District Links: DC enters curfew as Trump ratchets police response to protesters; worries over primary day tomorrow with evening curfew; and more

By Chris Kain and Cuneyt Dil On Jun 1, 2020 Last updated Jun 1, 2020

Good Monday evening. Moments before the curfew announced earlier today by Mayor Muriel Bowser went into effect at 7 p.m., President Donald Trump vowed “swift and decisive action to protect our capital” — and described the District’s restrictions as “our curfew.”

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