https://www.newsmax.com/us/cuccinelli-dhs-portland-protests/2020/07/17/id/977683/

Acting deputy Department of Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli Friday denied claims made by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and others that "secret police" sent by President Donald Trump and the federal government are provoking violence in Portland, insisting that the government instead has "been very openly trying to keep the law enforced."

"We don't, by the way, have any secret police as the senator referred to," Cuccinelli said on Fox News' "Fox and Friends" Friday.

"It's interesting to say gee, we provoked violence when this has been going on longer than the rains for Noah's Ark. This was more than 40 days in a row. We were not there in significant force in the last few weeks as things continued to escalate."

Cuccinelli also said Wyden's complaints make him sound like "he's on the side of these violent folks."

"Let's not kid ourselves," he said. "These aren't protesters. These are criminals. They are looters. They are seeking opportunities to destroy, and, frankly, to hurt law enforcement officials. Both local, the police bureau there in Portland, who have their hands tied."

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200717-us-biden-to-meet-a-million-muslim-americans-as-party-feuds-over-policy-on-israel/

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, will address the nation’s largest Muslim American PAC (political action committee) on Monday, amidst an internal tug of war within the party over its political platform for the November elections.

Emgage Action, the political arm of a 14-year-old Muslim outreach organisation, will host Biden at its Million Muslim Votes Summit, in a virtual online event which organisers say will “energise” American Muslims to back the former Vice President.

“The Muslim American community is coming into its own politically and is poised to play a historical role in the upcoming presidential elections,” said Emgage Action on their online booking site for the event. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib are amongst several Democrat lawmakers confirmed to take part in the two day event.

https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/soros-funded-muslim-group-associated-with-homophobia-terrorist-defenders-endorses-biden/

Emgage has collaborated with a Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated group on events that in recent years attracted speakers who openly opposed LGBT rights and supported terror groups. Last year, Emgage became an official cohost of Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) conferences. ISNA was previously revealed to be part of the Muslim Brotherhood network—though it claims it is no longer associated with the group.

Emgage Action, the group's nonprofit arm, received a $1 million donation for organizational support from the Open Society Policy Center, Soros's lobbying shop, in late 2019.

The group's PAC received just $3,775 in contributions this cycle. Its activities are primarily focused in Florida, Michigan, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Texas, and the District of Columbia.