US protests gather momentum: mayors of major cities ask Trump to withdraw armed feds
The mayors of six US cities have demanded that Congress pass legislation prohibiting US President Donald Trump from sending additional police forces to the regions to suppress unrest without their consent. A new wave of protests that swept the largest cities in the United States over the weekend forced a group of mayors to appeal ...
Federal agents used tear gas against the mayor of Portland
Tear gas was used against the mayor of Portland, Oregon. Ted Wheeler stood outside the courthouse and supported the protest against the presence of federal agents in the city, sent by US President Donald Trump to quell the unrest. Writes about this The Guardian. Ted Wheeler, Democrat Mayor from ...