Military police leaders weighed deploying 'heat ray' against DC protestersSeptember 16, 2020 6:55 p.m.By Dina Temple-Raston Hours before federal police cleared peaceful protesters near the White House on June 1, a whistleblower got an email asking to find a device that would make protesters' skin feel like it was burning.
Trump supporters, protesters clash in Portland; 1 killedAugust 30, 2020 6:09 a.m.By The Associated PressOne person was shot and killed late Saturday in Portland, Ore., as a large caravan of President Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter protesters clashed in the streets, police said.
4min 08secMinneapolis group is helping Kenosha protesters, heading to Washington nextAugust 25, 2020 5:57 p.m.By Tom Crann and Megan BurksA Minneapolis group that formed to help Minneapolis protesters in the weeks following the police killing of George Floyd drove a carload of “protest packs” to Kenosha, Wisconsin overnight.
One week after election, Belarus sees giant protests against 'Europe's last dictator'August 16, 2020 8:30 p.m.By Rachel Treisman Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Belarus to demand change on Sunday, as incumbent President Alexander Lukashenko defended election results that international observers have decried as illegitimate.
Source: U.S., Oregon in talks about pulling agents in PortlandJuly 29, 2020 8:30 a.m.By The Associated PressThe Trump administration has started talks with the Oregon governor's office and indicated that it would begin to draw down the presence of federal agents sent to quell two months of chaotic protests in Portland if the state stepped up its own enforcement, a senior White House official said.
Portland protesters file suit against Trump administration over federal responseJuly 27, 2020 10:41 p.m.By Rachel Treisman Wall of Moms, Don't Shoot Portland and others sued several federal agencies on Monday, alleging federal officers in Portland are exceeding their legal authority and violating protesters' rights.
U.S. agents use gas, flash bangs to clear Portland protestersJuly 27, 2020 6:25 a.m.By The Associated PressA night that started with a reported shooting and a bag containing loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails amid a peaceful protest — morphed into an intense early morning confrontation between demonstrators and law enforcement in Oregon's largest city.
Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the U.S.July 26, 2020 7:33 a.m.By The Associated PressProtests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend, with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing police in Seattle to retreat into a station house and setting fire to vehicles in California and Virginia.
Federal agents use tear gas to clear Portland protestJuly 25, 2020 10:18 a.m.By The Associated PressThousands of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, into the early hours Saturday, shooting fireworks at the building as plumes of tear gas, dispensed by U.S. agents, lingered above.
Order temporarily blocks feds from targeting press and legal observers in PortlandJuly 23, 2020 10:51 p.m.By Rachel Treisman The judge's order also blocks the defendants from seizing any cameras, audio and video equipment and press passes, as well as from ordering journalists to stop recording or observing a protest.
