The Washington Post
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Heather Long
– Jun 5, 2020, 4:00 PM
When the U.S. government's official jobs report for May came out on Friday, it included a note at the bottom saying there had been a major “error” and the unemployment rate likely should be higher than the widely report 13.3 percent…
A US Park Police spokesperson said in an interview it was a “mistake” to insist in a statement on Tuesday that it didn't use tear gas the day before in Lafayette Square to disburse a crowd ahead of President Trump's photo op…
The Washington Post
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George Conway
– Jun 5, 2020, 5:08 PM
Just as crises can provide a test of anyone's character, they do so especially with presidents. We stand burdened with watching a president fail his test, in cataclysmic fashion, and with the nation suffering the consequences. Until three brief…
The Washington Post
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89 former Defense officials
– Jun 5, 2020, 1:49 PM
On Monday, the president previewed his approach on the streets of Washington. He had 1,600 troops from around the country transported to the D.C. area, and placed them on alert, as an unnamed Pentagon official put it, “to ensure faster…
Associated Press
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Michael Balsamo
– Jun 5, 2020, 4:43 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General William Barr says law enforcement officers were already moving to push back protesters from a park in front of the White House when he arrived there Monday evening, and he says he did not give a command to…