A Memphis judge signed a court order Wednesday blocking the release of new records related to the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man who died days after he was beaten by officers during a traffic stop in January.
Driving the news: Shelby County Criminal Court Judge James Jones Jr. signed the court order blocking the release of the records until the state and the defendants, which includes prosecutors and attorneys for five former officers charged in the case, can review the material.
It's easier in the United States to find a sculpture of a mermaid than of any American-born woman who actually is part of this world.
That's according to Monument Lab, a nonprofit that in 2021 counted who and what Americans honor in their public art — 22 sculptures of mermaids, to 21 honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
Driving the news: For Women's History Month, we looked into whether increased awareness of the lack of diversity in American monuments and sculptures has created actual change.
The Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) has engaged in a pattern of unlawful and discriminatory conduct that violated the Constitution and federal law, the Department of Justice said in a report released Wednesday.
Why it matters: The findings, announced almost three years after police shot and killed Breonna Taylor during a 2o2o raid on her home, amount to a scathing critique of Louisville's police department.
The Chinese government has the ability to control the software on millions of devices by virtue of its relationship with TikTok's owner, ByteDance, FBI director Chris Wray told the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
Why it matters: TikTok has become a political flashpoint in Congress, with lawmakers introducing legislation that could restrict or ban the app.
The Department of Justice announced Wednesday it will investigate Memphis Police Department policies following the death of Tyre Nichols.
The big picture: The Justice Department said one probe will investigate the department's use-of-force and de-escalation policies and a separate one will review the use of specialized police units nationwide.
Attackers and vandals are targeting America’s electrical grid more than they have at any other point in the last decade, government documents show.
Why it matters: Recent assaults on power infrastructure across the country have led to mass outages and prompted calls from both state and federal lawmakers for new security measures.
The Trump and Biden families are inspiring potentially bipartisan House legislation, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The House Oversight Committee's top leaders are seeking to channel intense partisan hostilities into reforms for classified documents and presidential family finances.
A conservative group leading the charge against "woke capitalism" is taking its campaign to the next level, giving congressional leaders a detailed roadmap for dismantling the environmental, social and governance (ESG) movement.
Why it matters: A new report from Consumers' Research provides a lengthy list of specific questions for House Republicans at public hearings to establish fact patterns for litigations and to prove asset managers are forsaking fiduciary duty in the name of political goals.
Why it matters: It's an early example of the pipeline Republican are creating between their new House majority, which can force Democrats into tough votes on wedge issues, and their campaign apparatus, which can whack them with those votes in 2024 ads.
First it was crime, now immigration: For the second time in as many weeks President Biden has inflamed fellow Democrats, who are questioning his tactics and strategy.
Why it matters: In his first two years in office, Biden was remarkably united with congressional Democrats, which helped him pass four major pieces of legislation.
Fox Corp. chair Rupert Murdoch told Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott that hosts Sean Hannity and Laura Ingraham maybe "went too far" in pushing former President Trump's election fraud claims on the network, according to court documents made public Tuesday.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson expressed an intense dislike of former President Trump post-2020 election text messages, according to new court filings from Dominion Voting Systems submitted in its lawsuit against the news outlet.
Details: "We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can't wait," Carlson allegedly said in one text message to a co-worker two days before the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 4, 2021, per the filings, which were unsealed Tuesday. "I hate him passionately."
The U.S. will lift COVID testing restrictions for travelers from China, the Washington Post first reported and Axios has confirmed.
The big picture: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced in December a negative test requirement for travelers from the country, which began on Jan. 5 after China saw a spike in coronavirus cases following Beijing's loosening of travel restrictions.
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said Tuesday he doesn't regret giving video footage of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Driving the news: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other Republicans have pushed back against Carlson's portrayal of the Capitol attack after McCarthy handed over 41,000 hours of footage exclusively to Fox last month.
The National Transportation Safety Board has opened an investigation into Norfolk Southern Railway's safety practices and culture in response to five "significant" accidents dating back to December 2021, the agency announced Tuesday.
The big picture: The railroad operator has been facing criticism overthe derailment of one of its trains carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio. The special investigation comes after a conductor was killed in the state during a collision Tuesday.
The Biden administration is considering once again detaining families that illegally cross into the U.S. — potentially adding to a cascade of new border restrictions typically favored by Republicans.
Why it matters: News that President Biden could reinstate the controversial policy triggered a flood of condemnation from Democrats and immigration activists, with many blasting it as "inhumane" and an ugly relic of the Trump era.
