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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2014

Obama Says He's Outraged Over "Senseless" Police Murders

Obama called New York Police Commissioner William Bratton to give condolences for the two police officers shot and killed in an ambush in Brooklyn Saturday.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2014

Obama Police Panel May Establish Deadly Force Incident Tracking

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, tapped by the Obama administration to help bolster law enforcement's standing in the wake of national unrest stirred by a series of killings of young black men by white officers, said that the long-standing gap in police reporting "needs to be addressed.''

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 3, 2014

Holder Issues Statement on Obama's Law Enforcement Proposals

Yesterday, the Administration released that review's findings -- and announced key next steps to strengthen the trust in and effectiveness of the policing of our communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2014

Obama Team Calls for New Rules on Police Equipment

As part of a response to the police shooting in Ferguson, Mo., the Obama administration called for new rules Monday on federal money that local law enforcement agencies use to buy equipment, including military items.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 24, 2014

Obama Immigration Order Ends Secure Communities Program

Designed to identify potentially deportable immigrants who had committed crimes, the Secure Communities program provided immigration agents with fingerprint records collected at local jails. In many cases, agents would ask local law enforcement officials to hold inmates believed to be in the country illegally beyond the length of their jail terms so that they could be transferred to federal custody.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 20, 2014

Obama Executive Order to Shield 5 Million Illegal Immigrants from Law Enforcement Action

These new details about the broad reach of Mr. Obama’s planned executive action on immigration emerged as he prepared to speak to the nation in a prime-time address on Thursday night. On Friday, the president is to travel to Las Vegas to rally public support for his plan in a state where Hispanics are a growing and politically powerful constituency.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 29, 2014

Wife of Florida Officer Killed Escorting Obama Sues

Jupiter Police Officer Bruce St. Laurent died during a 2012 visit by Obama to Florida.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 16, 2014

N.H. Town's White Police Commissioner Calls Obama N-Word

A police commissioner in a predominantly white New Hampshire town says he won’t apologize for calling President Barack Obama the N-word, and he sat with his arms crossed while angry residents at a meeting called for his resignation on Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 13, 2014

Video: Wride Family Pushing for Bulletproof Windshields

Utah County Sheriff’s Officer Sgt. Cory Wride was shot and killed in the line of duty nearly two weeks ago. His oldest son Nathan Mohler wants every law enforcement officer in the country to have bullet-proof protection and says he'll do everything he can to get President Obama's attention, but he needs the public's help.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2013

Obama Nominates Comey to Head FBI

President Obama nominated Bush-era U.S. prosecutor James Comey to head the FBI when Robert Mueller steps down from his post in September, the FBI announced Friday.

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