in front of St. John’s Episcopal Church on Monday — a public relations stunt which

New York City is extending its curfew after protests over police brutality that began peacefully on Monday were marred by widespread looting and vandalism as the night wore on. Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the restrictions will begin at 8 p.m. on Tuesday. It will lift the next morning at 5 a.m. Previously, the

President Trump vowed on Monday to order the military to crack down on protesters, and walked outside the White House grounds to survey a nearby damaged church. The president said he was ordering thousands of troops to Washington, D.C., also said he would deploy the military to states if governors cannot regain control themselves. “We

As protests, chaos and police clashes engulfed the country over the last few days in response to the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, Atlanta rapper Killer Mike offered some of the most stirring and heartfelt words to be found, urging demonstrators to resist violence and destruction, while also giving voice to the righteous rage

Widespread protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd could become “super-spreader” events for the coronavirus, an L.A. County health official said Monday. Barbara Ferrer, the director of the L.A. County Department of Public Health, urged protesters to wear masks and use social distancing whenever possible. “There’s a lot of risk of these

An independent autopsy commissioned by the family of George Floyd indicates that he was asphyxiated, and that the death was a homicide. The conclusion is at odds with the preliminary results of the Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s review. The medical examiner said there was no physical evidence of asphyxia, and suggested that his death was