New York poised to lift veil on police disciplinary files
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — As protesters of police brutality demand accountability, New York lawmakers are poised to overhaul a decades-old law that has kept officers’Read More
Trump Homeland Security official says he believes George Floyd would not have been spared if he were white
(CNN) — Acting Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli said Sunday that he does not believe that George Floyd’s life would have beenRead More
Democrats unveil police reform overhaul, kneel at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats proposed a sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures Monday, a potentially far-reaching legislative response to the mass protests denouncing the deathsRead More
Biden to meet with George Floyd’s family before funeral
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Vice President Joe Biden plans to travel to Houston to meet with the family of George Floyd and will provide aRead More
Sen. Mitt Romney joins Black Lives Matter protest in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney marched Sunday in the nation’s capital in a protest against police mistreatment of minorities, making him the firstRead More
Virus, racial unrest force Trump campaign to recalibrate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than five months before voters will decide his fate, President Donald Trump is confronting a vastly different political reality than heRead More
Democrats look to counter GOP vote-by-mail fraud claims
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are mounting a new effort to push back against a well-funded Republican campaign that seeks to undermine public confidence in mail-inRead More
Democrats proposing new police procedures, accountability
WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures is being proposed by Democrats in response to the deaths of black Americans atRead More
Colin Powell says he will vote for Joe Biden for president
(CNN) — Former Republican Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday that he’ll vote for Democrat Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election, choosing again not to vote for DonaldRead More
Majority of Minneapolis council backs disbanding, says it will ‘end policing as we know it’
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A majority of the members of the Minneapolis City Council said Sunday they support disbanding the city’s police department, an aggressive stanceRead More