As protests grip Washington, White House and D.C. mayor clash over control of streets
District officials view the federal show of force as unnecessary and worry that the Trump administration's moves to extend security barriers beyond the White House perimeter and close off nearby Lafayette Square could become permanent.
Protesters gather Thursday in front of Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Post)
Members of the U.S. Park Police in Lafayette Square on Tuesday. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Protesters looking toward the White House on Tuesday. (Evelyn Hockstein for The Post)
With White House effectively a fortress, Trump’s backers see strength while critics see weakness
The White House is now so heavily fortified that it resembles monarchical palaces or authoritarian compounds. The resulting picture is jarring and distinctly political — a Rorschach test for one’s view of the Trump presidency.
As protests spread, tensions escalated over Trump’s reach for military in response
Pentagon leaders have struggled to reconcile deference to the president’s agenda with a fear of being drawn into the partisan fray.
Revered Marine’s rebuke of Trump forces Republicans to pick sides
In the wake of Jim Mattis’s criticism, several Republican members of Congress stayed silent, accused the media of trying to stir controversy or offered support for the president.
Grim milestone to be reached as May unemployment rate nears 20 percent
There are hopes that May’s unemployment rate will represent the nadir of the crisis — the rocky bottom below which the United States will sink no further.
Fran Bednarek, a nurse, inside her rented room in Santa Fe. Due to losing work from the pandemic, Bednarek must use a food bank. (Cate Dingley for The Post)
T'cha-Mi'iko Cosgove, a student at the Institute of American Indian Arts, at his school in Santa Fe. (Cate Dingley for The Post)
Robert Garcia, a former marine, in downtown Santa Fe. (Cate Dingley for The Post)
‘People are looking at me’: For many who lost jobs in the coronavirus pandemic, hunger comes with shame
Americans facing food shortages for first time say being dependent is almost as difficult as being hungry.
Researchers retract study on risks of using an antimalarial drug to treat covid-19
Three of the authors of a study on whether hydroxychloroquine was dangerous for hospitalized patients said they could “no longer vouch for the veracity of the primary data sources.”
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