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![President Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 15, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0630-trump-oval-office--400x300.jpg)
Trump to Black Americans: “You Have to Learn” About “Your History”
The president threatened last week to sign an executive order punishing “anarchists” who destroy statues with jail time.
![Donald Trump participates in a ceremony commemorating the 200th mile of border wall at the international border with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, on June 23, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-12222615691-scaled-e1593273253205-400x300.jpg)
Federal Court Rules Against Trump’s Bid to Seize Pentagon Funds for Border Wall
The Friday ruling said the administration's efforts to redirect Pentagon funds violated the Constitution.
![Supreme Court Sides with Trump Administration on Fast-Tracking Deportations](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/seg1-split-court-asylum-400x300.jpg)
Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration on Fast-Tracking Deportations
The Trump administration won a major victory with the ruling that will adversely affect many asylum seekers.
![Health care workers from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment check in with people waiting to be tested for COVID-19 at the state's first drive-up testing center on March 12, 2020, in Denver, Colorado.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0623-covid-testing-400x300.jpg)
Trump Moves to End Federal Support for Testing Sites Amid Record COVID Spikes
The move is in keeping with the president's vow to slow screenings for the virus.
![Activists hold banners in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1220880660-400x300.jpg)
Following Supreme Court Rulings, Trump Attacks the Independence of the Judiciary
The administration is showing an increased willingness to find any way around a court decision that it does not like.
![President Donald Trump speaks as Gov. Pete Ricketts (left) and Governor Kevin Stitt listen during a roundtable at the State Dining Room of the White House on June 18, 2020, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/GettyImages-1250531339-400x300.jpg)
Global Health Experts Alarmed at Signs US Has “Given Up” Fight Against COVID-19
Infectious disease specialists around the world are describing the U.S.'s handling of the pandemic as inexcusable.
![Donald Trump stands at a podium](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0617-donald-trump1-400x300.jpg)
Trump Administration Sued for Denying Loans to Small Business Owners With Record
Civil rights groups argue “the criminal-record exclusions are inconsistent with the text and purpose of the CARES Act.”
![People wait in line to vote in Georgia's primary election on June 9, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0610-georgia-voting-400x300.jpg)
Georgia Election Condemned as Result of Deliberate GOP Voter Suppression
Voters in Georgia waited in long lines until after 11 pm to cast their ballots in the state's primary on Tuesday.
![Attorney General William Barr stands behind President Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 26, 2019, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0605-william-barr-400x300.jpg)
Bill Barr Thinks He’s in Command and Can Wage War in Our Cities
Barr now has “federal troops” on the street in D.C. with no badges or insignia.
![Hundreds of protesters gather at Government Center including a protester with an ANTIFA flag draped over his shoulders during a rally sponsored by the Youth of Greater Boston to demand justice for George Floyd and support of the Black Lives Matter movement in Boston on May 31, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/06/2020_0602-antifa-protest-400x300.jpg)
Anti-Fascist Activists Speak Out Against Trump’s “Terrorist” Label
The subtext to Trump's wrongheaded allegations is that the protests are illegitimate in nature.