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"The View" co-host Meghan McCain warned on Tuesday that Democrats were hurting their party's electoral prospects by countenancing the idea that local governments should "defund the police" after George Floyd's death."If you're explaining, you're losing and there's a lot of explaining going on on this," McCain said. "... If you mean reform, say 'reform.' If you mean defund, say 'defund.'…

LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles police officer who was seen on video repeatedly punching a man in an encounter in April has been charged with felony assault, prosecutors said Tuesday.Officer Frank Hernandez, 49, is set to be arraigned Thursday, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said."This is a disturbing case of the illegal…

RICHMOND — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday vowed to fight a temporary injunction from a Richmond Circuit Court judge that prevents the state from immediately removing the statue of Robert E. Lee that towers 60 feet above this city's Monument Avenue.“We’ve been preparing for this for a year,” Northam said in a news briefing. “This…

Boise, Idaho • Authorities said they uncovered human remains at an Idaho man’s home Tuesday as they investigated the disappearance of his new wife’s two children — a case that’s drawn global attention for its ties to two other mysterious deaths and the couple’s doomsday beliefs. Chad Daybell, who married the children’s mother, Lori Vallow…

Published on Jun 8, 2020President Trump is facing criticism from former military leaders and prominent Republicans over his handling of nationwide protests. CBS News White House correspondent Ben Tracy joins CBSN to talk about the latest from Washington.Subscribe to the CBS News Channel HERE: https://bit.ly/2uz8qYEWatch CBSN live HERE: http://cbsn.ws/1PlLpZ7Follow CBS News on Instagram HERE: https://www.instagram.com/cbsnews/Like…