Editor's note: New data caused the FBI to release a supplemental report in March 2023 that showed hate crimes actually jumped in 2021. Read the story with the updated data here.
A new report from the FBI shows hate crimes in the U.S. dropped slightly in 2021, but the figures were likely far lower than reality due to a significant decline in law enforcement participation.
Why it matters: The shift to a new reporting system led to some of the country's biggest police departments failing to report hate crime numbers for last year, the FBI said Monday. The Department of Justice has previously warned that fewer police departments are submitting data, which experts say makes it harder to analyze and address crime trends.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle responded on Sunday to Twitter owner Elon Musk's call to prosecute National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Anthony Fauci.
Driving the news: "My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci," Musk tweeted early Sunday morning, prompting a barrage of replies from officials.
First Washington, now Hollywood. U.S. Senator-elect John Fetterman has a cameo appearance in a new crime drama starring Christian Bale to be released on Netflix next month.
Georgia Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has joined the ranks of election officials subpoenaed in the Department of Justice's special counsel's investigation of former President Trump.
Why it matters: Subpoenas had previously been sent to officials in Arizona, Wisconsin and Michigan — indicating the investigation has broadened past just Trump's role in the Jan. 6 attack.
The Biden administration's student loan forgiveness plan is on hold as courts weigh multiple legal challenges against the program, leaving millions of student loan borrowers in limbo.
The latest: The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an appeal from the Biden administration on his student loan forgiveness plan.
The White House on Monday sharply rebuked comments made by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) over the weekend after she said that the insurrectionists would have "won" if she'd helped organize the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Driving the news: Speaking at a dinner organized by the New York Young Republican Club on Saturday night, Greene pushed back at claims that she had helped organize the Capitol riot.
Workers in Richmond, Virginia removed the last city-owned Confederate statue from its pedestal on Monday morning.
Why it matters: The moment marks the close of a two-year effort to remove memorials to the Confederacy in its former capital. City and state leaders had long resisted calls to take down Confederate iconography.
Driving the news: "If she wants to play, it will be for her to share. She has the holidays to rest and decide what's next without any pressure," Griner's agent, Lindsay Kagawa Colas, told ESPN.
A pair of newly elected governors — both potential Democratic rising stars — want to steal the GOP's thunder on patriotism and freedom.
The big picture: There's a 32-point gap between the share of Democrats who say they're "extremely proud" to be an American compared to Republicans who say the same, per Gallup.
Peru authorities confirmed two deaths during ongoing protests demanding fresh elections and the resignation of new President Dina Boluarte, as thousands of demonstrators were reported on streets across the country Sunday.
The latest: Boluarte responded to the calls by announcing in a televised address a proposal for Congress to bring forward the next general elections to April 2024, per AP.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked President Biden for his "unprecedented" support as the U.S. leader highlighted how the U.S. was prioritizing efforts to strengthen Ukraine's air defense during a phone call Sunday.
The big picture: Zelensky also spoke with the presidents of France and Turkey Sunday as he pushes for more international assistance 10 months into the war, in the face of sustained Russian aerial bombardments that have targeted critical infrastructure and caused widespread blackouts.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen expects to see a reduction in inflation in the U.S. in 2023, according to her interview with CBS' "60 Minutes" that broadcast Sunday.
What they're saying: "I believe by the end of next year, you will see much lower inflation if there's not an unanticipated shock," Yellen told CBS' Norah O'Donnell in their interview.
