Tag: Protests

A group of protesters chant slogans at the old grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Protesters in the Iranian capital swarmed its historic Grand Bazaar on Monday, news agencies reported, and forced shopkeepers to close their stalls in apparent anger over the Islamic Republic's troubled economy, months after similar demonstrations rocked the country.

Beltway Confidential

The Iranian regime alone deserves blame for their failing economy

Washington Examiner · June 28, 2018 6:49 pm

A protester chants slogans during a march denouncing heavy sentences against Hirak activists, in Rabat, Morocco, on June 27, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Why Morocco, one of the most stable countries in North Africa, faces new protests

Erin Dunne · June 28, 2018 6:46 pm

Signs are left at the base of statue of President Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Park, across the street from the White House in Washington, near the end of the Women's March demonstrators, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. On the anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration, people participating in rallies and marches in the U.S. and around the world Saturday denounced his views on immigration, abortion, LGBT rights, women's rights and more.

Beltway Confidential

No, the US isn’t the 10th most dangerous country for women

Tim Worstall · June 28, 2018 6:27 pm

Linda Sarsour attends the 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Kings Theatre on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, in New York.

Women’s March organizer Linda Sarsour leading women in ‘mass civil disobediance’ against Trump immigration policy

Emma Ayers · June 28, 2018 3:46 pm

President Trump speaks during a campaign rally on June 27, 2018, in Fargo, N.D.

Trump dubs Maxine Waters the 'new leader' of the Democratic Party: 'She's taking over'

Diana Stancy Correll · June 28, 2018 12:40 am

ICE barricades DC headquarters to block protester ‘occupation’

Steven Nelson · June 27, 2018 7:05 pm

Brandon Hintze, left, of Alexandria, Va., and Brian Tayback, of Shrewsbury, Pa., take a photo of the menu outside of the Red Hen Restaurant, Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Lexington, Va. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Saturday in a tweet that she was booted from the Virginia restaurant because she works for President Donald Trump. Sanders said she was told by the owner of The Red Hen that she had to "leave because I work for @POTUS and I politely left."

Red Hen hit by ‘chicken s–t’ protest after Sarah Sanders booted from restaurant over the weekend

Brooke Conrad · June 27, 2018 6:11 pm

A vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. The nationalists were holding the rally to protest plans by the city of Charlottesville to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. There were several hundred protesters marching in a long line when the car drove into a group of them.

Man accused of running over Charlottesville protesters charged with federal hate crimes

Melissa Quinn · June 27, 2018 5:24 pm

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department.

Mike Pompeo: ‘The world hears’ the voice of Iranian protesters

Joel Gehrke · June 27, 2018 5:09 pm

The Georgia Capitol complex is seen, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Atlanta.

Veteran sets himself on fire outside of Georgia Capitol over frustration with VA

Katelyn Caralle · June 26, 2018 5:34 pm

A group of protesters chant slogans at the old grand bazaar in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Protesters in the Iranian capital swarmed its historic Grand Bazaar on Monday, news agencies reported, and forced shopkeepers to close their stalls in apparent anger over the Islamic republic's troubled economy, months after similar demonstrations rocked the country.

Beltway Confidential

Why the new Iran protests won’t change much

Tom Rogan · June 26, 2018 4:27 pm

Bertha Sanles, of Miami, left, shouts at Bobby Mayo, of Boca Raton, Fla., a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, as she protests outside of a campaign rally attended by Trump, Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, in Miami. Sanles is an undocumented immigrant who says she pays taxes, and believes Trump should release his tax returns.

Beltway Confidential

‘Trump’s America’ grows stronger with each taunt and heckle

Kimberly Ross · June 26, 2018 4:27 pm