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Attorney General William P. Barr says he is replacing Geoffrey Berman, who insists he is not going anywhere and vows investigations will continue.
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Tense mood grips Tulsa as Trump fans, protesters start to gather

The president’s first campaign rally in months set for Saturday raised fears of a violent confrontation and a worsening spread of the coronavirus.

Black leaders in Tulsa are outraged by Trump’s rally during a pandemic

Black Tulsans say the event will stoke tensions — in a city still trying to make amends for the 1921 attack on a historic black community — during a weekend that celebrates freedom for enslaved black people.

Tulsa motel security guard’s fatal encounter with guest raises issues of race, oversight

A former sheriff's office detention officer with a disciplinary record was charged with manslaughter after he pepper sprayed and fatally shot a father of three.
Ben Crump at his alma mater, Florida State University College of Law. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Post)
Ben Crump at his alma mater, Florida State University College of Law. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Post)

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Crump represents the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery — after seeking justice for Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown. Each case remains singular, with its own set of horrendous circumstances. Yet a shared mission runs through all of them.

Protesters topple only Confederate statue in the nation’s capital

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Mueller’s team wondered whether Trump lied to them, parts of report show

Robert S. Mueller III’s staff noted how President Trump’s answer on a key point differed from the testimony of his former campaign aides.

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President Trump and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in February. (Reuters)
President Trump and Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. in February. (Reuters)

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As he considered the Justice Department’s request to halt publication of the former national security adviser’s memoir, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth questioned “what I can do about those books all over the country,” adding, “The horse, as we used to say in Texas, seems to be out of the barn.”

Navy upholds firing of aircraft carrier captain who pleaded for help with coronavirus

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Jefferson County election officials prepare the Kentucky Exposition Center to serve as the county’s only in-person voting location in Louisville. (Jefferson County Clerks Office)
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Kentucky braces for possible voting problems in Tuesday’s primary amid signs of high turnout

Trepidation about how pandemic-era voting will play out in Kentucky comes on the heels of troubled primaries around the country this spring.

European powers refuse to back U.S. call for escalating Iran sanctions

France, Germany and Britain said they will not support reimposing sanctions on Iran if a U.N. arms embargo is not extended, but they urged Tehran to allow inspectors into sites where nuclear material may be stockpiled.

‘It really does feel like the U.S. has given up’: Experts in other nations alarmed by U.S. coronavirus numbers

Whereas the U.S. response to the crisis has at times appeared disconnected from American scientists’ publicly available findings, U.S. researchers’ conclusions informed the actions of foreign governments.
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Migrant workers carry luggage into a trailer before starting a 14-day quarantine at a farm in Notre-Dame-de-l'Ile-Perrot, Quebec, Canada, in May. (Bloomberg)

Migrant farmworkers die in Canada, and Mexico wants answers

At least 600 seasonal laborers have been infected by the coronavirus, and two have died. Mexico, which provides nearly half of Canada’s migrant farmworkers, has become so concerned that officials said this week they’re hitting the “pause button” on plans to send up to 5,000 more to Canada.
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‘Late Night’ host Seth Meyers: ‘I don’t think you can just let the president talk without calling in the lies’

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A tarp covers part of a Confederate monument on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford. (AP)
A tarp covers part of a Confederate monument on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford. (AP)

As colleges grapple with racist legacies, a monument at Ole Miss will finally go

The statue of a Confederate soldier has been a powerful symbol and a flash point at the school for decades. As protests over race continue, colleges nationwide are taking action, removing statues and renaming buildings — or facing demands from students to make changes.

How Trump’s obsessions with media and loyalty coalesced in a battle for Voice of America

The new head of the Agency for Global Media cleaned house in his third day on the job, raising questions about press freedom.

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The Oklahoma company that saw natural gas as the future is collapsing under mounds of debt.

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McDonald's is adding items back to its menu after limiting offerings during the first months of the coronavirus pandemic. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)

McDonald’s and other restaurant chains are changing their menus as the country reopens

The menu is getting larger at the golden arches as restaurants begin to reopen.
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The NFL logo on the goal post at Heinz Field before an NFL football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Buffalo Bills in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo)

NFL remains optimistic on plans for season as Trump addresses Fauci’s comments

“Tony Fauci has nothing to do with NFL Football,” the president wrote on Twitter.

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D.C. to enter Phase 2 of virus recovery Monday

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Berry Johnson, 10, holds a sign Friday at Freedom Plaza for the Black Students Matter rally organized by Educators for Equity. (Matt McClain/The Post)
Berry Johnson, 10, holds a sign Friday at Freedom Plaza for the Black Students Matter rally organized by Educators for Equity. (Matt McClain/The Post)
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Members of the Washington Wizards march to the MLK Memorial on Friday. (Toni L. Sandys/The Post)
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A military vehicle is parked on Friday near Black Lives Matter Plaza north of the White House. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
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For Bradley Beal and Natasha Cloud, march to MLK Memorial is part of an overdue conversation

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Don Jr. interviews Dad about aliens and favorite children and whether he likes his son's beard.
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In 22 states, including some with surging coronavirus cases, people are traveling more than before the outbreak, analysts say.

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