It’s been nearly four months since the death of Ahmaud Arbery, and the men charged with his murder appeared in court for the first time this week.

Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia is optimistic the nation's unemployment rate will rapidly fall in the coming months. On Thursday, he predicted unemployment will fall below 10% by the end of the year.

House Democrats are hoping to appoint another special prosecutor to investigate President Trump over the latest riots in Washington. Around 80 Democrats cosigned a letter to the Justice Department on Thursday, which requested a probe into the president's handling of rioters and looters outside of the White House.

The three officers recently charged in the death of George Floyd made their first court appearance on Thursday. The bail was set at $1 million each for former Officers Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and Alexander Kueng.

South Dakota has announced it will not be enforcing social distancing at its upcoming Mount Rushmore event, which the president is expected to attend.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has told protesters they should assume they've been exposed to coronavirus.

According to Attorney General William Barr, there is evidence that extremist groups across the political spectrum have been instigating violence at peaceful protests. During Thursday’s press conference with DOJ leaders, Barr confirmed there is clear evidence Antifa and other political agitators, including foreign actors, are stoking violent behavior at the protests for George Floyd.

The ACLU of Minnesota has taken legal action against an alleged police attack on a journalist, who was covering the George Floyd protests. The suit was filed on behalf of freelance journalist Jared Goyette.