Trump suggests Wisconsin protest murder suspect acted in self defense
The president's news conference followed Democratic nominee Joe Biden's speech on violence in American cities.
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The president's news conference followed Democratic nominee Joe Biden's speech on violence in American cities.
"Ask yourself, do I look like a radical socialist, with a soft spot for rioters? Really?" the former vice president said.
President Trump is planning to visit Kenosha on Tuesday.
CBS News correspondent Nikole Killion and Washington Post reporter Eugene Scott joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the president's upcoming trip to Kenosha amid ongoing protests against police brutality, plus the decision by the Director of National Intelligence to end in-person election security briefings for members of Congress.
President Trump is threatening a federal crackdown on demonstrators in cities across the U.S. as tensions rise over racial injustice. Tomorrow, the president will head to Kenosha, Wisconsin, in the aftermath of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN with the latest.
The Wisconsin Senate plans to meet in a special session this week to discuss police reform in wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. This comes after a deadly clash broke out in Portland between President Trump supporters and counter-protesters. Mola Lenghi reports.
President Trump will travel to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday where protests continue a week after the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Demonstrations that followed have left two anti-racism protesters dead and amplified the divide between police and the communities they serve. CBS News' Nikole Killion joins CBSN's Lana Zak with more on how local officials are reacting.
Peaceful protests continued Saturday in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the shooting of Jacob Blake. Meanwhile, the Kenosha County sheriff had to apologize for controversial comments about policing he made in the past. Mola Lenghi reports.
Benjamin Crump, who represents the families of Jacob Blake and Breonna Taylor, says the family hasn't heard from the White House about a possible meeting ahead of the president's visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday.
Florida Congresswoman Val Demings says that "now more than ever is a time when we need to hear from the president of the United States."
The following is a transcript of an interview with Department of Homeland Security Acting Secretary Chad Wolf that aired Sunday, August 30, 2020, on "Face the Nation."
A complaint released Thursday evening describes a chaotic scene as a suspect opened fire multiple times, killing two and injuring one.
A Facebook event page promoting an "armed citizens'" vigilante action in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was only taken down after Tuesday night's shooting that killed two. CEO Mark Zuckerberg Friday blamed an "operational mistake" on the part of content moderators for the mistake. Jennifer Grygiel, social media expert and assistant professor of communications at Syracuse University, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to talk about this latest example of extremism on Facebook.
The page for the "Kenosha Guard" violated Facebook's policies and had been flagged by "a bunch of people," Zuckerberg said in a video posted Friday on Facebook.
Police declared a riot at another protest after a fire was set at the police union building.
The vice president of National Basketball Players Association said players wanted to regroup and refocus following the shooting of Jacob Blake.
Blake was paralyzed Sunday when he was shot in the back seven times by an officer in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
New details include the names of the officers involved and Blake's warrant on sexual assault charges. Mola Lenghi reports.
Two other officers at the scene were identified as Vincent Arenas and Brittany Meronek.
She also ripped into the president for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
"You all just paid for Tucker Carlson to defend a murderer on air," on Twitter user wrote, tagging companies that advertise during Carlson's show.
On "The Takeout" podcast this week, the former presidential candidate also talked with Major Garrett about his own violation of the Hatch Act in 2016.
CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burn and CBS News 2020 campaign reporter Nicole Sganga join CBSN's "Red & Blue" with more on what we can expect from President Trump's acceptance speech.
"We need to get to the root of the issue," said Senator Tim Scott.
Republican Senator Tim Scott joins "CBS This Morning" to look ahead at President Trump's convention speech on the final night of the RNC. He also weighs in on what must be done to stop police violence in the wake of the shooting of Jacob Blake.