Presented by FacebookWelcome to The Hill’s Morning Report. Thankfully, it’s Friday. We get you up to speed on the most important developments in politics and policy, plus trends to watch. Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver are the daily co-creators, so find us @asimendinger and @alweaver22 on Twitter and recommend the Morning Report to your friends. CLICK HERE to subscribe!Total U.S. coronavirus deaths reported each morning this week: Monday, 97,722. Tuesday, 98,223. Wednesday, 98,929. Thursday, 100,442. Friday, 101,621.The Twin Cities saw an escalation of tensions on Thursday night and Friday morning as protesters burned a Minneapolis police station and demonstrated across the region in response to Monday’s death of George Floyd, who died after a police officer kneeled on his neck during an arrest. The governor mobilized the National Guard late on Thursday in an attempt to control the situation.The death of a black suspect who was not armed during an arrest by a white police officer, captured in stark video, revived the debate about race and policing in America, sparked violence in multiple cities and drew the White House and Congress into the controversy. Rioters demonstrated in Minneapolis and St. Paul late Thursday and early today, setting fire to a police… Read full this story
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- George Floyd death: Judge orders one trial for all 4 Minneapolis ex-cops, case will stay in Minnesota
- Riot declared, National Guard activated in downtown Portland; Denver police clash with protesters
- National Guard Arrives To LA After Night Of Unrest With Rocks, Bricks, Metal Pipes Thrown At Police
- Officer charged in George Floyd's death released on bond
- Minneapolis drafting in MORE cops after dozens quit over $1million ‘defund the police’ cut over George Floyd’s death
- Here's where the National Guard is activated on Election Day
- National Guard units put on standby ahead of possible civil unrest this fall
- Violence Continues, Arrests Mount As Governors Grapple With George Floyd Protesters and Trump's Ultimatum
- Fifth Night of Fire & Fury: Curfews Imposed, National Guard Called in as Riots Rage on Across US
- Jay-Z and his activist group Team ROC take out full-page ad dedicated to George Floyd in various major newspapers
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