White House Spokesman Sean Spicer said Tuesday President Trump's belief that there were millions of illegal votes cast in the November election is based on "studies and evidence," though Spicer did not provide examples of what that evidence is.
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As destruction grows, so does criticism of officials
Minnesota state and local officials faced mounting criticisms Friday morning, after a third night of protests and violence in response to George Floyd's death in police custody led to the breach and destruction of a Minneapolis police precinct and dozens of other buildings.
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Protesters torch Minneapolis police station in violent night
Thick smoke hovered over Minneapolis on Friday, hours after cheering protesters torched a police station that officers abandoned as a third night of violent protests flared over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer knelt on his neck.
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Debate over $600 in jobless aid to intensify as claims rise
A debate in Congress over whether to extend $600 a week in federally provided benefits to the unemployed looks sure to intensify with the number of people receiving the aid now topping 30 million — one in five workers.
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Probe: US Interior official used office for personal gain
A senior Trump administration official misused his office for private gain by capitalizing on his government connections to help get a family member hired at the Environmental Protection Agency, investigators said in a report obtained by The Associated Press.
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Trump calls Minneapolis protesters 'thugs,' vows action
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to take action to bring the city of Minneapolis "under control," calling violent protesters outraged by the death of a black man in police custody "thugs" and saying that "when the looting starts, the shooting starts."
