Police Shootings Test Trump, Clinton’s Resolve on Deep U.S. Divisions
Disagreements on race relations and guns have become firmly entrenched in the politics of the world’s most powerful nation.
Dallas Snipers Kill Five Officers, Wound Six
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The deaths of five Dallas police officers connected America's most intractable problems, gun violence and race relations, while exposing the public rage that Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump will confront on two issues the current president has struggled to solve.
The killings immediately forced the White House contenders to soften their tone. Both Clinton, a Democrat, and Trump, a Republican, canceled campaign events and released statements condemning the deaths and expressing condolence for the victims.