9 Protesters Confronted By Gun-Waving St. Louis Couple Get Trespassing Citations Officials are reviewing the citations and the police department's evidence. "It's now incumbent on the city counselor to decide whether or not to charge these people," the city counselor said. Vanessa Romo
Protesters Were Supposed To Hear Warnings Before Federal Police Moved In. They Didn't In June, federal police cleared peaceful protesters from a park by the White House. Lawyers now say U.S. Park Police violated a settlement that set out rules for engaging mass demonstrations in D.C. Dina Temple-Raston
4 Houston Police Officers Fired Over Fatal Shooting Of Nicolas Chavez "You don't get to shoot somebody 21 times," Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo said of the deadly encounter in April. "I cannot defend that." Brakkton Booker
Court Blocks Trump's Attempt To Change Who Counts For Allocating House Seats The Constitution says that count must include every person living in the U.S. A three-judge court in New York has ruled to block the Trump administration's attempt to exclude unauthorized immigrants. Hansi Lo Wang
57 People Face Federal Charges Of Defrauding Coronavirus Relief Program Prosecutors say those charged attempted to steal more than $175 million from the Paycheck Protection Program, which is meant to provide relief to small businesses impacted by the pandemic. Merrit Kennedy
Portland, Ore., Mayor Bans Police Use Of Tear Gas At Protests "We need something different and we need it now," Mayor Ted Wheeler says as he orders his city's police to halt use of CS gas, one of the most common forms of tear gas. Bill Chappell
Federal prosecutors take over Seattle protester cases, concerning local attorneys Amid Seattle protests, federal prosecutors target arson and firearms cases; critics call charges politicized Amy Radil
Trump's Newest Supreme Court Shortlist Is Overtly More Political The list, released Wednesday, includes three Republican U.S. senators — all of whom have directly or indirectly criticized Chief Justice John Roberts for not being conservative enough. Nina Totenberg
20 Names Added To Trump's List Of Potential Supreme Court Nominees The new names added to the previous list include three U.S. senators: Tom Cotton of Arkansas, Ted Cruz of Texas and Missouri's Josh Hawley. Trump's 2016 list energized his base. Nina Totenberg
Trump Adds Ted Cruz, Tom Cotton, To List Of Potential SCOTUS Picks Trump on Wednesday released an additional 20 names he said he would select from if any Supreme Court vacancies arise during his remaining time in office. Alana Wise
