Page 1140 - Daunte Wright News Today

White House readies for Chauvin verdict Brett Samuels and Morgan Chalfant © Getty Images White House readies for Chauvin verdict The Biden administration is consulting with state and local officials in Minnesota in anticipation of a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer accused of murdering George Floyd last summer. The city of Minneapolis and the country at large are on edge over the potential outcome of the Chauvin trial. The prosecuti...

Maxine Waters repudiates Chauvin trial judge who criticized her confrontational protest comments Carly Roman © Provided by Washington Examiner Rep. Maxine Waters dismissed the concerns raised by a judge who criticized her encouraging protesters to get "confrontational" if former police officer Derek Chauvin is acquitted in the killing George Floyd. "The judge says my words don’t matter," the California Democrat repeatedly said, according to CNNs Manu Raju. When pressed on Ju...

By Kathryn Watson Updated on: April 20, 2021 / 8:56 AM / CBS News House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy is introducing a resolution to censure Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters, after she encouraged protesters in Minnesota to "stay on the street" and "get more confrontational" if they dont see a guilty verdict returned in the Derek Chauvin trial regarding the death of George Floyd.  Waters made the comments during a protest over the weekend, ahead of a verdict in t...

Rep Maxine Waters reportedly requested police assistance on Minnesota trip  According to a travel log, Waters requested US Capitol Police escort on Saturday In front of a large crowd, Waters said she hoped Chauvin was found guilty She added that protesters needed to get more active, more confrontational and they should ignore the curfew in place  Waters has since been slammed by several Republicans following her remarks  Kevin McCarthy moved to censure Waters, saying up to 15 Democrats could...

The president prioritizes racial justice while also acting as an ally of law enforcement, and the trials end could be the first significant flashpoint over race and policing in Bidens presidency.

Last modified on Tue 20 Apr 2021 07.05 EDT Good morning. Jurors in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin over the death of George Floyd will start their first full day of deliberations this morning, after closing arguments were made yesterday. Floyd died after Chauvin kept his knee on his neck for more than nine minutes. 04:14 Derek Chauvin trial: prosecution and defence make closing arguments – video The prosecution argued that Chauvin’s force was unnecessary, defied his t...

‘It would be glorious’: hopes high for Biden to nominate first Black woman to supreme court Tom McCarthy © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images Joe Biden’s promise to nominate an African American woman to the supreme court for the first time holds broad symbolic significance for Darlene McDonald, an activist and police reform commissioner in Salt Lake City, Utah. But McDonald has specific reasons for wanting a Black woman on the court, too....

Minnesota students walkout of classrooms to protest racial injustice "They’re killing us, they’re killing the young people, they’re killing the future of this country." Minnesota walked out of class on Monday in a state-wide protest against racial injustice. The event was organized by Minnesota Teen Activists, and students from at least 118 high schools reportedly participated in the walkout. According to the New York Times, the students demanded school leaders end their “silence over ...

Republican state Sen. David Osmek introduced the bill to the Minnesota House this month. "Minnesotans have a long history of supporting the freedom to protest and the [First] Amendment," Osmek told Fox News in a statement.  "But the vast majority of them also are sick and tired of the vandalism and violence that recent protests have become." © press He added that protestors do not "have the constitutional right to throw a brick through the window of a business, throw frozen soda cans at ...

In Minneapolis, a fortified city awaits Derek Chauvin verdict Updated 8:41 AM; Today 8:41 AM National Guard members are seen through fencing and wire near the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct in Minneapolis on Monday, April 19, 2021, after the murder trial against former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin advanced to jury deliberations. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)AP Facebook Share MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Just outside the entrance to Smile Orthodontics, in a Minneapolis neighborhood of craft bre...