This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe governor of Oregon and the Trump administration on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions outside the federal courthouse in Portland, where during nightly unrest.As part of the agreement, officials said, most Department of Homeland Security agents will leave the front lines around the courthouse and withdraw from Portland entirely if what they have deemed nightly rioting ­ceases.But the timing of that exit remained unclear. Gov. Kate Brown (D) said the agents would pull out of downtown...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe governor of Oregon and the Trump administration on Wednesday announced an agreement aimed at de-escalating tensions outside the federal courthouse in Portland, where during nightly unrest.As part of the agreement, officials said, most Department of Homeland Security agents will leave the front lines around the courthouse and withdraw from Portland entirely if what they have deemed nightly rioting ­ceases.But the timing of that exit remained unclear. Gov. Kate Brown (D) said the agents would pull out of downtown...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe third day of protests in the nation’s capital over George Floyd’s death began with bent knees, raised fists and pleas that this night, unlike the last, would remain peaceful. And in those first moments on Sunday, the more than 1,000 people who marched to Lafayette Square across from the White House listened.Then came darkness, and with it, another night of mayhem. In the park, protesters faced the familiar pop, pop, pop of pepper bullets and stinging clouds of tear gas meant to push back hundreds of them as they...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThe third day of protests in the nation’s capital over George Floyd’s death began with bent knees, raised fists and pleas that this night, unlike the last, would remain peaceful. And in those first moments on Sunday, the more than 1,000 people who marched to Lafayette Square across from the White House listened.Then came darkness, and with it, another night of mayhem. In the park, protesters faced the familiar pop, pop, pop of pepper bullets and stinging clouds of tear gas meant to push back hundreds of them as they...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs many as 2,000 demonstrators descended on Washington on Tuesday, the largest and most boisterous crowd to gather in the nation’s capital during five straight days of protests over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody.Banging on fences erected near the White House and marching through the city to the U.S. Capitol, the largely peaceful protesters included high schoolers and stay-at-home moms, young parents and toddlers, elderly couples and large families. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke with...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAs many as 2,000 demonstrators descended on Washington on Tuesday, the largest and most boisterous crowd to gather in the nation’s capital during five straight days of protests over George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis police custody.Banging on fences erected near the White House and marching through the city to the U.S. Capitol, the largely peaceful protesters included high schoolers and stay-at-home moms, young parents and toddlers, elderly couples and large families. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) spoke with...WW…

Local As the country moves to reopen, Americans weigh necessity, fear and longing By The Georgetown professor was groggy, still tucked under her comforter when her research began. Robin Dillon-Merrill reached for her phone at 7 a.m., thumbed the screen and refreshed the death toll once again. She checked the Monday morning news, where government officials were debating and protesters were demanding the “reopening” of the country. Her job is to study the choices people make during times of uncertainty, and here was another week in the most uncertain time of all, when everyone, every day, is...…Local As the country moves to reopen, Americans weigh necessity, fear and longing By The Georgetown professor was groggy, still tucked under her comforter when her research began. Robin Dillon-Merrill reached for her phone at 7 a.m., thumbed the screen and refreshed the death toll once again. She checked the Monday morning news, where government officials were debating and protesters were demanding the “reopening” of the country. Her job is to study the choices people make during times of uncertainty, and here was another week in the most uncertain time of all, when everyone, every day, is...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareHours before law enforcement forcibly cleared protesters from Lafayette Square in early June amid protests over the police killing of George Floyd, federal officials began to stockpile ammunition and seek devices that could emit deafening sounds and make anyone within range feel as if their skin was on fire, according to an Army National Guard major who was there.D.C. National Guard Maj. Adam D. DeMarco told lawmakers that defense officials were searching for crowd-control technology deemed too unpredictable to use in war...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareHours before law enforcement forcibly cleared protesters from Lafayette Square in early June amid protests over the police killing of George Floyd, federal officials began to stockpile ammunition and seek devices that could emit deafening sounds and make anyone within range feel as if their skin was on fire, according to an Army National Guard major who was there.D.C. National Guard Maj. Adam D. DeMarco told lawmakers that defense officials were searching for crowd-control technology deemed too unpredictable to use in war...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePORTLAND, Ore. — He came to the protest with a question. He left with two broken bones in a confrontation with federal officers .Christopher David had watched in horror as videos surfaced of federal officers in camouflage The 53-year-old Portland resident had heard the stories: protesters injured, gassed, sprayed with chemicals that tugged at their nostrils and burned their eyes.David, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former member of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps, said he wanted to know what the officers...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift SharePORTLAND, Ore. — He came to the protest with a question. He left with two broken bones in a confrontation with federal officers .Christopher David had watched in horror as videos surfaced of federal officers in camouflage The 53-year-old Portland resident had heard the stories: protesters injured, gassed, sprayed with chemicals that tugged at their nostrils and burned their eyes.David, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former member of the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps, said he wanted to know what the officers...WW…

This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareThe plywood boards that have for months covered glass windows and doors in downtown Washington have . Window displays and happy hour specials outnumber the wooden shields and painted placards for the first time since racial justice protests began nearly a year ago, following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Tall, no-scale fencing that for the better part of a year has been replaced by waist-high aluminum barriers.But behind this easing exterior, the District has amped up its police presence, placing...…This article was published more than 1 year agoCommentGift ShareThe plywood boards that have for months covered glass windows and doors in downtown Washington have . Window displays and happy hour specials outnumber the wooden shields and painted placards for the first time since racial justice protests began nearly a year ago, following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.Tall, no-scale fencing that for the better part of a year has been replaced by waist-high aluminum barriers.But behind this easing exterior, the District has amped up its police presence, placing...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareOn the day when former president Donald Trump’s most delusional supporters swore he would return to power — and the House suspended its business because of supposed threats to the U.S. Capitol — Washington looked on Thursday morning much the way it has for the past two months.National Guard members armed with M4 rifles braced for rebellion that never came. Razor wire lined miles of steel fencing that went unbreached. Trump remained in Florida, where it was 70 degrees and sunny.The angst stemmed from another misguided...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareOn the day when former president Donald Trump’s most delusional supporters swore he would return to power — and the House suspended its business because of supposed threats to the U.S. Capitol — Washington looked on Thursday morning much the way it has for the past two months.National Guard members armed with M4 rifles braced for rebellion that never came. Razor wire lined miles of steel fencing that went unbreached. Trump remained in Florida, where it was 70 degrees and sunny.The angst stemmed from another misguided...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAirbnb said it will cancel and block all reservations in the Washington metro area in the coming days as efforts to secure the capital were ratcheted higher ahead of right-wing protests this weekend and the presidential swearing-in on Jan. 20.The mass cancellation came as regional leaders announced that a number of Metro stations would be closed for a week to discourage visitors from going into downtown Washington. Airbnb also discovered and banned accounts for many people involved in hate groups and last week’s Capitol...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareAirbnb said it will cancel and block all reservations in the Washington metro area in the coming days as efforts to secure the capital were ratcheted higher ahead of right-wing protests this weekend and the presidential swearing-in on Jan. 20.The mass cancellation came as regional leaders announced that a number of Metro stations would be closed for a week to discourage visitors from going into downtown Washington. Airbnb also discovered and banned accounts for many people involved in hate groups and last week’s Capitol...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis story has been updated to include a statement from the Hotel Harrington.Located just five blocks from the White House, the Hotel Harrington is the city’s oldest continuously operating hotel and has a long-standing reputation as one of the most affordable in the heart of the District. But over the past few months, the Harrington has been gaining a new reputation: Proud Boys hangout.The militant right-wing organization that vigorously supports President Trump, which has clashed in violent street battles with members of...…This article was published more than 2 years agoCommentGift ShareThis story has been updated to include a statement from the Hotel Harrington.Located just five blocks from the White House, the Hotel Harrington is the city’s oldest continuously operating hotel and has a long-standing reputation as one of the most affordable in the heart of the District. But over the past few months, the Harrington has been gaining a new reputation: Proud Boys hangout.The militant right-wing organization that vigorously supports President Trump, which has clashed in violent street battles with members of...WW…