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Justice Department has a tool to make police forces better. It’s not using it.

Consent decrees can change not just policies, but also entrenched cultures that lead to police abuse.

Inside the push to tear-gas protesters ahead of a Trump photo op

The scene at St. John’s Episcopal Church and authorities’ attacks on protesters were the product of a president who favors brute strength and fears looking...

In Pa., officials prepare for coronavirus, civil unrest to disrupt Tuesday primary

Eight states plus the District of Columbia will hold primaries Tuesday. Several have struggled with demand for absentee ballots and poll worker shortages.

Democrats assail Trump’s threat to deploy military as ‘un-American,’ ‘fascist’

Trump’s remarks Monday night triggered a firestorm of criticism from Democrats, several of whom denounced his threat to deploy the military domestically as the behavior...

Rapper Chika Arrested For Protesting In Los Angeles

As thousands of Black Live Matter supporters flooded Los Angeles streets over the weekend, rising artist Chika was one of the many who were arrested...

Episcopal bishop on President Trump: ‘Everything he has said and done is to inflame violence’

Rev. Mariann Budde says she is “outraged” that police cleared protesters from in front of St. John’s Church so president could visit.

Trump mobilizes military, threatens to use troops to quell protests across U.S.

Military police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a peaceful protest near the White House while the president delivered a Rose Garden address on...

Glossier Makes A $1 Million Pledge To The Black Community

Glossier is springing into action with a $1 million pledge to help fight “systematic racism, white supremacy, and the historic oppression of the Black community.” ...

Cities brace for another night of chaotic protests against police violence

An autopsy finds George Floyd’s cause of death was “asphyxiation from sustained pressure,” family lawyers say.