July 24, 2020 Civil rights activist Bob Woodson: Low-income Blacks being 'bamboozled and hustled and scammed' by Democrats Civil rights activist Bob Woodson, founder of the Woodson Center, ripped Democratic mayors such as Chicago's Lori Lightfoot for blaming Republicans and the status of gun control legislation, among other things, for continued violent unrest in their jurisdictions.
July 24, 2020 FOP president hits back at Pelosi calling officers 'stormtroopers,' says it's 'just sad' to watch Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments branding federal officers as "stormtroopers" are "sad,"Â Chicago Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara Jr. stated Friday.
July 23, 2020 Most Chicago homicide victims over the past decade are Black, police data show As gun violence in Chicago increased exponentially over the past decade, African Americans were overwhelmingly impacted. Local leaders continue to grapple with how to combat the spike while opposing plans by the Trump administration to deploy federal agents to the city.
July 23, 2020 Civil rights attorney blasts Biden for 'insulting' African Americans: 'I'm Black and I'm not voting for him' Civil rights attorney Leo Terrell said Thursday that presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been "insulting" to African Americans and claimed he refuses to offer substantive promises of help to underserved African American communities and those that are currently being rocked by crime waves.
July 23, 2020 Chicago Mayor Lightfoot defends insulting texts to police union president: 'I don’t take back one word' Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Wednesday defended a series of insulting text messages sent to the city's police union president after he asked President Trump for help in addressing the city's violent crime wave.
July 23, 2020 Kevin McCarthy on Operation Legend: 'It's a responsibility that we bring safety back to America' While President Trump may be better off politically by allowing chaos to unfold on American streets, he "cares too much" about the safety and security of his people to do so, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday.
July 23, 2020 Tucker Carlson: Chicago needs federal help to stop senseless killings When cities are at war, law and order disappear.
July 23, 2020 Rep. Eric Swalwell: Trump improperly deploys fed law officers to cities as his political storm troopers Our reality-TV president is staging political theater without regard to the Constitution or our laws.
July 23, 2020 Chicago police release video of deadly shooting -- in hopes of nabbing suspects Chicago police on Wednesday released surveillance video of a deadly shooting last weekend in hopes of apprehending two suspects.
July 22, 2020 Trump, Lightfoot speak over phone as Chicago mayor says president 'got the message' on federal crime response Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she spoke with President Trump over the phone Wednesday over his intention to deploy a "surge" of federal agents to the city, which has been plagued by increases in violent crimes.Â