Month: April 2021

A long-awaited US Army investigation concluded that while the use of military helicopters flying low at potentially dangerous altitudes over protesters in Washington, DC, last June after the death of George Floyd was not prohibited by federal law or policy, there was a “lack of understanding” regarding the “employment and command” of the helicopters. Given

Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday promised to examine the practices of police departments around the country that commit civil rights violations in his first public comments since the police shooting death of Daunte Wright in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota. In a brief virtual address to civil rights leaders attending the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action

It’s always bad when politicians, faced with a serious moral dilemma, put self-interest ahead of public service. It’s even worse when they know better and do it anyway. This week brings us a troubling new chapter in the story of Nikki Haley and Donald Trump: he, a person who wouldn’t know a moral dilemma if

The House Oversight and Reform Committee is slated to hold a vote on Wednesday to approve a bill that would grant statehood to Washington, DC, a Democratic priority that still faces obstacles for final passage even when the party controls both chambers on Capitol Hill and the White House. “Today is an historic day for

The White House and congressional Democrats face a crowded slate of pressing issues and competing priorities this week as they try to push forward with efforts to negotiate and secure passage of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package. That dynamic was on display amid a flurry of developments Tuesday that diverted attention in a variety of