In an interview with CBS News’ Catherine Herridge, President Trump said he considers flying the Confederate flag a “freedom of speech” issue. Watch more of the interview with the president on the “CBS Evening News” at 6:30 p.m. ET, and on “CBS This Morning” from 7-9 a.m. ET. Source
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Asked why Black Americans are killed by police, Trump responds, “So are White people”
In an interview with CBS News’ Catherine Herridge, President Trump said George Floyd’s death was “terrible,” but noted that White people are also killed by law enforcement. Watch more of the interview with the president on the “CBS Evening News” at 6:30 p.m. ET, and on “CBS This Morning” from 7-9 a.m. ET. Source
Trump announces new executive order on trade with Hong Kong
Trump announced that he signed legislation sanctioning China for suppressing freedoms in Hong Kong. Source
Ghislaine Maxwell pleads not guilty in federal court
Ghislaine Maxwell has pleaded not guilty to federal charges accusing her of conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls. CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman joins CBSN with the latest developments in the case. Source
Vanity Fair debuts first cover by a Black photographer
Dario Calmese made history as the magazine’s first Black cover photographer in its 106-year existence. Source
Top White House aide posts cartoon mocking Dr. Fauci
The post disparaging the nation’s top infectious diseases expert comes as the coronavirus pandemic worsens. Source
Philadelphia protesters sue city over tear gas and use of force
One lawsuit accuses Philadelphia police of lobbing tear gas and firing rubber bullets at protesters indiscriminately as they marched peacefully on a city highway. Source
Fired hospital aide pleads guilty to murder in patients’ deaths
Reta Mays faced seven charges of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of veterans at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Medical Center. Source
Trump discusses police killings, Confederate flags, China and schools
In an interview with CBS News’ Catherine Herridge, President Trump weighed in on police killings, his administration’s response to the coronavirus and more. Watch more of the interview with the president on the “CBS Evening News” at 6:30 p.m. ET, and on “CBS This Morning” from 7 to 9 a.m. ET. Source
Daughter blasts politicians for father’s COVID-19 death in obit
“My dad was a healthy 65-year-old man who was taking cues from the Ducey administration and the Trump administration about what was safe,” she told CBSN. Source