President Trump’s Pentagon chief shot down his idea of using troops to quell protests across the United States, then reversed course on pulling part of the 82nd Airborne Division off standby in an extraordinary clash between the U.S. military and its commander in chief.
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Some lawmakers and governors are hoping to harness the renewed wave of anger to push through changes on the use of force they couldn't manage after 2014, a year that included the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson.
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A decision by President Trump to deploy the U.S. military to any state that refuses to take aggressive action against rioting would be met with likely legal opposition.
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Protests that began peacefully over the death of George Floyd turned violent in the St. Louis area, where four police officers were shot and a retired St. Louis police captain was shot to death by looters at a pawn shop.
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Many states have yet to spend the federal funding they received more than a month ago to help with soaring costs related to the coronavirus crisis
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Voters who turn out for local elections across Missouri on Tuesday will find several changes made in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Demonstrators marched in at least five Missouri cities and across the country in another day of protests sparked by the May 25 death of George Floyd.
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The owner of a business that hosted crowded pool parties over the Memorial Day weekend at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks says no laws were broken and safety measures were in place to protect against the spread of the coronavirus. ...
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Read More »Drowned out by the coronavirus and national politics, Republican and Democratic operatives are quietly preparing for a battle of state legislative supremacy later this year that could have a profound effect on political power for the next decade. The November ...
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Read More »States are spending billions of dollars stocking up on medical supplies such as masks and breathing machines during the coronavirus pandemic. But more than two months into the buying binge, many aren’t sharing details about how much they’re spending, what ...
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Read More »Medical experts warn that the virus won’t take a holiday for the traditional start of summer.
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