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Markets cheered on Friday as new data showed a surprising decline in unemployment, but black workers have little to celebrate.

President Trump opposes a push to take the names of the Confederate leaders off military bases that has gained force after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody.

Kudlow's comments came as protests against systemic racism and police brutality have filled U.S. cities of all sizes in recent weeks following the killing of George Floyd.

"Let's hope that this thing bottomed way in April and we're headed towards a terrific recovery in the second half of the year," NEC Director Larry Kudlow told CNBC.

Former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn "has indeed committed perjury" in his statements to a federal judge, "for which he deserves punishment," a former judge said.

George Floyd's brother Philonise Floyd testified before a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee on police brutality and racial profiling. On Monday, top congressional Democrats unveiled a bill to overhaul police practices.

HBO's new streaming service said the movie showed "ethnic and racial prejudices," and would return with a "discussion of its historical context."

The U.S. has "reneged on its role as leader of the free world" under President Donald Trump and failed in its response to the coronavirus crisis, according to former Secretary of State John Kerry.

The charge of making false statements provides for a sentence of up to five years in prison, three years of supervised release and a fine of $250,000.

Suspended NYPD cop Vincent D'Andraia is charged with assaulting Dounya Zayer during a protest against police brutality.

A week ago, Esper publicly broke with Trump during a Pentagon press briefing by saying he did not support invoking the Insurrection Act.

Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden addressed George Floyd's six-year-old daughter Gianna in an emotional video played at Floyd's funeral in Houston on Tuesday.

President Donald Trump's first in-person fundraising event in months is expected to raise at least $10 million for the campaign and Republican National Committee.

Joe Biden's close relationship with Bernie Sanders and willingness to engage with progressives could spell a difference between the 2020 presidential contest and former Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's failed 2016 bid, Sanders said.

The outrage over George Floyd's death has quickly spread past big cities and into conservative strongholds.

IBM CEO Arvind Krishna called on Congress Monday to enact reforms to advance racial justice and combat systemic racism, while announcing the company was getting out of the facial recognition business.

Trump's last rally was held on March 2 in Charlotte, North Carolina, before former Vice President Joe Biden became the apparent Democratic nominee.

The Democratic bill aims to both deter police brutality and hold officers more accountable for their abuses.

The Brooklyn district attorney is considering filing criminal charges against an NYPD cop for violently shoving a woman to the ground during protests related to the death of George Floyd.

George Floyd's death after being restrained by Minnepolis police during an arrest has sparked protests nationwide. Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd's neck, is charged with murder.