police reform
The president said he will continue working "to define a path forward, including through potential further executive actions."
Police are citing racial justice protests and routine 911 calls to ask for armored vehicles built for a battlefield — and the Defense Department is buying it.
The ordinance that allows elected residents to have the final say in police-related policy is a product of years-long work by the city's grassroots organizers.
Ayanna Pressley and Cori Bush want to give funds to state and local government to hire social workers and mental health counselors as emergency responders.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Lawmakers pushed back against the police-reform movement in Arizona, Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming, according to an Associated Press review of legislation.
Local and state law enforcement agencies have adopted some reforms, but there's still a long way to go, according to experts and activists.
One year after police killed George Floyd, a senior adviser to President Joe Biden spoke with HuffPost about the the administration’s plans for police reform.
Floyd’s family gathered with activists, citizens and others who have lost loved ones to police brutality for a rally in Minneapolis.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is still working on a version of a policing overhaul bill that could pass the Senate.
The Brooklyn Center City Council passed a progressive resolution that will serve as a road map for the city and other areas to overhaul its public safety system.