Protesters

California police on Monday arrested around a dozen protesters who chained themselves to the front gate of a house owned by Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin NewsomProtesters chain themselves to gate outside Newsom's home to call for release of prisoners Rep. Bass says LA opened 'a little too quickly' GOP governors in Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida see…

A Homeland Security agent deployed to help quell the violence demonstrations in Portland says protesters shouted a racial epithet at a Black Federal Protective Service officer providing security at the courthouse, according to an account given to the Center for Immigration Studies. The agent isn’t named in the account, which was posted early Monday morning…

A large protest in Portland, Oregon Sunday night started peacefully but intensified early Monday, leading to the use of tear gas by federal agents, following a recent pattern. Demonstrators have been raising their voices against police brutality and for racial justice. Earlier, a bag containing loaded rifle magazines and Molotov cocktails was found at a…

Federal law enforcement officers face off demonstrators during a protest against racial inequality and police violence in Portland, Oregon, U.S., July 26, 2020.Caitlin Ochs | ReutersProtests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities overnight, with demonstrators squaring off against agents outside a federal courthouse in Portland, Oregon, forcing police in Seattle to retreat into…

Customs and Border Protection has authorized its personnel to use less-lethal force, such as riot guns firing pepper spray balls, against protesters who fire lasers — an increasingly prominent tactic for rioters in Portland. Lethal force is not justified, CBP said in the memo issued last week, but less-lethal means such as pepper spray or…