Crisis in policing runs deeper than you think
I'm a retired cop. I know what wearing the uniform asks of those who serve. I've held the hands of overwhelmed officers, comforted bereaved spouses, and felt my own heart break. I was with the Denver Police Department for 25 years, later with the New York City Police Department as Deputy Commissioner of Training and then Deputy Commissioner of Equity and Inclusion. But you don't need all that experience to know American policing is in crisis; just read the headlines out of
Read MoreRomney: Cheney 'would not become the nominee if she were to run' for president
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) said in an interview Thursday that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) “would not become the nominee if she were to run” for president after the Wyoming lawmaker acknowledged earlier this week she was considering a presidential bid. “I don’t think someone who is seen outside the Trump circle would have any realistic chance of becoming the nominee in 2024, barring something I can’t foresee at this stage,” Romney, the 2012 GOP presidential nominee, told the Desert
Read MoreTrump mulling motion to appoint ‘special master’ to review evidence from Mar-a-Lago search: attorney
Former President Trump is considering filing a motion for a “special master” to review the evidence that the FBI obtained during its search at his Mar-a-Lago property last week. Trump’s lead counsel for the matter, James Trusty, told conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin on his show on Friday that the former president’s legal team will “very soon” file a motion related to the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures. Trusty said appointing a special master,
Read MoreTo combat forced labor, the US needs more trade with developing countries, not less
On Aug. 5, the United States trade representative tweeted out that public comments on its “first-ever trade strategy to combat forced labor” were due. I know this is a few weeks late, but I can quickly get to the point: To help curb abuses of worker rights abroad, the U.S. needs more trade with developing countries, not less. Labor standards have been a part of U.S. trade policy since the
Read More10M Americans in southwest under flood watch
A large swath of the southwest U.S. encompassing about 10 million people is under flood watch due to a potential tropical cyclone, CNN reported. “The stage is set for southern Arizona and New Mexico to potentially receive prolific rainfall and widespread flash flooding today,” wrote the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Prediction Center (WPC) on Saturday. The WPC has
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