UVALDE SUSPENDS ENTIRE POLICE FORCE: In the wake of scathing criticism of authorities’ response to a mass shooting that left 21 dead, including 19 schoolchildren, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District has suspended its entire police force, which will be temporarily replaced by Texas Department of Public Safety state troopers. The police department will be reconstituted following the findings of two external investigations. Read more.
NYC DECLARES MIGRANT EMERGENCY: New York City Mayor Eric Adams declared a state of emergency today in response to the thousands of migrants being bussed in to the city by Republican governors. The GOP lawmakers say they are highlighting what they characterize as President Biden’s neglect of the southern border crisis. “New Yorkers are angry,” Adams said. “I am angry too. We have not asked for this.” Read more.