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Biden's attacks on Supreme Court aren't 'protecting democracy,' they're undermining it
For all his bluster about safeguarding the American system, President Biden expends a great deal of energy undermining it.
Biden set to support term limits, new ethics code for Supreme Court: report
President Biden is reportedly getting ready to announce his support for major Supreme Court changes, including imposing term limits and enforcing ethics an ethics code.
Key part of Netanyahu's controversial judicial reform struck down by Israel's Supreme Court
Israel's Supreme Court overturned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial law limiting judicial review on Monday.
Adams walks political tightrope during Israeli trip in wake of controversial judicial reforms
"I wouldn't want others to tell me how to run [NYC]," the mayor said. "We should all watch history play out ... not to interfere, but to learn. I think...
Longtime Chicago prosecutor quits over crime surge, leaders' woke 'social experiment'
“I've been through enough stupid State's Attorney policies before. But this Office's complete failure to even think for a moment before rushing into one popular political agenda after another has...
Bail 'reform' increased crime -- and misleading studies don't prove otherwise
A new report from John Jay College of Criminal Justice’s Data Collaborative for Justice screams the headline that recidivism rates have dropped thanks to New York’s 2020 bail-reform laws.
Giuliani: Adams can't let Hochul slide on bail reform
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani accused Mayor Eric Adams on Saturday of going too soft on Gov. Kathy Hochul by refusing to publicly admonish her failure to rollback bail reform.
Chicago cops making record-low numbers of arrests as violent crime soars
Embattled Chicago cops are making fewer arrests than any time in the last 20 years -- even as violent crimes soar to record highs, according to alarming data.
Biden ripped key points from failed 2020 reform bid: GOP Sen. Scott
Sen. Tim Scott has accused President Biden of using key points from Scott's failed 2020 police reform bill in Biden's own law enforcement executive order.
Kathy Hochul's lame ethics reforms miss the real problem
Gov. Kathy Hochul's big "ethics reform" proposals are bizarrely off-base, as if she wants to do something but has no clue how to address New York's real corruption issues.
'Unequal police practices': Philly passes bill barring cops from minor traffic stops
Philadelphia lawmakers have passed legislation barring cops from making minor traffic stops that critics say unfairly target minorities -- becoming the first major US city to do so.
Fix the NYC Board of Elections or face endless mayhem
By inadvertently including 135,000 test ballots in Tuesday's preliminary report on results of the June 22 Democratic primary, the BOE all but ensured it won't make that same mistake in...
Schumer pushes vote on election reform bill that appears to have no chance
While some Republicans have pushed back on SR 1, Senator Chuck Schumer wants to have a vote on the legislation and called it "essential to defending our democracy."
Americans can support the police while also supporting police reform
Even though I’m pro-police and a black conservative who understands the overwhelming majority of police officers do their jobs honorably, I also know police must be held to account when...
WH holds up on creating police oversight panel
The White House is delaying establishing a national police oversight commission -- a campaign pledge by President Biden -- as the administration claims it will work with Congress on initiating...
Amid outcry, states push mental health training for police
The officer who Cassandra Quinto-Collins says kneeled on her son’s neck for over four minutes assured her it was standard protocol for sedating a person experiencing a mental breakdown. “I...
Letters to the Editor — April 1, 2021
The Issue: The appointment of a man convicted of killing an officer in 1981 to a “police reform” board. Honestly, is it that hard not to have a cop-killer sitting...
Trump heralds new Georgia election reform bill
Former President Trump is applauding a Republican-led election reform bill in Georgia, a state he narrowly lost in November in a defeat he falsely chalked up to voter fraud. “Congratulations...
De Blasio refuses to get serious about NYC's soaring violent crime
The 2021 homicide rate is running about even with last year’s tally, but not for lack of trying on the part of aspiring murderers with bad aim: Shooting incidents and...
Biden assembling commission to study Supreme Court 'reform': report
The Biden administration is assembling a bipartisan commission to consider expanding the US Supreme Court -- an idea that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer this week called "the big one."...