Reading archive 2020-06-04

‘I’m black before I’m anything else’: A police officer’s passionate exchange with protesters: When protesters at the U.S. Capitol confronted a black officer about his choice to wear a badge, he answered

Drew Brees says anthem protests disrespect the flag. Aaron Rodgers thinks that’s nonsense

Armed white residents lined Idaho streets amid ‘antifa’ protest fears. The leftist incursion was an online myth.

The no-knock warrant for Breonna Taylor was illegal: Police departments continue to violate an important Supreme Court ruling — and judges keep letting them

Tom Cotton’s ugly screed hints at the terrible backlash to come

Pentagon chief balks at Trump’s call for active-duty military force on U.S. citizens, and Mattis rips president

Shooter used racial slur after Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot, fellow defendant told investigators: Two suspects appeared via video for Georgia court hearing

Mattis’s rebuke of Trump forces Republicans to choose between revered Marine and the president

Police keep using force against peaceful protesters, prompting sustained criticism about tactics and training

A dangerous new factor in an uneasy moment: Unidentified law enforcement officers

Ukraine found no evidence against Hunter Biden in case audit: former top prosecutor