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At least two people were arrested Monday after Trump supporters traveling from the Portland suburbs clashed with far-left counter-protesters outside the Oregon State Capitol. Ty Parker, 53, of Durango, Colo., was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault and first-degree intimidation. Trenton Wolfskill, 37, of Eugene, Ore., was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor assault, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported, citing…

House Democrats are launching a new investigation into allegations that U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy pressured employees into making campaign contributions that he later reimbursed. Oversight and Reform Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney wants Mr. DeJoy suspended from the agency while her panel investigates the accusations. “If these allegations are true, Mr. DeJoy could face criminal…

When Covid-19 struck, the U.S. was already in the grip of an expanding drug-overdose crisis. It has only gotten worse since then. Counties in states spanning the country, from Washington to Arizona and Florida, are reporting rising drug fatalities this year, according to data collected by The Wall Street Journal. This follows a likely record…

Any interest an NFL team expressed in free-agent quarterback Colin Kaepernick in the wake of the death of George Floyd and the league’s sudden interest in social justice initiatives was described as “fake” in a new report Monday.Pro Football Talk, citing a source, reported that “fake” interest was expressed in the former San Francisco 49ers…

President Trump slammed a group of Black Lives Matter protesters as “thugs” Tuesday after a now-viral video showed them harassing elderly White diners in Pittsburgh. “BLM Protesters horribly harass elderly Pittsburgh diners, scaring them with loud taunts while taking their food right off their plate,” the president tweeted. “These Anarchists, not protesters, are Biden voters,…