Tag: Dallas

—œYou have truly outlined the issue of the day facing our nation ... We have to have the difficult conversations about race and policing in this country,—£ Loretta Lynch said. (AP Photo)

AG Lynch: Time for ‘difficult conversations’ about race in the U.S.

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2016 3:30 pm

Ted Cruz and President Obama have a storied past as rivals, but according to reports, the two are set to put those differences aside to fly together on Air Force One. (AP Photo)

Cruz to fly with Obama to Dallas on Air Force One

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2016 3:21 pm

Retired Lt. Col. Scott Mann said that this "race-fueled chaos" represents a shift from a melting pot mindset to one driven by the separation between clan lines. (AP Photo)

National Security

Former Green Beret says ‘America is becoming Afghanistan’ due to racial chaos

Jacqueline Klimas · July 12, 2016 3:11 pm

The move averts an internal clash over the legislation, which many conservative lawmakers staunchly oppose. (Tim Boyle/Bloomberg, File)

GOP drops gun control bill for the summer

Susan Ferrechio · July 12, 2016 3:01 pm

Director Michael Moore poses for photographers at the photo call of his new film, 'Where To Invade Next' at a central London hotel, Thursday, June 9, 2016. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)

Washington Secrets

Michael Moore: Ban guns, retrain all cops, end war

Paul Bedard · July 12, 2016 1:51 pm

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will be unable to attend Tuesday's memorial services for the five officers slain last week in Dallas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

Texas governor to miss Obama, Dallas memorial because of burns

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2016 1:40 pm

Donald Trump said, "I looked two nights ago and you were having trouble in 11 different cities, big, big trouble. ... And I think that might be just the beginning for this summer." (Kristen Zeis/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

National Security

Trump warns: Dallas attack ‘might be just the beginning’

Kelly Cohen · July 12, 2016 12:56 pm

So far, the president hasn’t been able to harness the power of the bully pulpit to bring the nation together and unify behind a solution. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Can Obama get the bully pulpit working again?

Susan Crabtree · July 12, 2016 4:01 am

In Dallas response, Marco Rubio shows why he may be future of GOP

Beltway Confidential

In Dallas response, Marco Rubio shows why he may be future of GOP

Daniel Allott · July 11, 2016 9:24 pm

"[O]ur system has been insufficiently attentive to those core needs that we know have an impact on these communities," said White House press secretary Josh Earnest. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House: America asks too much from police

Nicole Duran · July 11, 2016 8:58 pm

"We're hiring. Get off that protest line and put an application in. And we'll put you in your neighborhood, and we'll help you resolve some of the problems you're protesting about," Dallas Police Chief David Brown said. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

National Security

Dallas police chief tells protesters: ‘We’re hiring’

Kelly Cohen · July 11, 2016 8:17 pm

According to her prepared opening statement, Loretta Lynch will say her department will continue to give state and local law enforcement officers access to "funding, training, and technical assistance for critical programs and assets like body-worn cameras, de-escalation training, and education in implicit bias." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

National Security

Lynch focused on ‘bonds of trust’ between cops, communities

Kelly Cohen · July 11, 2016 7:49 pm