Between March 2020 and March 2021, Congress passed about $6 trillion in spending that, at least in theory, was intended as pandemic relief. The first $4 trillion was passed with bipartisan support under President Donald Trump, but the final tranche was passed early in President Joe Biden's presidency on an entirely partisan basis. Biden, with the help of then-new Democratic majorities in Congress, wrote and passed what would become a $2 trillion spending bill, the American Rescue Plan (ARP),...
Suicide has quietly become an epidemic among the nation’s police, ranking as the No 1 cause of officer deaths this year Frustrated police advocates and mental health experts warn that President Biden has not only ignored the crisis but also exacerbated it with anti-police rhetoric
The man fired by Baltimore Police in April over an old gun charge and his status as a “person of interest” in a 2020 homicide now faces federal charges for wire fraud of COVID-19 relief funds
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It is perhaps inevitable that political leaders, looking for ways to “harden schools” against mass shootings after the horror of Uvalde, would set their sights on the federal funds dedicated to helping schools and students recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced last week that she is putting $100 million toward school security, using in part
SAN JOSE, Calif (BCN) -- A San Jose man has pleaded guilty to a fraudulent loan application scheme in order to get millions of dollars from programs implemented to assist businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U S Department of Justice Northern District of California announced on Friday Lebnitz Tran, 41, submitted at least 27 Paycheck [ ]
(The Center Square) – The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced a coordinated plan to address crime after 79% of state business leaders surveyed said it should be engaged in addressing the problem. More than 70% said crime was impacting the state's economic competitiveness.
More than three dozen House Democrats on Tuesday sent a letter to their leaders, urging them to increase funding to police departments amid a rise in crime in the U.S. The letter, first obtained by Punchbowl News, was sent to the offices of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), and Majority Leader
Western donors have withheld longer-term assistance since Taliban took over in August 2021, demanding the Taliban allow a more inclusive rule and respect human rights.
Top Tennessee Republican House leaders are urging Gov. Bill Lee to delay the state’s health department from distributing and promoting the COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers
Top Tennessee Republican House leaders are urging Gov. Bill Lee to delay the state’s health department from distributing and promoting the COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers