Who is Derek Chauvin? The cop who murdered George Floyd 5 years ago and reignited global ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests

On 25 May, 2020, George Flyod was killed by Derek Chauvin Five years ago, on May 25, 2020, the world watched in horror as George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, died under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. The incident was captured by then-17-year-old Darnella Frazier, showing Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd’s […]

Five years of Black Lives Matter: 3 ways MAGA changed the narrative around George Floyd’s death | World News

When George Floyd died under the knee of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin five years ago, the outrage was swift and widespread. Republicans and Democrats, police chiefs and civil rights activists, media houses and corporate executives all agreed: it was horrific.“It’s police brutality, obviously,” said conservative commentator Ben Shapiro at the time.Today, that consensus lies […]

Trump administration to take over media seating arrangements in White House: ‘It doesn’t really matter where people sit’

The Trump administration is planning to take over the seating assignments in the White House press briefing room, a senior official has confirmed. The plan, which could impact the relationship significantly between the administration and the media, would strip the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) of its long-standing authority to assign seats.The WHCA is an […]