August 31, 2020 DC mayor pleads with US attorney to ramp up prosecutions of violent protesters D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is pleading with the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia to ramp up prosecutions of those arrested by police for violence at protests, saying she is “dismayed” that prosecutors aren’t bringing cases.
August 31, 2020 DOJ 'targeting and investigating' leaders, funders of far-left groups and rioters, Wolf tells Tucker The Department of Justice has launched an investigation into the organization and funding of the violent protests that have disrupted several U.S. cities in recent months, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Monday.
August 31, 2020 Tucker Carlson torches Biden over 'thoroughly dishonest' remarks about violence: 'Literally beyond belief' Democrat Joe Biden delivered what "may have been the most thoroughly dishonest speech ever given by a major presidential candidate" in Pittsburgh Monday, ӣƵ host Tucker Carlson argued.
August 31, 2020 LAPD station vandalized, American flag set on fire Several protesters vandalized a Los Angeles police station Friday night and set an American flag on fire, police said.
August 31, 2020 Progressives demand Portland’s mayor, police chief resign after fatal shooting A number of progressive groups are calling for Portland, Ore. Mayor Ted Wheeler and Police Chief Chuck Lovell to resign following the deadly shooting that occurred in the city over the weekend.
August 31, 2020 Trump calls rioters 'supporters' of media while dismissing question on violence from his own backers President Trump dismissed questions from reporters on Monday about his supporters inciting violence in various cities, insisting that the media has the support of rioters.
August 31, 2020 St. Louis couple who brandished guns during BLM protest make first court appearance The St. Louis couple charged with felony unlawful use of a weapon after waving their guns at protesters during a Black Lives Matter demonstration in June made their first appearance in court Monday morning.
August 31, 2020 Trump appears to back claim suspected teen gunman acted in self-defense, rips 'left-wing political violence' Ahead of his trip to Wisconsin, President Trump embraced the claim that the teenager accused of fatally shooting two protesters and injuring another in Kenosha last week was acting in self-defense – as he tore into Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and other Democrats and accused them of stoking “left-wing political violence.”
August 31, 2020 GOP lawmaker argues left is 'funding, in a huge way,' protests and riots across US An investigation into the riots that have taken place in cities across America would reveal a money trail on the left, Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., claimed Monday.
August 31, 2020 Ken Buck calls for congressional hearings into source of recent riot funding, following push for DOJ investigation Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo., is calling for congressional hearings into the source of funding for riots that have erupted in certain cities across the country this year, one day after he pushed for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to intervene with an investigation.