Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Wednesday said Jacksonville, Florida is in the “front-running position” to host parts of the Republican National Convention as organizers continue hunting for alternate sites. She said reports that the GOP is planning to move proceedings to Jacksonville from Charlotte, North Carolina are “definitely premature.” She said the party…

The police killing of George Floyd has triggered anti-racism protests around the world. A number of monuments with links to colonialism and slavery have either been defaced or pulled down in Europe and the United States as protests continue for racial justice. Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, testified before the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, along…

Video shows a man kneeling on the neck of another man shouting unintelligibly back at protesters in New Jersey The New Jersey governor, Phil Murphy, condemned the stunt on Tuesday night on Twitter. Photograph: Jose F Moreno/AP A corrections officer who participated in a counter-protest to a Black Lives Matter demonstration in New Jersey in…

A group of protesters led by city council member occupied Seattle City Hall to call for the resignation of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and the defunding of Seattle police.» Subscribe to NBC News: http…

Seeking a city willing to allow a large-scale event amid the coronavirus pandemic, Republicans have tentatively settled on Jacksonville, Fla., as the new destination for the premier festivities of the Republican National Convention in August, according to three Republican officials briefed on the plans.The details of the arrangement are still in flux and RNC aides…