Los Angeles to slash up to $150M from LAPD budget, reinvest into communities...
LOS ANGELES— Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said Wednesday that he tasked the city to “identify $250 million in cuts” to invest more money into the black community, communities of color, women and...
View ArticleGeorge Floyd family speaks at emotional Minneapolis memorial
Reverend Al Sharpton speaks during a memorial service for George Floyd following his death in Minneapolis police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., June 4, 2020. Lucas Jackson | Reuters George...
View ArticleTrump taunts Biden on 1994 crime bill, black incarcerations
President Trump took an opportunity Thursday night to remind voters of Joe Biden’s support for a controversial 1994 crime bill that many critics blame for high levels of incarceration among...
View ArticleStates lean toward pushing to break up Google’s ad tech business
Visitors pass by the logo of Google at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech, in Paris, France May 16, 2019. Charles Platiau | Reuters The state attorneys general...
View ArticleAOC supports Defund the Police demands in wake of George Floyd’s death
Lawmakers propose new police reform policies Fox News’ senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano discusses a new bill proposed by a Michigan congressman that would abolish qualified immunity,...
View ArticleGeorge Floyd protests created surge in voter registrations, groups say
A protester holding a fist in the air and a sign that says Prosecute Killer Cops!!, Vote Trump Out, Black Lives Matter, Stop Killing Us and Enough is Enough outside the Barclays Center. Ira L. Black |...
View ArticleGiuliani ‘disappointed’ in reports that Bush won’t back Trump’s reelection;...
President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani did not seem concerned on Sunday about reports that establishment Republicans are publicly saying that they won’t vote for the president in November’s...
View ArticleJune jobs report will change phase 4 deal, Kevin Hassett says
White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Another coronavirus relief package is all but inevitable, but its contents depend on whether the U.S. economy...
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott pays respects at George Floyd visitation in Houston
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott paid his respects along with hundreds of people mourning the death of George Floyd at a church in Houston, where Floyd grew up. The Republican governor was among the first to...
View ArticleTrump was talked out of firing Defense Secretary Esper over George Floyd...
U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Mark Esper, U.S. Secretary of Defense, speaks during his swearing-in ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, July...
View ArticleMississippi lawmakers drafting resolution to remove Confederate emblem from...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Mississippi this week began to draft a resolution to change the state’s flag, as calls have grown to remove the Confederate battle emblem, according to a report....
View ArticleTrump says Army bases will keep Confederate names
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that U.S. Army bases named after generals who fought for slave-holding states of the Confederacy in the Civil War will not change their names. “Our history as the...
View ArticleConservative group asks DC mayor for permission to paint their own message on...
Conservative watchdog group Judicial Watch has asked Mayor Muriel Bowser for permission to paint its own message on Washington, D.C., streets, after the mayor allowed “Black Lives Matter” to be...
View ArticleHow Joe Biden would reopen the U.S. economy
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden holds a roundtable meeting on reopening the economy with community leaders at the Enterprise Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 2020. Jim...
View ArticleMLK’s niece criticizes Biden comments: ‘Why is it necessary to compare Martin...
The niece of Martin Luther King Jr. said former Vice President Joe Biden was speaking from a different reality when he said the death of George Floyd had a larger global impact than the assassination...
View ArticleTrump will address West Point graduates in person
Cadets participate in the Class of 2019 Graduation Parade, May 24, 2019, at West Point, N.Y., a day prior to Graduation. Matthew Moeller | US Army photo WEST POINT, N.Y. — Less pomp, more...
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Secret Service walks back denial of using pepper spray on White House protesters
The U.S. Secret Service on Saturday reversed its denial that no agents used tear gas or pepper spray June 1 to remove protesters near the White House, as the park clearing has come under intense...
View ArticleStacey Abrams’ underdog push for VP
In this May 22, 2018 file photo Democratic candidate for Georgia Gov. Stacey Abrams waves in Atlanta. John Bazemore | AP In some ways, Stacey Abrams is an outlier among the names being floated as...
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Omar defends calls to dismantle Minneapolis Police Department, ‘rotten to the...
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Sunday doubled down on her calls to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department in the wake of George Floyd’s death, calling it “rotten to the root.” Omar made the...
View ArticleHouse Democrats demand big bank CEOs disclose PPP documents
Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan Chase, speaking at the Business Roundtable CEO Innovation Summit, December 6, 2018. Janhvi Bhojwani | CNBC House Democrats on Monday wrote to the chief executives of some...
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