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James Miller: A letter of resignation to Defense Secretary Mark Esper - The Washington Post
By James N. Miller
Can the president really order the military to occupy US cities and states?
By Jennifer L Selin
Barr defends White House use of force, claims protesters were violent
By Lauren Egan & Caroline Vakil
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry's statement on President Donald Trump's use of St. John's, Holy Bible
Esper regrets using the term 'battle space' when describing civil unrest in U.S. cities
By Amanda Macias
Trump declares himself the president of law and order
By Jonathan Swan
Democratic Governors Reject Trump's Threat to Deploy Military
By Lauren Camera
Donald Trump Is Trying to Start a Race War
By David Cohen
Oops—Trump Brought the Wrong Bible to His Church Stunt
By Molly Schwartz
Reverend says she was among peaceful protesters tear-gassed so Trump could "hold a Bible and look Christian"
By Sophie Lewis
Trump's Biblical Spectacle Outside St. John's Church
By McKay Coppins
Trump's Church Photo Op: All the Absurd Details
By Adam K Raymond
Trump's tear gas photo-op 'frightening,' authoritarianism experts say
By John Haltiwanger
White House releases results of Trump's annual physical
By Kevin Liptak
Park Police spokesperson said it was a mistake to deny tear gas was used to clear Lafayette Square. The acting chief then again denied using tear gas.
By Katelyn Polantz & Kelly Mena
Trump claims he went to bunker for 'inspection' amid violent protests
By Betsy Klein & Kevin Liptak
Fact check: five false or misleading claims Trump and his allies make about the response to the protests
By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz & Daniel Dale
Pentagon chief on shaky ground with White House after breaking with Trump over protest response
By Kevin Liptak, Jim Acosta & Zachary Cohen
60 minutes of mayhem: How aggressive politics and policing turned a peaceful protest into a violent confrontation
By Kevin Liptak, Jeremy Diamond & David Shortell
Donald Trump's 'bunker' story tells you everything you need to know about him
By Christopher Michael Cillizza
Trump briefly taken to underground bunker during Friday's White House protests
By Noah Gray & Kaitlan Collins
Pentagon chief Esper reverses decision to send some troops home from D.C. amid protests
By Peter Alexander, Courtney Kube & Rich Schapiro
'The Bible is not a prop': Religious leaders, lawmakers outraged over Trump church visit
By Rebecca Shabad, Monica Alba & Geoff Bennett
Esper revises account of what he knew about Trump's church photo op
By Carol E. Lee, Courtney Kube & Rich Schapiro
'It just doesn't seem right': Pentagon officials on edge over military leaders' dealings with Trump
By Lara Seligman & Bryan Bender
'Outraged': Trump faces condemnation for clearing protesters, threatening military force
By Quint Forgey
Pentagon official says Defense Secretary Esper and Chairman Milley were not aware of Trump church photo-op plan
By Amanda Macias
Defense Secretary Mark Esper opposes using Insurrection Act for George Floyd protest unrest, angering White House
By Amanda Macias
Trump admits he went to White House bunker during George Floyd protests, but claims it was just for a brief 'inspection'
By Kevin Breuninger & Dan Mangan
Trump praises 'overwhelming force' and 'domination' in DC morning after peaceful protest broken up for photo op
By Jordyn Phelps & Ben Gittleson