Trump plans order on policing, opposes major reforms
President Donald Trump on Thursday announced modest plans for an executive order on policing, while making it clear he would not support sweeping proposals in response to protests against police brutality prompted by the killing of George Floyd.
Biden says military would help oust Trump if he loses election but refuses to leave
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he worries President Donald Trump will try to “steal” the November election but he is confident soldiers would escort Trump from the White House if he loses and does not recognize the result.
Biden says military would help oust Trump if he loses election but refuses to leave
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said he worries President Donald Trump will try to “steal” the November election but he is confident soldiers would escort Trump from the White House if he loses and does not recognize the result.
Trump plans order on police use of force, promises better training
President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration would issue an executive order advising police departments to adopt national standards for use of force, but stopped short of more sweeping proposals in response to protests against police brut…
Trump plans order on police use of force, promises better training
President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration would issue an executive order advising police departments to adopt national standards for use of force, but stopped short of more sweeping proposals in response to protests against police brut…
New York’s Cuomo defends Columbus statues for symbolism to Italian Americans
New York should keep statues honoring Christopher Columbus even though the brutalization of the West Indies inhabitants he encountered on his voyages to the New World is inexcusable, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
Congressional Republican U.S. police reform plans delayed
The U.S. Senate’s only black Republican said on Thursday he plans to introduce the party’s police reform bill by the middle of next week – a delay from his previous Friday target – as Republicans wrestle with their response to a sweeping Democratic pro…
Trump says U.S. needs stronger police, promises better training
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday after weeks of protests against police brutality and racism that his administration would invest more in police training and take measures to increase access to capital for small businesses in minority commu…
North Carolina to expand absentee voting access in 2020 elections
North Carolina’s legislature on Thursday passed a bipartisan election reform law to expand absentee voting and make in-person voting safer amid rising concern over states’ ability to hold smooth elections during the coronavirus pandemic.
Defying Trump, Republican-led Senate panel backs stripping Confederate names from military bases
(This June 11 story corrects reference to Missouri in paragraph 13.)
