Psaki says police ‘too often’ use ‘unnecessary force’ that results in ‘Black and brown deaths’

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a daily briefing Friday that “too often” law enforcement uses “unnecessary force” that results in the death of “Black and brown Americans.”  Psaki had been asked if President Biden had watched footage of the police shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo.  “I have not spoken with him this…

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Montana's judicial branch at center of power struggle

Power over us-regions judicial branch is at the center of a debate over the constitutionality of a new law that gives the governor more options to fill midterm vacancies on the state bench. Senate Bill 140, which Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte signed into law last month, eliminated the Judicial Nominating Commission, an unelected body that greatly limited the governor’s nominating power…

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Mike Pompeo, wife misused State Department resources for personal needs, federal watchdog says

Former foreign-policy Mike Pompeo and his wife, Susan, violated ethics rules by misusing federal resources for personal benefit, according to the findings of an investigation by the foreign-policy internal watchdog. The report compiled by the Inspector General’s office in response to a whistleblower complaint found the Pompeos made more than 100 requests of State Department…

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Breonna Taylor's mother slams BLM Louisville as 'fraud,' says 'it's amazing how many people have lost focus'

The mother breonna-taylor” target=”_blank”>Breonna Taylor< and a state lawmaker this week, describing them both as frauds. In a Wednesday Facebook post, Tamika Palmer gave credit to family, friends and local community activists for supporting her family after her 26-year-old daughter was killed during a botched police drug raid last year.  She aimed her criticism at Black…

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Democratic Sen. Menendez rips Biden for keeping Trump's 15K refugee admissions limit

Democratic New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez ripped joe-biden” target=”_blank”>President Biden< for fiscal 2021, warning in a letter that the move “threatens U.S. leadership on forced migration.” The White House said Friday that Biden would sign an emergency determination to keep the 15,000 refugee cap first imposed by former President Trump in place. The decision marked…

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Washington Post stands by 'Four Pinocchios' rating for Trump claim Russian bounty intel was 'fake news'

The Washington Post is standing by a “Four Pinocchios” fact-check rating it gave then-donald-trump”>President Donald Trump< placed bounties on the heads of American soldiers in Afghanistan. A senior joe-biden” target=”_blank”>Biden < “No, that was a phone call to discuss other things, and frankly, that’s an issue that many people said was fake news,” answered Trump, who denied he…

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Russia bars entry to DNI Haines, FBI Director Wray, DHS Secretary Mayorkas, others, in response to sanctions

Russia barred top U.S. security officials from entering the country, just one day after President Biden launched sweeping sanctions and expelled 10 Russian diplomats. The Russian Foreign Ministry claimed the move was not in reaction to Thursday’s sanctions, but rather sanctions instated on March 2 for the poisoning and imprisonment of Aleksey Navalny. BIDEN INVITES RUSSIA TO…

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