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Insults fly during House Oversight Committee meeting
A hearing that was supposed to center around a resolution about Attorney General Merrick Garland devolved into chaos and personal attacks starting with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene insulting Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s eyelashes.NBC News - Politics -
‘Oversight After Dark’: Lawmakers Hurl Insults at Session
In an after-hours session on Capitol Hill, insults by the right-wing Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene led to a raucous exchange with Democrats, featuring insults about personal appearance, intellect and more.The New York Times - Top stories -
Fetterman says wild Oversight hearing was worse than 'Jerry Springer Show'
Sen. John Fetterman says the wild and chaotic scene inside a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing Thursday night, which featured lawmakers lobbing multiple appearance-related insults at one another, was worse than an episode of ...The Hill - Politics -
Chaotic House Oversight meeting as Greene, Crockett trade insults
A House Oversight Committee hearing discussion turned personal after Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene commented on Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett's appearance. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.CBS News - Top stories -
LeVar Burton chimes in on House Oversight fight with 'words of the day'
Former “Reading Rainbow” host LeVar Burton chimed in Friday on the recent fight in the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. “Words of the day; bleach, blond, bad, built, butch and body,” Burton said in a post on the social platform X. ...The Hill - Politics -
Raskin calls Greene House Oversight brawl 'a failure of leadership'
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (R-Md.) called the recent verbal battle in his committee sparked by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) words “a failure of leadership.” “So, this was a failure of ...The Hill - Politics -
CNN, Fox News rip into House Oversight lawmakers over Thursday night mayhem
CNN and Fox News personalities ripped into lawmakers on the House Oversight and Accountability Committee over Thursday night's mayhem, where they traded insults and threw the committee into disorder that lasted nearly an hour. The Thursday night ...The Hill - Politics -
Sunday shows preview: Biden-Trump agree to debate; House Oversight hearing gets heated
President Biden and former President Trump agreed to take the debate stage later this year. as the two prepare for a rematch in November. As the 2024 election inches closer, the decision to go one-on-one will likely be a focus of this week's ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
Police departments sell their used guns
Firearms sold by law enforcement have turned up at crime scenes thousands of times in recent years, a CBS News Investigation found.CBS News - Top stories -
Police say no bodycam video of Scheffler arrest
A Louisville police spokesman said the officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler didn't have his bodycam video recorder activated during the incident. Department rules say officers must "maintain their BWC in a constant state of operational readiness."ESPN - Sports -
Brazil floods: On board a rescue helicopter
The BBC's Ione Wells joins emergency services in Rio Grande do Sul, which has seen its worst ever floods.BBC News - Top stories - Brazil -
Police: Officer dragged trying to stop Scheffler
The police officer who tried to stop Scottie Scheffler from entering Valhalla Golf Club on Friday morning was dragged to the ground and suffered "pain, swelling and abrasions" to his left wrist and knee after the car accelerated, per the incident ...ESPN - Sports -
House approves measure condemning 'calls to defund the police'
The House approved a resolution Friday that condemns “calls to defund the police,” taking aim at the rallying cry embraced by some progressives amid the Black Lives Matter movement. The chamber approved the four-page measure in a 337-61 vote, with ...The Hill - Politics -
Police close roads as Celtic fans gather in Glasgow
Police say a 'proportionate' plan is in place after disruption caused by celebrating fans last year.BBC News - Top stories -
Police arrest six student protesters at University of Pennsylvania
Pro-Palestinian students were attempting to take over a university hall to protest school’s refusal to negotiate in ‘good faith’. More than a dozen pro-Palestinian activists, including six students at the University of Pennsylvania, were arrested ...The Guardian - World -
At Chaotic Rally in Brooklyn, Police Violently Confront Protesters
Officers were filmed punching several people at a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Bay Ridge.The New York Times - Top stories -
Biden Marks Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
President Biden commemorated Brown v. Board of Education during one of a series of events over the next several days to highlight his commitment to the Black community.The New York Times - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Departing Boeing CEO Keeps His Board Seat
Shareholders defied a proxy advisor and kept Dave Calhoun on the board of the troubled plane maker, while unionized workers may get trained in whistleblower laws amid a slew of manufacturing safety issues.Inc. - Business -
Police clear protest encampment over war in Gaza at UC Irvine
Police have cleared a lecture hall at the University of California-Irvine after hundreds of protesters occupied the building for several hours Wednesday. Officers dismantled an encampment and barricades while detaining some of the protesters. CBS ...CBS News - Top stories -
How former police guns are ending up in the hands of criminals
A CBS News investigation with The Trace and Reveal finds thousands of former law enforcement weapons end up being involved in crimes each year, prompting the question: Should law enforcement be offloading their used weapons to gun stores? CBS News ...CBS News - Top stories -
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Jeffries calls on Johnson to honor police who defended Capitol on Jan. 6
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is calling on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to honor the law enforcement officers who defended Congress during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, pressing the Speaker to dedicate a spot in the ...The Hill - Politics -
Investigation reveals how thousands of police guns are ending up in the hands of criminals
A joint investigation conducted by CBS News and the nonprofit newsrooms The Trace and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting found that more than 140 law enforcement agencies nationwide sell or trade-in their used weapons when they ...CBS News - Top stories -
Congressmen introduce bipartisan police bill to reduce staff shortages
Two congressmen on opposite sides of the aisle are pushing new legislation aimed at helping law enforcement. The bill is designed to reduce law enforcement staffing shortages and strengthen the vetting of new police recruits. Democratic Rep. Salud ...CBS News - Top stories -
Investigating how police guns end up in the hands of criminals
Every year, police departments across the U.S. trade in their used firearms when it's time for an upgrade. But a CBS News investigation found thousands of those former police weapons wind up in the hands of criminals. National investigative ...CBS News - Top stories -
At Least 12 Arrested at U.C. Berkeley After Police Order Protesters to Disperse
The authorities had given demonstrators until 7 p.m. to vacate a new encampment that had been erected at a fire-damaged complex on campus.The New York Times - Top stories -
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French police fatally shoot a man suspected of setting fire to a synagogue
French police shot and killed a man armed with a knife and a metal bar who is suspected of having set fire to a synagogue in the Normandy city of Rouen early on Friday, the latest apparent act in a storm of antisemitism roiling France amid the ...NBC News - Top stories -
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French Police Kill Man Who Tried to Set Rouen Synagogue on Fire
The synagogue, in Rouen, northern France, sustained “significant damage,” but nobody other than the assailant was harmed, the authorities said.The New York Times - World -
Police who took kebab break before arena bomb disciplined
A PC and a PCSO who took a long break and did not follow orders received final written warnings.BBC News - Top stories -
'Massive' French police deployment arrives to secure New Caledonia
French police reinforcements have started arriving in New Caledonia as part of a massive operation to regain control of the capital, an official said.NBC News - Top stories -
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French police kill armed man who set synagogue on fire in Rouen
Mayor calls for show of solidarity against attack after synagogue damaged in blaze amid rising antisemitism in France. French police shoot dead armed man who set fire to Rouen synagogue – latest updatesFrench police shot dead a man armed with a ...The Guardian - World -
4 day care workers arrested for lacing children's food with melatonin: Police
A day care owner and three of her employees have been arrested after allegedly sprinkling melatonin on children’s food, police say.ABC News - Top stories -
Scheffler Detained by Police Ahead of PGA Championship Second Round
Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked golfer, was handcuffed and put in the back of a police car about two hours before his scheduled second-round tee time at the PGA Championship, held at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Ky. Scheffler ...Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Canada police link dead US rapist to four cold-case murders
Police said the suspect, who died in an Idaho prison in 2011, may be behind other unsolved killings.BBC News - Top stories -
Boeing whistleblower John Barnett died by suicide, police investigation concludes
Police released what they say was a suicide note left by Boeing whistleblower John Barnett.CBS News - Top stories -
Why the BBC could track down a people-smuggling kingpin before the police
Barzan Majeed is believed to have controlled the trade across the English Channel yet remained free.BBC News - Top stories