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Protesters surrounding the White House on Thursday evening assaulted an elderly couple walking on the street nearby.

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson opened his speech during Thursday’s Republican National Convention (RNC) by addressing the nationwide protests breaking out in U.S. cities, warning that the nation cannot unite and see “necessary change” through “senseless and destructive violence.”

On Thursday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta stated that the event setup for President Trump’s upcoming speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention that will take place from the South Lawn of the White

Police said hundreds took part in “violent and destructive protests” Wednesday night in Oakland, California, over the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Rep. Maxine Waters scolded police officers as lawless protesters torch U.S. cities, asking when they would “stop killing black people.”

Looters took to the streets of Minneapolis late Wednesday following the suicide of a homicide suspect, looting several stores including Saks 5th Avenue and a liquor store, as several videos show.

Demonstrators in Kenosha brutally attacked a 71-year-old man who was defending buildings from vandals and looters during Monday night’s protests, throwing a plastic bottle filled with concrete, causing him to fall to the ground and break his jaw in two places.

Demonstrators in Kenosha, Wisconsin, took to residential areas Wednesday, the fourth night of protests, honking vehicle horns and yelling to wake up the neighborhood.

Donald Trump Jr., the president’s oldest son, used social media Thursday to call out Democrats for not condemning the looting and violence that has shaken Democrat-run cities across America.

During CNN’s coverage of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Wednesday, host Chris Cuomo stated that he doesn’t know how people can think Vice President Mike Pence’s speech to a crowd with “no masks, nobody had to be tested” is “the right message.”

During MSNBC’s coverage of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Wednesday, host Joy Reid stated that those who attended Vice President Mike Pence’s speech on Wednesday, “are in danger of dying from COVID now,” and the White House doesn’t care.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced that state patrol is en route to Minneapolis to “restore order” as demonstrators took to the streets to engage in criminal activity after a homicide suspect allegedly committed suicide.

Barry Sternlicht, a global investor, said he believes there will be a mass exodus from U.S. cities to the suburbs because of safety concerns.

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is calling to ban authorities from using non-lethal munitions, such as tear gas, pepper spray, and rubber bullets, on protesters as violent riots continue to dominate U.S. cities.

Protests erupted in Madison, Wisconsin, for the third night Tuesday over the police-involved shooting of Jacob Blake, as protesters smashed buildings, set fires, and marched throughout the streets. It prompted one man who was standing in a smashed storefront to ask, “Are they trying to get Trump reelected?” 

Seventeen-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse was arrested Wednesday and charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two people during the Tuesday night riots in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

In the neighborhoods of Portland where protesters and police have clashed for days with no end in sight, many residents say living near the protests feels similar to “living in a war.”

A young child was captured on video raising his fist in support of Black Lives Matter as protesters in Washington, D.C.

CNN quickly changed an accurate chyron describing the protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as “violent” during Monday’s broadcast of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.

Black Lives Matter protesters heckled diners in Washington, DC, and chanted “White Silence is violence.”

A Kenosha-area store owner surveyed the damage to his family’s business following the violent night of lawlessness in the city, telling reporters that he was “not prepared” for the “disaster” before him.

Donald Trump Jr. told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview Tuesday morning, after his Republican National Convention (RNC) speech on opening night, his message is that if his father, President Donald Trump, wins reelection, the country has “hope” for the “American dream,” but if Democrat Joe Biden wins it will be “doom and gloom” in America.

A woman who reportedly works in an area of Kenosha heavily damaged by protesters went off on the lawlessness actions of demonstrators, calling them both”sickening” and “disgraceful.”

Armed citizens moved to defend businesses in Kenosha Monday night as rioters torched the city, targeting businesses for the second night in a row.

Black Lives Matter protesters in Washington, DC, on Monday harassed diners seated on the patio of a Mexican restaurant and allegedly demanded they raise their fists, according to videos posted on social media.

During CNN’s coverage of the 2020 Republican National Convention on Monday, CNN host Chris Cuomo stated that protesting and church attendance have “nothing to do” with each other and protests are “people who are responding in this country to outrageous

Lawlessness is breaking out in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, for the second night as protesters take to the streets, setting vehicles and businesses ablaze following Gov. Tony Evers’ (D) decision to deploy the National Guard.

Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who went viral protecting their home with guns, spoke during the opening night of the Republican National Convention, stressing they would not back down and neither will President Donald Trump.

Belarus authorities detained two members of opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya’s Coordination Council in Minsk on Monday, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported.

Hundreds of protesters in Washington, D.C., staged a go-go concert at Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s home on Sunday.

Dozens of rioters, some armed with rifles, surrounded an armored police vehicle on a street in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday night as violent riots broke out.

Protesters with Black Lives Matter signs and shirts shouted at diners who were seated on restaurant patios throughout Northwest Washington, DC, over the weekend as part of an “education” campaign.

Black Lives Matter activists took to the streets in Chicago Saturday to demonstrate in several controversial ways, chanting in residential areas, stomping on piñatas of pigs dressed as cops, and twerking to Cardi B’s explicit single “WAP,” several videos show.

An activist accused people upset over the recent looting in downtown Chicago of being upset about the wrong thing during a recent press conference and said they should, “Get over it!”

Several left-leaning organizations, including MoveOn, the Working Families Party, and the NAACP, organized a protest called #SaveThePostOfficeSaturday, which asks Americans to demand that Postmaster General Louis DeJoy resign from his position.

Belarus’s government opened a criminal investigation on Thursday into the opposition’s efforts to “seize power,” as President Alexander Lukashenko tries to assert authority over the country after nearly two weeks of protests over a disputed election.