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| Trump responds to Dallas killings: 'We must restore law and order' – live | Trump responds to Dallas killings: 'We must restore law and order' – live |
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| Representative Cedric Richmond of Louisiana says he is “angry,” and says the frustration of “our young people is at a tipping point.” | |
| “We call on all our friends, from the human rights community to the Jewish community to the Hispanic community, we’re calling on all of our friends to join us in this fight against injustice,” he says. | |
| “If this Congress does not have the guts to lead, then we are responsible for all the bloodshed on the streets of America... We stand here today in a lot of pain. We stand here today very angry. .. but with our resolve stronger than it’s ever been that we can lead this country.” | |
| Rep. Cedric Richmond, member of CBC, says this Congress is a "co-conspirator in the devaluation of the lives of people of color." | |
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| The congressional black caucus is holding a news conference to address the Dallas killings. Congressman John Lewis makes a call for nonviolence: | |
| “Whatever we do, we must do it in an orderly, peaceful, nonviolent fashion... We’re one people, we’re one family, we’re one house,” he says. “We must learn to live together as brothers and sisters.” | |
| Here’s a live stream: | |
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| Lynch to hold news conference | |
| Attorney general Loretta Lynch will speak to reporters about the Dallas shootings, the justice department has announced. She’s due to appear at 11.30am ET. | |
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| Ryan: 'who could have fathomed such horror?' | |
| House speaker Paul Ryan has addressed the Dallas attack in a speech on the House floor: | |
| “Who could have fathomed such horror?” he says. | |
| “There will be temptation to let our anger harden our divisions,” Ryan says. “Let’s not let that happen.” | |
| House minority leader Nancy Pelosi speaks after Ryan. “We are all horrified,” she said. | |
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| Gingrich says he is under consideration as Trump running mate | |
| Newt Gingrich told Fox News Thursday night that he is among “five or six” people being vetted by the Trump campaign as a potential running mate. | |
| Gingrich said he “would feel compelled to serve” if chosen. (Which is more than Trump said yesterday.) | |
| “If Trump offers the position and is serious about it, which I think he would be after our conversations, Callista and I would feel compelled to serve the country,” Gingrich said. Callista is his wife. | |
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| The Canadian prime minister voices solidarity: | The Canadian prime minister voices solidarity: |
| Canadians are shocked by the cowardly attacks against police in Dallas. Our solidarity is with all victims of violence on this tragic week. | Canadians are shocked by the cowardly attacks against police in Dallas. Our solidarity is with all victims of violence on this tragic week. |
| 3.01pm BST | 3.01pm BST |
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| Green party candidate offers ticket to Sanders | Green party candidate offers ticket to Sanders |
| Bernie Sanders has been invited to continue his underdog bid for the White House by the Green party’s probable presidential candidate, who has offered to step aside to let him run, the Guardian’s Oliver Milman reports: | Bernie Sanders has been invited to continue his underdog bid for the White House by the Green party’s probable presidential candidate, who has offered to step aside to let him run, the Guardian’s Oliver Milman reports: |
| Jill Stein, who is expected to be endorsed at the party’s August convention in Houston, told Guardian US that “overwhelming” numbers of Sanders supporters are flocking to the Greens rather than Hillary Clinton. | Jill Stein, who is expected to be endorsed at the party’s August convention in Houston, told Guardian US that “overwhelming” numbers of Sanders supporters are flocking to the Greens rather than Hillary Clinton. |
| Stein insisted that her presidential bid has a viable “near term goal” of reaching 15% in national polling, which would enable her to stand alongside presumptive nominees Clinton and Donald Trump in televised election debates. | Stein insisted that her presidential bid has a viable “near term goal” of reaching 15% in national polling, which would enable her to stand alongside presumptive nominees Clinton and Donald Trump in televised election debates. |
| But in a potentially destabilising move for the Democratic party, and an exciting one for Sanders’ supporters, the Green party candidate said she was willing to stand aside for Sanders. | But in a potentially destabilising move for the Democratic party, and an exciting one for Sanders’ supporters, the Green party candidate said she was willing to stand aside for Sanders. |
| “I’ve invited Bernie to sit down explore collaboration – everything is on the table,” she said. “If he saw that you can’t have a revolutionary campaign in a counter-revolutionary party, he’d be welcomed to the Green party. He could lead the ticket and build a political movement,” she said. | “I’ve invited Bernie to sit down explore collaboration – everything is on the table,” she said. “If he saw that you can’t have a revolutionary campaign in a counter-revolutionary party, he’d be welcomed to the Green party. He could lead the ticket and build a political movement,” she said. |
| Read the full piece here: | Read the full piece here: |
| Related: Green party's Jill Stein invites Bernie Sanders to take over ticket | Related: Green party's Jill Stein invites Bernie Sanders to take over ticket |
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| Pursuant to the Clinton campaign’s earlier announcement that her rally with vice president Joe Biden had been canceled, the White House advises Biden will spend the day at home in Delaware: | Pursuant to the Clinton campaign’s earlier announcement that her rally with vice president Joe Biden had been canceled, the White House advises Biden will spend the day at home in Delaware: |
| Vice President Biden has canceled Clinton campaign events today and will instead remain in Wilmington, Del. with advisers, White House says. | Vice President Biden has canceled Clinton campaign events today and will instead remain in Wilmington, Del. with advisers, White House says. |
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| Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor and presidential candidate, tweets a call for action to stop gun violence and police shootings: | Martin O’Malley, the former Maryland governor and presidential candidate, tweets a call for action to stop gun violence and police shootings: |
| This much is clear: We CAN stop gun violence and police shootings. If we fail to act now, we insult the beautiful lives we lost this week. | This much is clear: We CAN stop gun violence and police shootings. If we fail to act now, we insult the beautiful lives we lost this week. |
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| Capitol lockdown lifted | Capitol lockdown lifted |
| Representative Charles Rangel, who has announced he is retiring after 45 years in Congress, shares the news with a call for “light & love”: | Representative Charles Rangel, who has announced he is retiring after 45 years in Congress, shares the news with a call for “light & love”: |
| Lockdown at Capitol lifted: I'm OK. But we must drive out darkness & anger w/ light & love. #EndViolence pic.twitter.com/BBOhy4t9fW | Lockdown at Capitol lifted: I'm OK. But we must drive out darkness & anger w/ light & love. #EndViolence pic.twitter.com/BBOhy4t9fW |
| U.S. Capitol building is no longer on lockdown. https://t.co/OIVctUXoK1 | U.S. Capitol building is no longer on lockdown. https://t.co/OIVctUXoK1 |
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| Katherine Scott is the Congressional Quarterly reporter locked in the House chamber. She quotes a Capitol officer referring to a woman with a gun. Other reports say officers are searching for a person believed to possibly have a gun on Capitol Hill. | Katherine Scott is the Congressional Quarterly reporter locked in the House chamber. She quotes a Capitol officer referring to a woman with a gun. Other reports say officers are searching for a person believed to possibly have a gun on Capitol Hill. |
| "No one knows where she is. She could be anywhere," - Capitol police officer, word for word re: woman with gun | "No one knows where she is. She could be anywhere," - Capitol police officer, word for word re: woman with gun |
| We're over a half hour into this lockdown. Doors to the House chamber remain locked. | We're over a half hour into this lockdown. Doors to the House chamber remain locked. |
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| We’ve added a note to our introduction to the Trump statement. He incorrectly refers to the “tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota.” Alton Sterling, killed Wednesday in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana parking lot, was not a motorist. | We’ve added a note to our introduction to the Trump statement. He incorrectly refers to the “tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota.” Alton Sterling, killed Wednesday in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana parking lot, was not a motorist. |
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| US Capitol in lockdown – reports | US Capitol in lockdown – reports |
| The US Capitol is in lockdown, under unclear circumstances, according to reports from Capitol Hill. A reporter for Congressional Quarterly tweeted that she’s locked in the House chamber. Here’s CNN: | The US Capitol is in lockdown, under unclear circumstances, according to reports from Capitol Hill. A reporter for Congressional Quarterly tweeted that she’s locked in the House chamber. Here’s CNN: |
| House delays votes as chamber is now in lockdown | House delays votes as chamber is now in lockdown |
| BREAKING: U.S. Capitol on lockdown - police | BREAKING: U.S. Capitol on lockdown - police |
| The U.S. House met briefly at 9:00am ET and immediately recessed. @USCapitol has been placed on lockdown.https://t.co/AgQeDWqtrs | The U.S. House met briefly at 9:00am ET and immediately recessed. @USCapitol has been placed on lockdown.https://t.co/AgQeDWqtrs |
| East front of the Capitol is cordoned off to visitors during the lockdown w/ police presence closer to the entrance. pic.twitter.com/ql8vXPsv6v | East front of the Capitol is cordoned off to visitors during the lockdown w/ police presence closer to the entrance. pic.twitter.com/ql8vXPsv6v |
| Updated | Updated |
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| Clinton: 'I mourn for the officers' | Clinton: 'I mourn for the officers' |
| Hillary Clinton has tweeted a response to the Dallas killings: | Hillary Clinton has tweeted a response to the Dallas killings: |
| I mourn for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty to protect peaceful protesters, for their families & all who serve with them. -H | I mourn for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty to protect peaceful protesters, for their families & all who serve with them. -H |
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| Trump: 'we must restore law and order' | Trump: 'we must restore law and order' |
| Donald Trump has released a statement on the Dallas killings. “We must restore law and order,” he says. He also refers to the “senseless, tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota” [NOTE: Alton Sterling, killed Wednesday in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana parking lot, was not a motorist] and says “our nation has become too divided.” | Donald Trump has released a statement on the Dallas killings. “We must restore law and order,” he says. He also refers to the “senseless, tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota” [NOTE: Alton Sterling, killed Wednesday in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana parking lot, was not a motorist] and says “our nation has become too divided.” |
| He also says “racial tensions have gotten worse, not better.” | He also says “racial tensions have gotten worse, not better.” |
| Here’s the statement in full: | Here’s the statement in full: |
| Last night’s horrific execution-style shootings of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers – five of whom were killed and seven wounded - is an attack on our country. It is a coordinated, premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe. | Last night’s horrific execution-style shootings of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers – five of whom were killed and seven wounded - is an attack on our country. It is a coordinated, premeditated assault on the men and women who keep us safe. |
| We must restore law and order. We must restore the confidence of our people to be safe and secure in their homes and on the street. | We must restore law and order. We must restore the confidence of our people to be safe and secure in their homes and on the street. |
| The senseless, tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota reminds us how much more needs to be done. | The senseless, tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota reminds us how much more needs to be done. |
| This morning I offer my thoughts and prayers for all of the victims’ families, and we pray for our brave police officers and first responders who risk their lives to protect us every single day. | This morning I offer my thoughts and prayers for all of the victims’ families, and we pray for our brave police officers and first responders who risk their lives to protect us every single day. |
| Our nation has become too divided. Too many Americans feel like they’ve lost hope. Crime is harming too many citizens. Racial tensions have gotten worse, not better. This isn’t the American Dream we all want for our children. | Our nation has become too divided. Too many Americans feel like they’ve lost hope. Crime is harming too many citizens. Racial tensions have gotten worse, not better. This isn’t the American Dream we all want for our children. |
| This is a time, perhaps more than ever, for strong leadership, love and compassion. We will pull through these tragedies. | This is a time, perhaps more than ever, for strong leadership, love and compassion. We will pull through these tragedies. |
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| Hillary Clinton has canceled a planned appearance with vice president Joe Biden in Scranton today, her campaign advises: | Hillary Clinton has canceled a planned appearance with vice president Joe Biden in Scranton today, her campaign advises: |
| Due to the tragic events in Dallas, the July 8 Hillary for America campaign event with Vice President Biden will be postponed. | Due to the tragic events in Dallas, the July 8 Hillary for America campaign event with Vice President Biden will be postponed. |
| Clinton’s first scheduled event with Obama was postponed due to the Orlando shooting of 12 June. | Clinton’s first scheduled event with Obama was postponed due to the Orlando shooting of 12 June. |
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| Sanders: 'horrifying and despicable' | Sanders: 'horrifying and despicable' |
| Bernie Sanders has tweeted a response to the attack: | Bernie Sanders has tweeted a response to the attack: |
| The attack on police officers in Dallas last night is horrifying and despicable. We must as a nation stand against violence of all kinds. | The attack on police officers in Dallas last night is horrifying and despicable. We must as a nation stand against violence of all kinds. |
| 2.02pm BST | 2.02pm BST |
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| Donald Trump has canceled a rally planned for Friday afternoon in Miami, his campaign advises: | Donald Trump has canceled a rally planned for Friday afternoon in Miami, his campaign advises: |
| The Trump Campaign has canceled the trip to Miami, Florida today, due to the tragic events in Dallas last night. A statement from Mr. Trump will soon follow. | The Trump Campaign has canceled the trip to Miami, Florida today, due to the tragic events in Dallas last night. A statement from Mr. Trump will soon follow. |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. A new reality dawned on the presidential race Friday with the news that four Dallas police officers and one Dallas transit officer were shot dead in what was described as a coordinated attack by multiple suspects during a protest of police violence Thursday night in the city. In total, 12 officers and two civilians were shot, the mayor said. One suspect died after a standoff with police and three people described as suspects were under arrest. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. A new reality dawned on the presidential race Friday with the news that four Dallas police officers and one Dallas transit officer were shot dead in what was described as a coordinated attack by multiple suspects during a protest of police violence Thursday night in the city. In total, 12 officers and two civilians were shot, the mayor said. One suspect died after a standoff with police and three people described as suspects were under arrest. |
| Speaking from a Nato summit in Warsaw, Barack Obama said: “We still don’t know all the facts. What we do know is that there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement.” Video of Obama’s statement is here. | Speaking from a Nato summit in Warsaw, Barack Obama said: “We still don’t know all the facts. What we do know is that there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement.” Video of Obama’s statement is here. |
| Our liveblog of developments in Dallas is here: | Our liveblog of developments in Dallas is here: |
| Related: Dallas protest shooting: five officers dead and standoff over – live updates | Related: Dallas protest shooting: five officers dead and standoff over – live updates |
| Donald Trump, who is scheduled to appear at an afternoon rally with New Jersey governor Chris Christie today in Miami, Florida, has tweeted prayers and condolences: | Donald Trump, who is scheduled to appear at an afternoon rally with New Jersey governor Chris Christie today in Miami, Florida, has tweeted prayers and condolences: |
| Prayers and condolences to all of the families who are so thoroughly devastated by the horrors we are all watching take place in our country | Prayers and condolences to all of the families who are so thoroughly devastated by the horrors we are all watching take place in our country |
| Senator Ted Cruz released a statement of condolence early Friday and said he was in contact with Dallas authorities. Texas senator John Cornyn called the incident “senseless and vicious”. | Senator Ted Cruz released a statement of condolence early Friday and said he was in contact with Dallas authorities. Texas senator John Cornyn called the incident “senseless and vicious”. |
| We’ll gather reactions from the candidates and elected officials here and carry related updates. | We’ll gather reactions from the candidates and elected officials here and carry related updates. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.01pm BST | at 2.01pm BST |