Senate’s only black Republican blasts critics of his police reform plan
U.S. Senator Tim Scott, the chamber’s only black Republican, was thrust into the center of the national debate on policing when Majority Leader Mitch McConnell put him in charge Tuesday of the caucus’s response to protests over racial inequality and th…
Retired judge says effort to drop case against ex-Trump aide is ‘gross abuse’ of power
A retired judge on Wednesday urged a federal court not allow the Justice Department to dismiss its criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former adviser Michael Flynn, citing evidence of a “gross abuse of prosecutorial power.”
Retired judge calls effort to drop case against ex-Trump adviser ‘gross abuse’ of power
A retired judge on Wednesday urged a federal court not allow the Justice Department to dismiss its criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former adviser Michael Flynn, citing evidence of a “gross abuse of prosecutorial power.”
Retired judge urges court not to drop criminal case against ex-Trump adviser Flynn
Retired U.S. judge John Gleeson urged a federal court on Wednesday not to grant the Justice Department’s request to dismiss the criminal case against President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn, saying there is “clear eviden…
Full text of Philonise Floyd’s statement to U.S. Congress
Here is the text of the prepared testimony to a U.S. congressional hearing on Wednesday of Philonise Floyd, whose brother George Floyd’s death under the knee of a white police officer roused worldwide protests against racial injustice:
State Dept. discouraged probe of Saudi arms sale, fired U.S. official says
A U.S. State Department inspector general fired by President Donald Trump told lawmakers the department discouraged him from investigating arms sales to Saudi Arabia before he was dismissed last month, according to a transcript released Wednesday.
‘Justice for George,’ Floyd’s brother says on way into congressional hearing
The Democratic-led U.S. House of Representatives took up the issues of police violence and racial injustice in America on Wednesday in the first congressional hearing since the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis sparked protests around the world, wit…
White House defends Trump’s conspiracy theory tweet on Buffalo protester
The White House on Wednesday defended President Donald Trump’s promotion of an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory about a 75-year-old protester injured by police in Buffalo, saying it was Trump’s “prerogative” to raise questions about the incident.
Trump administration sued over coronavirus-related border restrictions
The Trump administration on Wednesday faced its first legal challenge to a policy that has nearly halted the U.S. asylum system as well as admissions of migrants at the U.S. border with Mexico.
Trump may use executive order to address policing: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump could take policy action on race and policing via an executive order, his spokeswoman told Fox News in an interview on Wednesday as lawmakers in Congress move forward with their proposals.
