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Friday was my friend Eric Dreiband's last day as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights. Eric will take the rest of the month off and then return to private practice. Eric accomplished a lot in his two years and two months in charge of the Civil Rights Division. Some of the Division's accomplishments under Eric's leadership are set forth in this DOJ announcement. Eric defended the Trump administration's record on

Troubled by Capitol riot, Cabinet officials DeVos, Chao resign Rachel Elbaum and Dareh Gregorian and Tom Winter © Provided by NBC News Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced their resignations Thursday, citing the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. "Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the president stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed," Chao said in a statement she posted on Twitter. "As I'm sure is the case with many of you, it has...

NBA players again display their ignorance NBA players are a poorly educated group. But lack of education can’t explain the stupidity of some player remarks in response to the rioting at the Capitol and to the decision of local prosecutors in the Jacob Blake case. Players for the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat issued a joint statement before the game between these two teams. They said: We play tonight’s game with a heavy heart after yesterday’s decision in Kenosha, and knowing that protesters in our national’s capital are treated differently by political leaders depending on what ...

Troubled by Capitol riot, Cabinet officials DeVos, Chao resign Rachel Elbaum and Dareh Gregorian and Tom Winter © Provided by NBC News Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced their resignations Thursday, citing the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol on Wednesday. "Yesterday, our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the president stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed," Chao said in a statement she posted on Twitter. "As I'm sure is the case with many of you, it has...

Image via BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images After a violent mob attacked the U.S Capitol on Jan 6., 2021, resulting in destruction and at least four deaths, the number of people resigning from incumbent U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration grew. Many sought to distance themselves from the violent events of that day that appeared to be encouraged by Trump in a speech he made rejecting the results of the November 2020 presidential election. The mob sought unsuccessfully to disrupt Congress’ certification of Joe Biden as president-elect, which was taking pla...