Court to rule if congressional committees are allowed to see tax records1.3m workers filed new unemployment claims last weekDrivers target Black Lives Matter protesters in spate of attacksGeorge Floyd said ‘I can’t breathe’ more than 20 times, transcripts showSign up to our First Thing newsletter 2.51pm BST The president seems to be eagerly awaiting this morning’s supreme court decisions, tweeting about “prosecutorial misconduct” and “presidential harassment” in preparation for the opinions.PRESIDENTIAL HARASSMENT!PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT! 2.31pm BST The Guardian’s Maanvi Singh reports:Newly released transcripts of the minutes leading up to George Floyd’s death reveal he told officers “I can’t breathe” more than 20 times, only to have his plea dismissed by Derek Chauvin, the white officer pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck, who said: “It takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk.” Related: George Floyd told officers ‘I can’t breathe’ more than 20 times, transcripts show Continue reading…
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PIERS MORGAN: A phone call I received from a fired-up Trump should be a warning to Democrats
President Trump called me for a chat on Saturday. It was our first conversation since he unfollowed me on Twitter in April after I wrote a Mail column telling him to ‘Shut the f*ck up Read more…