Jacksonville, Florida, is likely to be the new host city for the Republican National Convention. For local officials, there's a mix of excitement, concern — and hostility toward President Donald Trump's renominating event coming to their city."The unfortunate circumstance is that we have the most divisive president ever," Democratic state Sen. Audrey Gibson told NBC…
Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee jumped into the Michael Flynn case Wednesday, filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief arguing for why Judge Emmet Sullivan should not sign off on the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss the case.The committee claimed that the DOJ’s decision had signs of “corruption” and was influenced by…
(CNN)Republicans and Democrats may be working on separate tracks right now on policing reform, but there is some overlap, in principle, in what is being proposed on both sides of the Capitol. It's …
Parts of the nation have seen a surge in certain crimes amid protests and riots that flared in the wake of the death of George Floyd.Cities including Minneapolis, where Floyd was killed, as well as New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, have seen an uptick in burglaries, shootings and even, in some cases, murders.Floyd, a black…
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley on Thursday expressed regret for accompanying President Trump during a photo-op last week at Lafayette Square amid protests, calling the decision “a mistake” – in the latest sign of friction between the White House and the military over the response to racial unrest.Milley made the remarks during a…