When the Protest Wave Crashed on D.C.

George Floyd’s death at the knee of a Minneapolis police officer inspired worldwide protests against police brutality, but the demonstrators that have been heard the loudest—literally—by President Donald Trump are the thousands who showed up outside the gates of the White House. When photographer Stephen Voss arrived to cover the scene on Sunday, May 31,…

A weekend of protests ends with the lights off at the White House

The weekend kicked off Friday evening with the release of the criminal complaint against Derek Chauvin, which included the horrifying detail that Chauvin kept his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nearly three minutes after Floyd was unresponsive. The weekend ended with the lights out at the White House and the news that at one point, with protesters…