Trump threatens military action to quell protests — and the law would let him do it
The Insurrection Act provides the president authorization to act. It has been used in the past to force desegregation in Arkansas schools and to address riots in Los Angeles in the early ’90s.
White instigators are to blame for much of the mayhem, officials say
An arrest warrant for a 20-year-old white man accused of inciting riots in Pittsburgh sheds light on how some protests for racial justice create opportunity for pandemonium.
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Inside the push to tear-gas protesters ahead of a Trump photo op
The scene at St. John’s Episcopal Church and authorities’ attacks on protesters were the product of a president who favors brute strength and fears looking weak.
Before Trump vows to end ‘lawlessness,’ federal officers confront protesters outside White House
Rubber bullets and tear gas were fired at demonstrators in Lafayette Park as the president spoke in the Rose Garden.
Experts dispute reports that the coronavirus is becoming less lethal
An Italian report suggested recent patients have lower viral loads, but that’s not likely because of changes to the virus, experts say.
Tatiana, who immigrated from Colombia, lives with her boyfriend in Asbury Park, N.J. (Bryan Anselm for The Post)
Tatiana’s luck
She came to the U.S. legally and was trying to do everything right. Then came the coronavirus.
Guide to the pandemic
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