Former President Barack Obama is continuing his criticisms of President Donald Trump’s actions, this time warning against the 47th president of the United States’ recent takeover of the D.C. local ...

A decade ago, an encouraging bipartisan consensus was emerging for the need to reform public-safety policies in a way that improved crime-fighting and cost-efficiency and assured that policing better ...

CHICAGO - St. Louis County's top police officer said on Tuesday that the heavy-armored trucks and some of the military-style equipment used by police in last month's unrest in Ferguson helped keep ...

Former President Barack Obama sounded the alarm on “dangerous trends” of President Donald Trump’s militarization and federalization of local and state law enforcement. Obama shared an opinion piece on ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Over the last few weeks, Minneapolis has looked like a city under siege. The Trump ...

“The erosion of basic principles like due process and the expanding use of our military on domestic soil puts the liberties of all Americans at risk,” wrote America’s first Black president. Former ...