U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is pressed to spare civil rights-era "peacemakers" program from closure

DOJ Rescinds Policy Protecting Journalists

The Department of Justice has reversed a policy set by the previous administration that prevented officials from collecting records from journalists or compelling them to testify during investigations into leaked information, CBS News reports. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memo on Friday rescinding the policy, which was set by the Biden administration, allowing investigators to subpoena journalists’ records even if they are not looking int…

Lawmakers Fight to Save DOJ Office That Eases Racial Tensions

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Trump administration rollbacks targeting civil rights programs and public safety grants, House Democrats are demanding the Justice Department stop any attempt to dismantle the Community Relations Service

House Democrats Fight to Save Justice Department's 'Peacemaker' Office as Trump Cuts Deepen

House Democrats are urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to preserve the Community Relations Service, a small but vital office that helps resolve racial and ethnic tensions, despite the Trump administration's plans to eliminate it. The post House Democrats Fight to Save Justice Department’s ‘Peacemaker’ Office as Trump Cuts Deepen appeared first on The Washington Informer.

House Democrats Are Begging Pam Bondi Not to Cut DOJ ‘Race Relations’ Office.

PULSE POINTS:What Happened: House Democrats are urging Attorney General Pam Bondi to preserve the Community Relations Service, a civil rights-era office under threat of closure. The program, ostensibly intended to resolve ethnic tensions, was deployed twice in Minneapolis during the George Floyd riots with little effect. Who’s Involved: Over two dozen House Democrats, including Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), have reached out to Bondi and the Justice D…

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is pressed to spare civil rights-era "peacemakers" program from closure

An internal Justice Department memo said President Trump's appointees are considering closing the Community Relations Service, which was created as part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Lawmakers Fight to Save DOJ Office That Eases Racial Tensions – The Windy City Word

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA Senior National Correspondent Faced with a wave of Trump administration rollbacks targeting civil rights programs and public safety grants, House Democrats are demanding the Justice Department stop any attempt to dismantle the Community Relations Service—a small but historically vital office often referred to as “America’s Peacemaker.” Created under Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Community Relation…