Seattle mayor says it would be illegal for Trump to send military to city
The mayor of Seattle said on Thursday it would be unconstitutional and “illegal” for President Donald Trump to send military forces there to clear protesters occupying part of the city.
What was cost for National Guard to deploy in D.C.? Up to $2.6 million a day
The deployment of thousands of National Guard troops in response to protests on the streets of Washington, endorsed by President Donald Trump and much criticized by the city’s mayor, cost the federal government $2.6 million per day at its peak, U.S. of…
Fears of second U.S. coronavirus wave rise on worrisome spike in cases, hospitalizations
About half a dozen states including Texas and Arizona are grappling with a rising number of coronavirus patients filling hospital beds, fanning concerns that the reopening of the U.S. economy may spark a second wave of infections.
Minneapolis police rank-and-file condemn ex-officer charged in George Floyd’s death
More than a dozen Minneapolis police officers on Thursday denounced the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd and said they were prepared to embrace “change, reform and rebuilding.”
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…
Exclusive: Most Americans, including Republicans, support sweeping Democratic police reform proposals – Reuters/Ipsos poll
Most Americans, including a majority of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party, support sweeping law enforcement reforms such as a ban on chokeholds and racial profiling after the latest death of an African American while in police custody, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Thursday.
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…
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.
