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Many of the 21 points ordered by President Biden for federal law enforcement agencies, such as body cameras and banning no-knock warrants, have been adopted ...

The executive order requires all federal agencies to submit such data on a monthly basis, and instructs the attorney general to help local departments compile and submit their numbers. The first prong of Biden’s order promotes accountability for police, in part by creating a new national database of police misconduct. The Biden order requires new standards that limit the use of force and require de-escalation for all federal agencies. “The only thing we’ve ever asked for is due process,” he said, which the executive order promises. And at the same time, create opportunities for enhancing the efficiency of departments and individual offices through education and grants.” But the former D.C. chief said he felt “a lot of agencies will benefit” by having the federal requirements in place, as standards to achieve if they haven’t already. They said Biden’s 21-point order should create a national policing standard for departments that aren’t already restricting choke holds and no-knock warrants, limiting use of force and training their officers in avoiding biased policing, as the president instructed federal agencies to begin doing. Still, local police officials say they have already implemented most of the reforms being ordered by Biden federally, though some community activists say the pace of change hasn’t been fast enough. The executive order to improve policing in the United States unfurled by President Biden on Wednesday has direct effect only on federal officers and agents, who were instructed to wear body cameras, create a national database of police misconduct and conduct thorough internal investigations in use of force cases. But such a database, the National Decertification Index, has been maintained for years by the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training. Federal agencies do not currently submit their data about fired or disciplined officers to the database. The Justice Department last week updated its use-of-force policy to require officers to intervene, as well. And it was local, not federal, police officers in Minneapolis, Louisville and Atlanta whose widely publicized actions in 2020 sparked the nationwide call for police reform.

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that he will travel to Uvalde, Texas, in the near future to meet the families of the 19 children and two teachers ...

... Seriously, she pulled me aside and said, 'My daddy's going to change the world.'" As a nation, we're going to ensure his legacy and the legacy of so many others remembered today. "Where's the courage to stand up to a very powerful lobby?" "Where's the backbone?" "The Senate should confirm him without delay, without excuse," Biden said. "And we must ask: When in God's name will we do what needs to be done to, if not completely stop, fundamentally change the amount of the carnage that goes on in this country?"

4:14 P.M. EDTTHE VICE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. Please have a seat. Good afternoon.President Joe Biden,

Jill and I will be traveling to Texas in the coming days to meet with the families and let them know we have a sense — just a sense of their pain, and hopefully bring some little comfort to the community in shock, in grief, and in trauma. And since I only have one pen, you all are going to get a copy of this pen. Seriously, she pulled me aside and she said, “My daddy is going to change the world.” (Applause.) And there’s a concern that the reckoning on race inspired two years ago is beginning to fade. The law enforcement officers of our nation — well, they swear an oath to protect and to serve, and the vast majority do so honorably. And this is a start — a new start. The vast majority of law enforcement risk their lives every day to do the right thing. Even the manufacturer — the inventor of that weapon thought that as well. And we are here today, in memory of George Floyd and all those we have lost, to take action. It is an honor to be joined by the families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many others. You have experienced the anguish of losing someone you love and cherish. And, of course, that responsibility that we collectively have to ensure that all people feel safe in their community is what brings us together today.

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday he and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, in coming days to console families of the shooting ...

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President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order to revise use-of-force policies for federal law enforcement in the East Room of the White House in ...

It provided federal dollars to departments that met certain credentialing standards on the use of force. The order goes beyond issues involving misconduct and use of force. Former President Barack Obama also tried to push for police reform through a task force he formed in 2014. They said that they “see many components of the order as a blueprint for future congressional action.” Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat who helped lead the talks, said the order will enhance transparency, accountability and policing standards. It will also create a database to help track officer misconduct, according to the White House. And as he tries to build consensus, Biden is also attempting to strike a balance between police and civil rights groups at a time when rising concerns about crime are eclipsing calls for reform. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris gave remarks that tried to comfort those affected by the shooting as well those who have suffered from police brutality, promising them that change could come eventually despite the partisan divides on Capitol Hill. One of the elements of the order called for the establishment of a database tracking terminations, criminal convictions and civil judgments against law enforcement officers for excessive use of force. The International Association of Chiefs of Police and the Fraternal Order of Police both engaged with the Biden administration on the order. “President Biden’s executive order is a poor excuse for the transformation of public safety that he promised the Black voters who put him in office,” the Movement for Black Lives, a civil rights group, said in a statement. We’re showing that speaking out matters.

President Biden has marked the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd by signing an executive order. It will set up some of the police reforms ...

And the hope here is that federal norms may accelerate that process on a state level. Another thing it might do is - another thing it will do is set up a new federal database to keep track of misconduct by police officers, though, again, the only ones required to use that database would be the federal law enforcement agencies. But I think it's a good foundation, a good framework for improving the relationship between police and the communities they serve. That was after the outcry over the police raid that killed Breonna Taylor. And for him, the outcry over those deaths is what led to this executive order. President Biden marked the date by signing an executive order meant to change how police use force.

South Carolina Senator Tim Scott slammed President Biden's police reform executive order, blaming Democrats for blocking his 2020 legislation while Biden ...

"While my proposal added funding to help local law enforcement comply with higher standards, the Democrats' proposal sets departments up for failure by issuing unfunded federal mandates," the senator added. Senate Democrats, then in the minority, used the filibuster in June 2020 to block Scott's JUSTICE Act in 2020, which Scott's office claims would have addressed many of the issues in Biden's executive order. "The fact is Democrats used a filibuster they call racist to block my reforms that they’re now embracing," the senator added.

President Biden on Wednesday called for more gun control after a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school left 19 children and two adults dead, ...

We invite you to join the discussion on Facebook and Twitter. “We’re here today for the same purpose to come together and say, ‘Enough.'” “Where’s the backbone?