The Trump administration has moved to dismiss a consent decree agreement between Minneapolis and the Department of Justice that would usher in sweeping reforms to the city’s Police Department. In a motion filed Wednesday,

Progress toward more fair policing could be undermined by a push from some activists and lawmakers on the political right to get President Donald Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin, as his administration moves to end federal policing oversight.

In just a few days, it’ll have been five years since George Floyd’s murder by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin. Some state leaders are pushing back on the Department of Justice’s decision to end federal oversight of Minneapolis Police.

The Trump administration announced the withdrawal of the plan just days before the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s killing.

Activists say they are not surprised the Trump administration pulled out of a consent decree covering Minneapolis police, but are frustrated the city didn't finalize it sooner.

Elected officials in Minneapolis say they won’t let President Donald Trump explode five years of police reform effort. After the Justice Department asked a judge to dissolve the Police Department’s consent decree this week,

In response to rumors originating on the far right that President Donald Trump might pardon former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin after he was convicted of murdering George Floyd, the city’s police chief says he and state officials are putting a plan in place to handle any civil unrest should a pardon come down from the White House.

The decision reverses the use of consent decrees to ensure accountability of law enforcement agencies. It comes days before the anniversary of George Floyd's murder by a police officer.

Police reform advocates pledged to intensify their efforts at the local level after the U.S. Justice Department said it would withdraw lawsuits against police departments where officers have killed unarmed Black people.

The head of the Environmental Protection Agency clashed with Democratic senators Wednesday, accusing one of being an ''aspiring fiction writer'' and saying another does not "care about wasting money.'' Democrats countered that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin's tenure will likely mean more Americans contracting lung cancer and other illnesses.