The Trump administration on Wednesday moved to cancel federal agreements aimed at overhauling the Minneapolis and Louisville police departments, reversing reforms launched after the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.
The FBI has reassigned several agents who were photographed kneeling during a 2020 racial justice protest in Washington, according to two people familiar with the matter.
The Justice Department’s watchdog admonished Attorney General William Barr for a “chaotic and disorganized” handling of the protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020, though it concluded he did not order the forced removal of protesters from a park near the White House.
The ATF is investigating more than 150 fires that broke out during unrest following the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
FBI Director Christopher Wray stopped by the bureau’s Minneapolis Field Office Tuesday morning to meet with employees and get updates on the investigation into the death of George Floyd.
The author is an organizational development consultant, psychologist, trainer, and speaker for public safety, non-profit, and private sector entities. By Harvey Goldstein The lurid almost macabre murder of George Floyd will not easily dim from our minds eye. Our nation cannot and should not turn away from transfixed horror and moral revulsion at indifference in…
The author was U.S. Attorney in Washington, D.C. from 2001 to 2004. He is currently a partner at the firm, Barnes & Thornburg LLP. By Roscoe C. Howard Jr. When I was growing up in ‘50’s and early 60’s, I visited my Mother’s home town in the Northern Neck of Virginia, and sat around while…
The writer served 27 years in the FBI, 21 of them tactical with four SWAT teams and the HRT (Hostage Rescue Team). He retired in 2012. He also served in Marines for eight years. His commentary is in response to a report in ticklethewire.com that FBI agents in Washington recently took a knee at the…
