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Former Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein arrives to testify before a Republican-led Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "Crossfire Hurricane," the FBI's probe into Russian election interference and the 2016 Trump campaign on Wednesday.

Rod Rosenstein Defends Russia Probe But Says He Had Incomplete Info At The Time

4:09pm June 03, 2020

by Philip Ewing

The former deputy attorney general, who appointed Robert Mueller, testified that he would not have signed the application to continue surveillance on a former Trump aide knowing what he knows now.

All four former Minneapolis police officers now face criminal charges in the death of George Floyd. Attorney Ben Crump, left, escorts Floyd's son Quincy Mason, second from left, on Wednesday during a visit to the memorial where Floyd was arrested in Minne

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Chauvin And 3 Former Officers Face New Charges Over George Floyd's Death

4:00pm June 03, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Derek Chauvin now faces an additional charge of second-degree murder, and three other former Minneapolis police officers are accused of aiding and abetting murder.

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Peace Prevails After Another Night Of Protests For George Floyd

7:15am June 03, 2020

Despite heavy police and military presence and an extended curfew in many places, protests for George Floyd have persisted nationwide – and the majority of them have been peaceful.

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Minneapolis Board Of Education Chair On Vote To Cut Ties With Police Department

7:15am June 03, 2020

The Minneapolis Board of Education voted on Tuesday to sever ties with that city's police department. Morning Edition talks with Kim Ellison, who chairs the board, about its decision.

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News Brief: George Floyd Protests Continue, Minneapolis Police Under Investigation

5:05am June 03, 2020

Large protests continue nationwide for George Floyd. Minnesota filed a discrimination complaint against the Minneapolis Police Department. And, the Senate GOP prepares to look into Joe Biden's family.

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D.C. Residents Discuss Living In Protest Areas

5:05am June 03, 2020

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is the street address of the White House, and lately the scene of protests. NPR spoke with people along D.C.'s famous street to learn what they think of those protests.

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Minnesota Lieutenant Governor On The Source Of Unrest In Her State

5:05am June 03, 2020

NPR's Noel King speaks with Minnesota's Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan about who may be behind the disruption in the state, and why Minnesota has become a flashpoint in race relations.

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President Trump visits Saint John Paul II National Shrine Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

Politics & Government

Trump Wants Show Of Force To Cure National Crisis

5:01am June 03, 2020

by Ron Elving

Even in calmer times, Trump has spoken of having military parades in Washington, such as on his Inauguration Day or the Fourth of July, in the style of those held by the French on the Champs d'Elysee.

Protesters across the country have been demanding police reform since the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.

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Minnesota Files Discrimination Complaint Against Minneapolis Police Department

11:02pm June 02, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"This is not a friendly action, but this is the necessary action," Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan told NPR. The Department of Human Rights will lead an investigation "to make deep, systematic change."

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D.C. Protesters Hail The Hero Of Swann St., Who Sheltered Them From Arrest

9:48pm June 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"They unleashed sheer hell on peaceful protesters right outside my stoop," says Washington, D.C., resident Rahul Dubey.

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