A Confederate monument was taken down in Jacksonville, Fla., Wednesday following an order from the city’s mayor, as public officials around the U.S. continue to grapple with what to do with statutes commemorating the Confederacy. Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan (D) ordered the removal of two statues from Springfield Park. Both were part of the “Tribute...
The Defense Department on Thursday officially rolled out a new policy for specialized and independent military lawyers to prosecute major crimes — including murder and sexual assault cases — across the armed services, shifting away from unit commanders who previously oversaw those efforts. Four new special trial counsel offices staffed with independent lawyers have opened...
Chris Christie is stepping up his rhetoric attacking GOP presidential front-runner and rival former President Trump, releasing a new ad declaring Trump will "burn America to the ground." Christie, a former New Jersey governor who is angling for a strong showing in New Hampshire to propel his long-shot campaign, stares directly into the camera during...
Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) on Thursday sought to clean up controversial remarks in which she failed to mention slavery as the cause of the Civil War. "Of course the Civil War was about slavery," Haley said in a New Hampshire radio interview. "We know that. That's the easy part of it. What I...
Mayors of Denver, Chicago and New York City are again urging the Biden administration to provide more funding and an emergency declaration to help them with the migrant crisis.