 |  | | The morning's most important stories, curated by Post editors. | | | | | |  (Evelyn Hockstein for The Post) Police arrested about 4,100 people over the weekend, according to the Associated Press, and have killed at least several people nationwide. By Meagan Flynn, Katie Shepherd, Teo Armus, Hannah Knowles, Alex Horton and Isaac Stanley-Becker ● Read more » | | | | The president, in consultation with some aides, decided not to give a speech about the violent protests over what many see as systemic racial injustice by law enforcement. By Philip Rucker ● Read more » | | | | A series of attacks on black people, including several caught on tape, created additional waves of pain for communities already ravaged by the pandemic and its economic fallout. By Holly Bailey, Annie Gowen, Vanessa Williams and Jose Del Real ● Read more » | | | | More than 1,000 people marched to Lafayette Square across from the White House, and at nightfall American flags, parked cars and buildings were lit ablaze — and protesters faced pepper bullets and tear gas fired by police. By Rebecca Tan, Marissa Lang, Antonio Olivo, Rachel Chason and John Woodrow Cox ● Read more » | | | | The 6-foot-8 former basketball star is an emerging leader in a new civil rights moment that began as incidents of police brutality began to be captured on smartphones and shared widely online. By Robert Klemko ● Read more » | | | | The upheaval sparked by the killing of George Floyd and the vociferousness of Trump's rhetoric shows the hollowness of his posturing over Hong Kong and human rights elsewhere. Today's WorldView | Analysis ● By Ishaan Tharoor ● Read more » | | | Facing in the virus an enemy he could not tweet into submission, the president was desperate to change the subject, from pressing bogus conspiracy theories to inflaming tensions over the death of George Floyd. By Robert Costa, Philip Rucker, Yasmeen Abutaleb and Josh Dawsey ● Read more » | | | | The disproportionate impact of coronavirus on African American communities has left faith leaders fearful of a resurgence. By Griff Witte ● Read more » | | | | Despite the close quarters, however, experts say it's more difficult to contract the virus outdoors. By Lenny Bernstein ● Read more » | | | | | | Opinions | | | More News National political head winds are working against Republicans, who likely will have to wait at least two more years for their best shot to win the majority in the House of Representatives. By Mike DeBonis ● Read more » | | | | The 20,000 mark for false or misleading claims by the president now appears to be a given, so we have to ask: Will he top 25,000? Fact Checker | Analysis ● By Glenn Kessler, Salvador Rizzo and Meg Kelly ● Read more » | | | | The mission was the first time NASA astronauts had launched from United States soil since the Space Shuttle was retired in 2011, and it marked the first time a private company had flown astronauts to orbit. By Christian Davenport and Jacob Bogage ● Read more » | | | | | | | | | | | |
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