“I will be speaking at the #DNC Convention because I believe that America needs to go in a different direction," Kasich tweeted on Monday.

While the Senate takes a three-day weekend, 20 million Americans who relied on that financial lifeline will not see their benefits renew after midnight.

“There were problems [Obama] needed to surge," North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis said. "It's a very different story."

“The best thing for the nation is not to reopen as quickly as possible, it's to save as many lives as possible."

The coronavirus pandemic "is laying bare the lethal inequality of American society and American healthcare."

“We know there are people who are sick and not getting tested. The more testing we have in the community, the better.”

While social media and the increased adoption of newer technologies have facilitated greater coordination between organizers in cities across the country, Charlotte can thank its history of civil unrest for stronger coordination between activists.

Some activists cite the primary results as evidence that protests can spur political action, leading to important gains in electing candidates who are attuned to issues of race and inequity.

“That’s less than four days," Minnesota Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington said, referring to the time between the killing and Chauvin’s arrest.