civil unrest

Post-election protesters in New York City fought with police officers on Wednesday night. Video captures the chaos that ensued as officers attempted to make arrests.

A large crowd gathered outside the White House on Tuesday evening in Washington, D.C., as election results began to come in around the country.

Democrat Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker deployed the Illinois National Guard to Chicago in preparation for potential election unrest.

Work crews started the installation of security barriers around the White House, federal buildings, and other main streets in anticipation of civil unrest during the upcoming election night.

The White House will reportedly install a “no climb” fence around its complex this week, a law enforcement source told Fox News.

An encounter with a man believed to be homeless led to a police officer being injured during an exchange of gunfire. The incident took place in a suburban Los Angeles grocery store after the man reportedly entered and danced on top of a freezer while threatening shoppers with a handgun.

A Black Lives Matter protest leader challenged followers to invade restaurants and bars to “ruin dinners” and “ruin happy hours.” The tactic has been seen in action in restaurants and bars across the country.

Flint City Council Member Maurice Davis said Donald Trump has given a voice to poor Americans whereas Democrats have never done so.

Bodycam footage released by the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, D.C., shows the moped driven by Karon Hylton crashing into an SUV and was not struck by the police car. The video counters the activist narrative that a police vehicle pushed Hylton into the path of the SUV.

Reports on Monday claimed the Texas National Guard could be deployed to five cities on Election Day in preparation for possible protests and violence. On Wednesday, Governor Greg Abbott confirmed the consideration of deployment on an “as-needed basis.”

Riots and looting broke out in Philadelphia in the wake the shooting of an armed Black man by two police officers on Monday. Police arrested nearly 40 people for looting, vandalism, and assaults on police officers, according to local media outlets and social media reports.

Rioters in Portland, Oregon, gathered outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) building late Tuesday night. Federal agents moved in and out of the gated facility to push the crowd back and protect the property. Police made multiple arrests.

Democrat mayors and city councils have surrendered their cities to “domestic terrorists,” said Howard Safir, former NYPD commissioner.

Dr. Ben Carson says forces creating civil unrest in this country are manipulating race in order to create chaos and divide Americans.

Mitt Romney said Donald Trump’s recent tweets regarding leftist-driven political violence are intended to sow racial discord in America.

Wednesday on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson opened his show discussing the latest uptick in civil unrest in America, which is underway in Kenosha, WI.

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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler (D) on Thursday condemned the violence that recently convulsed his city, stating demonstrators are “attempting to commit murder” following an attack on East Precinct, where violent left-wing agitators attempted to set it ablaze.

Seattle Chief of Police Carmen Best advised her city’s business owners and residents that local police will not “risk their personal safety to protect property” after a ban issued by the city council of “less lethal tools” — such as pepper spray — for the purposes dispersing crowds to control rioters.

President Emmanuel Macron’s government is concerned that Black Lives Matter protests could spread rioting across France.

America is too large to have law and order in its streets maintained by the president without local officials’ help, said Ken Blackwell.

Donald Trump has authority to deploy the federal military and nationalize state militias via the Insurrection Act, explained Cully Stimson.

Nearly two-thirds of Italians fear the country could see riots in the wake of coronavirus, while trust in politicians hits single-digit lows.

Former French secretary of state Philippe de Villiers has become the latest politician to denounce the growing violence in France saying the country is spiralling out of control.

Sadiq Khan has spoken out to demand a second referendum on Brexit, as the London Mayor battles sinking poll numbers against the backdrop of a deadly crime wave in the capital.

TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli on Sunday denied reports that as many as four people were killed in clashes a day earlier, with security forces in the southwestern Iranian city of Khorramshahr, during a demonstration against water pollution.

Iran’s Supreme Leader has accused the United States and allies of fomenting unrest in Iran.