-
Photos: Pro-Trump Supporters Breach the Capitol Building
Rioters backing President Donald Trump have breached the U.S. Capitol, forcing a delay in the constitutional process to affirm Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Trump urged his supporters to come to Washington to protest Congress’ formal approval of Biden’s win. Several Republican lawmakers have backed his calls, despite there being no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing in the election. Photos... -
New Legislation Would Protect Drivers Who Hit Protestors
When massive demonstrations against racial injustice erupted across the nation last summer, protesters often swarmed onto roads or highways to draw attention to their cause
-
Missouri Bill Would Clear Use of Deadly Force Against Protesters
The new bill would release drivers who run over protesters from any liability.
-
Republican Rep. to Trump: ‘The Election is Over. Call It Off'
While sheltering in place Wednesday, Republican Rep. Mike Gallagher of Wisconsin called on President Donald Trump to put an end to the chaos that ensued after protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol building. “Mr. President, you have got to stop this,” he said. “You are the only person who can call this off. Call it off. The election is over. Call...
-
Watch: Pro-Trump Rioters Take Over Senate Floor
Supporters of President Donald Trump protesting the election results broke into the Senate chamber Wednesday, activating a lockdown for the U.S. Capitol building and curfew for Washington, D.C.
-
Photos: Election Night Demonstration on Black Lives Matter Plaza
On the eve of Election Day, hundreds of demonstrators and supporters of both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden gathered at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, D.C. Three people were arrested in the vicinity of the White House grounds but the demonstrations remained largely peaceful on election night. Among the demonstrators were Christians... -
Demonstrators Clash With DC Police for a Second Night
Demonstrators clashed with D.C. police outside a station in Northwest for a second night, throwing fireworks as officers forced them back. News4’s Shomari Stone reports.
-
Thousands Gather for ‘Worship Protest' on National Mall
Despite a surge in the nation’s coronavirus cases, thousands of people came together Sunday on the National Mall – many without face masks. They gathered for a religious service as a form of protest, against COVID-19 restrictions. News4’s Darcy Spencer reports from the “Let Us Worship” rally.
-
DC Protesters Call for Justice in Breonna Taylor's Killing
“Say her name!” Hundreds of protesters made their way to the White House Wednesday to express their anger and frustration that a grand jury in Kentucky didn’t charge police officers in Breonna Taylor’s death.
-
Some DC Protesters Charged With Rioting
Some protesters arrested and released without being charged are receiving criminal citations in the mail. The new charge some of the protesters supporting Black Lives Matter face is misdemeanor rioting. “We’re still learning the facts about many of these incidents,” said Scott Michelman of the ACLU of DC. Michelman thinks the new charges may come from last week’s very...
-
Some DC Protesters Charged With Rioting
News4’s Jackie Bensen reports some protesters arrested and released without being charged may now be facing new charges.
-
DC Police Investigating Mass Arrests in Adams Morgan
The Metropolitan Police Department launched an internal investigation into the mass arrests at a protest last week in Adams Morgan. “We are very accustomed to First Amendment walks, spontaneous ones,” Deputy Mayor Kevin Donahue said Monday. “We had one over the weekend without incident. This was not that. This was a group that seemed to police to be intent to…
-
DC Police Used Pepper Spray When Arresting Protesters in Adams Morgan: Deputy Mayor
D.C. police used pepper spray when arresting protesters in Adams Morgan Thursday night, according to the deputy mayor for public safety and justice. “From what I understand, there was the deployment of pepper spray by officers as officers were in the process of making arrests,” Deputy Mayor Kevin Donahue said. The arrest tactics will be reviewed, he said. “On...
-
DC Police Cordon Off Blocks of Adams Morgan, Arrest 41 Protesters
D.C. police cordoned off a large section of Adams Morgan for hours late Thursday and early Friday and arrested 41 people. Two officers were injured. A video shot by a protester shows Metropolitan Police Department officers pinning a man to the ground, and a man told News4 that officers used pepper spray on him. Thirty-eight of the people arrested faced...
-
Protesters Released After Mass Arrests in DC
Protesters who were “kettled” and arrested during a demonstration talk with News4’s Jackie Bensen about the scene in Adams Morgan and what they encountered once they were in jail.
-
DC Protests End With 41 People Arrested
DC police make mass arrests after protests in Northwest. They say people were rioting, but News4’s Mark Segraves finds officials are unwilling to answer questions about the charges or the controversial tactic used in the arrests.
-
DC Police Cordon Off Blocks of Adams Morgan As Protestors Marched
D.C. police cordoned off several blocks of Adams Morgan for hours late Thursday and early Friday and arrested protesters. Several dozen protesters marched through the Northwest D.C. neighborhood starting at about 10 p.m. and demonstrated outside the Third District Station in the 1600 block of V Street NW.
-
Barr Defends Differing Responses to Coronavirus, BLM Protests
Attorney General William Barr defended his office’s response to protests across the country as congressional Democrats accused him of protecting armed white protesters while attacking and arresting unarmed Black Lives Matter protesters.
-
Columbus Statue Toppled by Baltimore Protesters
Baltimore protesters have pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and thrown it into the city’s Inner Harbor
-
DC Protesters Burn American Flag, Chant ‘America Was Never Great' on July 4th
A group of protesters in D.C. burned an American flag on Black Lives Matter Plaza Saturday. WTOP’s Alejandro Alvarez reports some protesters tried to stop a group called RevCom, short for Revolutionary Communist Party, from burning a few small American flags. After some arguments, the group managed to get a larger flag and set it on fire outside Lafayette...