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President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion with law enforcement officials, Monday, June 8, 2020, at the White House in Washington. Seated with Trump are Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, left, and Pat Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Donald Trump says no dismantling, defunding of police in face of protests

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

A man drives into the crowd at 11th and Pike, injuring at least one person, before exiting the car and brandishing an apparent firearm, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Seattle, during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The man reaching into the car to stop it was injured. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)

The Latest: George Floyd to be buried Tuesday in Houston

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Alondra Cano, a City Council member, speaks during &quot;The Path Forward&quot; meeting at Powderhorn Park on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Minneapolis. The focus of the meeting was the defunding of the Minneapolis Police Department. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP)

Some Minneapolis activists doubt disbanding police will work

By AMY FORLITI and MOHAMED IBRAHIM - Associated Press

Alondra Cano, a City Council member, speaks during "The Path Forward" meeting at Powderhorn Park on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Minneapolis. The focus of the meeting was the defunding of the Minneapolis Police Department. (Jerry Holt/Star Tribune via AP)

Defund police movement advances in Minneapolis, New York

By Alex Swoyer and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

The statue of Confederate Gen. Williams Carter Wickham lies on the ground after protesters pulled it down Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Monroe Park in Richmond, Va. The statue had stood in the park since 1891. (Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP)

The Latest: Seattle police use of pepper spray criticized

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This undated handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday, May 27, 2020, for criminal charges to be filed against officer Derek Chauvin, who is seen on video kneeling against the neck of handcuffed Floyd, who complained that he could not breathe and died in police custody. (Christopher Harris via AP)

George Floyd, Black Lives Matter martyr, struggled with drugs, crime

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In a photo taken Friday, June 5, 2020, Scott Nichols, aka Amazing Scott, a local balloon artist, poses for The Associated Press in his balloon shop in Minneapolis. Nichols doesn't consider himself very political, but when George Floyd died, he felt compelled to join the protests which happened to be a few blocks from his home. He was arrested during one of the protests and spent 48 hours in jail before he was released. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

As Trump blames antifa, protest records show scant evidence

By MICHAEL BIESECKER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JAKE BLEIBERG and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Milwaukee man accused of trying to burn mobile phone store

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CORRECTS TO MEMORIAL SERVICE, NOT FUNERAL - George Floyd's casket carried to a hearse after a memorial service for Floyd at North Central University, Thursday, June 4, 2020, in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Demonstrators vow to sustain momentum until change happens

By BEN FOX and COREY WILLIAMS and JEFF AMY - Associated Press

Property damage in Minneapolis is $55 million and rising

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Florida officer on leave after pressing knee into man’s neck

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Police officers spray teargas at protesters by the Crescent City Connection bridge in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died May 25 after being restrained by police in Minneapolis. (Sophia Germer/The Advocate via AP)

The Latest: Protesters take to NYC streets after curfew

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

A man passes a bank burned during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Sunday, May 31, 2020, in La Mesa, Calif. A widely-seen video of a white police officer pushing the black man was taken after the officer stopped him for smoking on a trolley platform, authorities said Wednesday, providing additional details on what led to widespread damage during a protest days later. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

California officials praise more peaceful protesting

By JANIE HAR and JOHN ANTCZAK - Associated Press

Police line up as protesters attempt to take over the Crescent City Connection bridge, which spans the Mississippi River in New Orleans, Wednesday, June 3, 2020, during a protest over the May 25 death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by police in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

`Get your knee off our necks!’: Floyd mourned in Minneapolis

By AARON MORRISON and TIM SULLIVAN - Associated Press

In this file photo, protesters including Rose City Antifa, are shown in downtown Portland, Ore., Saturday, June 29, 2019. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP) ** FILE **

Antifa planned anti-government insurgency before George Floyd protests: law enforcement official

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - This undated file handout photo provided by Christopher Harris shows George Floyd. The message from protesters around the United States is that George Floyd is the latest addition to a grim roster of African Americans to be killed by police In demonstration after demonstration, protesters are carrying signs that include the names of other blacks whose lives ended violently in encounters with police. (Christopher Harris via AP, File)

Floyd mourned, celebrated as death used as call to action

By AARON MORRISON - Associated Press

A protester is taken into custody after a curfew went into effect in Los Angeles. A law enforcement expert says curfews allow for venting and frustration, while still having the authority later to enforce. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

City curfews enable police action, peaceful protests over death of George Floyd

By Christopher Vondracek - The Washington Times

Minnesota state troopers provide protection as firefighters, center, battle a fire, Friday, May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis after another night of protests, fires and looting over the arrest of George Floyd who died in police custody Monday night in Minneapolis. Video shared online by a bystander showed a white officer kneeling on his neck during his arrest as he pleaded that he couldn't breathe. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

Journalists launch class-action lawsuit against Minneapolis, police over riot coverage

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

Minnesota state Senate computer server ‘hacked and accessed for several minutes’

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Chauvin is charged with second-degree murder of George Floyd, a black man who died after being restrained by him and the other Minneapolis police officers on May 25. Kueng, Lane and Thao have been charged with aiding and abetting Chauvin. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP)

J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao charged in George Floyd death

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times