HUFFPOST - ICE Says It Expects To Equip Every Field Officer With Body Cameras By The End Of August
But whether the public will get to see that footage remains largely up to ICE.
AMERICANALMANAC (Alan Benson) - Kentucky's Democratic governor demands McConnell prove fitness to serve or resign his Senate seat
Gov. Andy Beshear is pressing Sen. Mitch McConnell to publicly demonstrate he can still do his job, or step aside, after more than six weeks without a single public appearance. Beshear, a Democrat, sent a letter Monday to both McConnell and Senate Majority Leader John Thune demanding the 84-year-old Republican senator "directly and verbally address […] The post Kentucky's Democratic governor demands McConnell prove fitness to serve or resign his Senate seat appeared first on American Almanac .
Gov. Andy Beshear is pressing Sen. Mitch McConnell to publicly demonstrate he can still do his job, or step aside, after more than six weeks without a single public appearance. Beshear, a Democrat, sent a letter Monday to both McConnell and Senate Majority Leader John Thune demanding the 84-year-old Republican senator "directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign." The letter marks the second time Beshear has sought health updates on McConnell, who has not been seen in public since he was hospitalized June 14 following a fall at his Kentucky home. McConnell's office responded the same day with a written statement from the senator and a medical update from the Office of the…Open
JUSTTHENEWS (Just the News staff) - Body cams coming within 60 days for all ICE offices
It was announced in March by then-ICE director Todd Lyons that about 3,000 out of the 13,000 agents had body cameras then, with 6,000 more on the way.
AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - ICE says all its offices will have body cams in 60 days
Half of all ICE field offices across the U.S. now have body cameras for agents, with the rest expected to get them within 60 days, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Why it matters: Calls for all agents to be outfitted with cameras have accelerated as a series of fatal shootings and other use-of-force incidents have unfolded nationwide. The big picture: The push for ICE body cameras has been a years-long effort. But pressure for more scrutiny of agents' actions has been particularly strong since agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year and two more people were killed this month in Texas and Maine, where officers weren't wearing cameras. - Former DHS Secretary Kristi Noem ordered immediate…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Helen Huiskes, Emily Brooks, and The Hill) - McConnell, Kean absences revive debate about what information lawmakers owe voters
Lawmakers’ extended and sometimes unexplained absences from Washington are raising questions about how much transparency elected officials owe the public about their health. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been in the hospital for more than three weeks, with aides providing few details about the reason even as 911 dispatch audio revealed paramedics had responded to [...]
YOUTUBE (Nellie Miranda) - LAUSD Superintendent RESIGNS After FBI Investigation
The LAUSD superintendent has officially resigned following an FBI investigation tied to a controversial AI chatbot contract. Thoughts? Please head to the website to purchase some merch: www.nelliemiranda.com
WASHINGTONPOST (Alec Dent) - Federal officers in Minneapolis to start wearing body cams, DHS says
The decision to equip federal agents in Minneapolis with body cameras comes after federal agents in the metropolitan area shot and killed two people.