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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Three Colorado officers with the Aurora Police Department have been fired and one has stepped down after a photo surfaced of three officers mocking the police killing of .Three officers staged a photo of the young Black man being choked by police.Interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson announced the termination on Friday, saying “they don’t deserve to wear a badge anymore.”AdvertisementErica Marrero, Jaron Jones and Kyle Dittrich were identified as the officers in the photo, which was taken at a memorial site for...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Three Colorado officers with the Aurora Police Department have been fired and one has stepped down after a photo surfaced of three officers mocking the police killing of .Three officers staged a photo of the young Black man being choked by police.Interim Police Chief Vanessa Wilson announced the termination on Friday, saying “they don’t deserve to wear a badge anymore.”AdvertisementErica Marrero, Jaron Jones and Kyle Dittrich were identified as the officers in the photo, which was taken at a memorial site for...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who had investigated several of ’s associates and his company’s business dealings was fired by the president, Attorney General William Barr said in a letter.Trump , the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, on Saturday after Berman made clear he.AdvertisementOn Friday, Barr announced that Berman was “stepping down.” Just hours later, , saying he only learned of the supposed resignation through Barr’s press release. “I learned in a press release from the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan who had investigated several of ’s associates and his company’s business dealings was fired by the president, Attorney General William Barr said in a letter.Trump , the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, on Saturday after Berman made clear he.AdvertisementOn Friday, Barr announced that Berman was “stepping down.” Just hours later, , saying he only learned of the supposed resignation through Barr’s press release. “I learned in a press release from the...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Conservative publication the National Review took the rare step of denouncing a GOP Senate candidate over her belief in the conspiracy theory.Jo Rae Perkins, Oregon’s Republican nominee in this year’s Senate race, should be for her belief in a dangerous, baseless conspiracy theory, the publication said in an editorial Saturday.Advertisement“Perkins is an unreconstructed exponent of a batty and corrosive conspiracy theory running a longshot campaign that carries only political downside for ,” the editorial...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Conservative publication the National Review took the rare step of denouncing a GOP Senate candidate over her belief in the conspiracy theory.Jo Rae Perkins, Oregon’s Republican nominee in this year’s Senate race, should be for her belief in a dangerous, baseless conspiracy theory, the publication said in an editorial Saturday.Advertisement“Perkins is an unreconstructed exponent of a batty and corrosive conspiracy theory running a longshot campaign that carries only political downside for ,” the editorial...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×acknowledged on Tuesday reading a letter from a widower pleading for Twitter to delete tweets by Trump falsely suggesting the man’s wife was murdered. The president decided to keep promoting the conspiracy theory anyway.AdvertisementWithout elaborating on the “they” he mentioned, he called the 2001 death of the woman “a very suspicious thing and I hope somebody gets to the bottom of it.” Apparently referring to murder charges, he added, “As you know there’s no statute of limitations, so it would be a very good...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×acknowledged on Tuesday reading a letter from a widower pleading for Twitter to delete tweets by Trump falsely suggesting the man’s wife was murdered. The president decided to keep promoting the conspiracy theory anyway.AdvertisementWithout elaborating on the “they” he mentioned, he called the 2001 death of the woman “a very suspicious thing and I hope somebody gets to the bottom of it.” Apparently referring to murder charges, he added, “As you know there’s no statute of limitations, so it would be a very good...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (D-Ill.) blasted President ’s decision to bring 1,000 West Point cadets back to campus during the coronavirus pandemic so that he can give a speech to the graduating class.“Trump’s reckless decision to gather 1,000 Cadets at West Point for a speech puts our future military leaders at increased risk — all to stroke his own ego,” Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, . “Our troops need stable, consistent leadership during volatile times like these, not a Commander-in-Chief who values...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (D-Ill.) blasted President ’s decision to bring 1,000 West Point cadets back to campus during the coronavirus pandemic so that he can give a speech to the graduating class.“Trump’s reckless decision to gather 1,000 Cadets at West Point for a speech puts our future military leaders at increased risk — all to stroke his own ego,” Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, . “Our troops need stable, consistent leadership during volatile times like these, not a Commander-in-Chief who values...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A meeting between President and health officials that was meant to reassure the public about the coronavirus instead became a sideshow in which the president praised himself, asked about television ratings and suggested sick passengers on a cruise ship stay there because he didn’t want to include them in U.S. infection numbers.During a tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, Trump donned a red campaign hat and boasted about himself amid an ongoing global crisis that has...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A meeting between President and health officials that was meant to reassure the public about the coronavirus instead became a sideshow in which the president praised himself, asked about television ratings and suggested sick passengers on a cruise ship stay there because he didn’t want to include them in U.S. infection numbers.During a tour of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta on Friday, Trump donned a red campaign hat and boasted about himself amid an ongoing global crisis that has...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The Attorney General of New York will seek to dissolve the National Rifle Association after discovering the gun group has allegedly engaged in severe financial misconduct. on Thursday, state Attorney General Letitia James said she found the NRA lost more than $64 million over three years.AdvertisementThe 18-month investigation discovered that top executives funneled contracts to friends and family members and used charitable funds for their own personal gain.“The NRA’s influence has been so powerful that the...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×The Attorney General of New York will seek to dissolve the National Rifle Association after discovering the gun group has allegedly engaged in severe financial misconduct. on Thursday, state Attorney General Letitia James said she found the NRA lost more than $64 million over three years.AdvertisementThe 18-month investigation discovered that top executives funneled contracts to friends and family members and used charitable funds for their own personal gain.“The NRA’s influence has been so powerful that the...WW…

Part of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.The Republican nominee for Oregon’s seat is a staunch supporter of  and is fighting against her own campaign to promote the dangerous conspiracy network.Insurance agent Jo Rae Perkins by a landslide earlier this week to run against Sen. , a Democrat. Part of her voter appeal might be her belief in QAnon, a right-wing conspiracy that claims President is involved in stopping a pedophile network of Satan-worshipping cannibals who have infiltrated every level of government and the mass media., including the National...…Part of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.The Republican nominee for Oregon’s seat is a staunch supporter of  and is fighting against her own campaign to promote the dangerous conspiracy network.Insurance agent Jo Rae Perkins by a landslide earlier this week to run against Sen. , a Democrat. Part of her voter appeal might be her belief in QAnon, a right-wing conspiracy that claims President is involved in stopping a pedophile network of Satan-worshipping cannibals who have infiltrated every level of government and the mass media., including the National...WW…

US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Former  tore into the failed pandemic response by President ’s administration in a college commencement address on Saturday.Obama spoke to the class of 2020 of the 74 historically black colleges and universities across the United States as part of a two-hour video event. He also addressed communities of color that are disproportionally affected by the deadly disease. “You’re...…US EditionU.S.CLOSEFollow usPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2020 Verizon Media. All rights reserved. Huffington Post.BREAKING NEWSTap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you.Former  tore into the failed pandemic response by President ’s administration in a college commencement address on Saturday.Obama spoke to the class of 2020 of the 74 historically black colleges and universities across the United States as part of a two-hour video event. He also addressed communities of color that are disproportionally affected by the deadly disease. “You’re...WW…