Today's Headlines: Barr Clashes With House Democrats, Defending Responses to Protests and Russia Inquiry

From the Start, Federal Agents Demanded a Role in Suppressing Anti-Racism Protests

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Top News Barr Clashes With House Democrats, Defending Responses to Protests and Russia Inquiry By Nicholas Fandos and Charlie Savage The deployment of federal agents to confront protesters and rioters and attacks on the Russia investigation highlighted a contentious hearing. From the Start, Federal Agents Demanded a Role in Suppressing Anti-Racism Protests By Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Sergio Olmos, Mike Baker and Adam Goldman Twin government memos show how a gung-ho federal law enforcement response to anti-racism protests may have been driven by a shaky understanding of the demonstrations' roots. 'This Is About Justice': Biden Ties Economic Revival to Racial Equity By Thomas Kaplan and Katie Glueck In the last of four proposals laying out his vision for economic recovery, Joseph R. Biden Jr. pledged to lift up minority-owned businesses and to award them more federal contracts. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

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