This week, protests over George Floyd's death reached a new level around the country. President Donald Trump stepped up the federal military's footprint in Washington, DC amid protests -- including firing on peaceful protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets to clear a park so he could have a photo op outside a church.
Monday
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Trump encourages governors to use aggressive tactics on protestersTrump's allies grow frustrated with White House response amid national upheaval
Tuesday
60 minutes of mayhem: How aggressive politics and policing turned a peaceful protest into a violent confrontationOnly a little more than a third of black Americans trust their local policeFormer Joint Chiefs chairman rips Trump's threat of military force: 'Our fellow citizens are not the enemy'Attorney General Barr ordered authorities to clear protesters near White House, DOJ official says
Wednesday
Rand Paul holds up anti-lynching legislation as he seeks changes to bill Mattis tears into Trump: 'We are witnessing the consequences of three years without mature leadership'
Thursday
Trump shares letter that calls peaceful protesters 'terrorists'Al Sharpton announces new March on Washington led by families of black people killed by policeAppeals court blocks order that would have expanded vote-by-mail amid pandemic in Texas
Friday
DC Mayor asks Trump to 'withdraw all extraordinary' law enforcement and Guard troops from cityTrump declares victory as US unemployment drops to 13.3%
And that was the week in 13 headlines.