The protesters Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has been praising turned on him Wednesday night when he went to mingle with them.

'Instead of addressing violent criminals in their communities, local and state leaders are instead focusing on placing blame on law enforcement.'

'A half-century after the earlier revolution, today's cultural revolution is vastly different - and far more dangerous.'

A massive crowd brought a new wave of destruction and defiance to the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday.

'When a local government allows a mob to loot, kill and injure residents at will, those residents’ civil rights have been abridged.'

'The ATF is continuing to work these arson investigations across the Twin Cities and following up on these leads as they become available.'

'One officer was struck in the neck and injured by fragmentation from one of the explosions resulting in that officer being hospitalized.'

The governor of Oregon and mayor of Portland have refused to take substantive action to quell the violence.

The plinth where the statue was installed originally held a monument that was razed during violent protests last month.

A violent protest Wednesday on the Brooklyn Bridge may have received an assist from people who delivered baseball bats to protesters.