The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 22 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 22
Discussion Thread: White House Press Briefing - 06/01/2020 | Live - 2:00pm EDT
Confederate Statues and Other Symbols of Racism All Over the Country Were Destroyed by Protesters This Weekend
Dr Fauci says Trump no longer talks much to him or the rest of the coronavirus task force
With Militarization of Cops on Full Display, Senator Plans Amendment to End Transfer of Military Equipment to Local Police | "Militarizing local police forces doesn't make our communities safer."
UK ready to use veto to block Russia’s readmission to G7 after Trump said he wanted to invite Putin
During Ferguson Protests, Trump Blamed The Guy In The White House
In Huntington Beach, a George Floyd protest was deemed an unlawful assembly. A stay-at-home protest one month ago was not
Trump's job approval in Utah slides into negative territory
Facebook staff are angry with Zuckerberg for leaving up controversial Trump post
'When the Country Needed Leadership Trump Turned Off the Lights': White House Goes Dark as Protests Over Killing of George Floyd Rage Across DC
Trump Is Out of Control and Capable of Anything | He is so morally unfit to be president. If he were president of a bank, he’d have been fired ages ago. School principal—fired. Partner of a law firm—fired.
The White House went dark as protests raged outside | It’s symbolic of Trump’s leadership during this highly tense time.
Declassified Flynn docs do little to help the White House's cause In his calls with the Russian ambassador, Flynn did the one thing the White House said he did not do: discuss the sanctions policy.
Republican Group Rips Trump Supporters' Use Of Confederate 'Treason' Flag
Former President Barack Obama puts out guidelines to 'get to work' amid George Floyd protests - The former president wrote about how to use this moment to make "real change."
George Floyd died in agony and a police station burns: This is Donald Trump's America
Facebook workers rebel over Mark Zuckerberg's refusal to act against Trump: Employees make rare display of dissent after site left up post that was hidden by Twitter
Democratic senator to offer amendment halting 'military weaponry' given to police
"Mark Is Wrong": Facebook Employees Go Public With Criticism of Company's Policy Over Trump Post — Several senior staff took to social media to strongly disagree with Mark Zuckerberg's inaction over the president's incendiary posts about the Minneapolis protests.
The Karen in Chief
Trump, fearing for his safety as protesters set fires that can be seen from the White House, hid in a bunker, applauded the SpaceX launch, and avoided anything that could calm the protests
China reportedly says Trump’s plan to sever ties with WHO shows U.S. has become ‘addicted to quitting’
Poll: Biden notches 10-point lead over Trump in general election match-up
Joe Biden, the Moderate, Plans the Most Radical Economic Overhaul Since FDR
One dead in Louisville after police and national guard 'return fire' on protesters
Demings: 'America is on fire' and Trump 'is walking around with gasoline'

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 22

Posted: 01 Jun 2020 09:00 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. A reminder that news about presidential election primary candidates is considered off topic for this thread. Thank you, and have a good week!

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Discussion Thread: White House Press Briefing - 06/01/2020 | Live - 2:00pm EDT

Posted: 01 Jun 2020 10:43 AM PDT

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