Democrats stiff-arm GOP’s ‘cosmetic’ police reforms

Senate Democrats are voicing deep skepticism toward the GOP’s newfound embrace of police reform. And they…

‘I raised hell’: how people worldwide answered the call of World Oceans Day

World Oceans Day, which took place on Monday, is marked by hundreds of beach cleans and…

Supertrawlers ‘making a mockery’ of UK’s protected seas

Supertrawlers spent almost 3,000 hours fishing in UK marine protected areas in 2019, making “a mockery…

Pelosi requests removal of Confederate statues in Capitol

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | Graeme Jennings-Pool/Getty Images By CAITLIN OPRYSKO 06/10/2020 06:41 PM EDT Updated:…

Cotton and Schumer clash over police reform

Sen. Tom Cotton. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images Sen. Tom Cotton and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer…

Dems locking down votes on police reform

House Democrats are swiftly lining up support for their policing reform package, including among their most…

McConnell accuses NYT of ‘lying’ over Tom Cotton op-ed

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell offered scathing criticism of The New York Times on Wednesday for…

Why the University Is the Great Startup Platform

Universities are a breeding ground for ideas. They gather together the best brains of the day…

Read: George Floyd’s brother’s opening statement at today’s hearing on police reforms

By POLITICO STAFF 06/10/2020 11:02 AM EDT Read prepared opening remarks below that Philonise Floyd, the…

‘I’m tired’: George Floyd’s brother pleads for police reforms

By KYLE CHENEY 06/10/2020 10:11 AM EDT Updated: 06/10/2020 03:40 PM EDT The brother of George…