Public safety demands more than thoughts and prayers, especially from governors and presidents. It requires leadership, sufficient support and lots of planning and foresight.

Threats against public officials have persisted in the year since the first assassination attempt of President Trump, as experts in political violence warn the upward trend shows no sign of ...

Multnomah County is the latest local government to join a lawsuit over federal grant conditions tied to controversial ...

Grants to local law enforcement partners make troopers’ jobs easier. When local agencies are better equipped, trained, and ...

Democratic senators host a meeting with state representatives and victims of gun violence as Florida passes a school-safety ...

The so-called "Back the Blue" Act would impose a mandatory minimum 30-year sentence for killing a U.S. judge, police officer, ...

The “Big Beautiful Bill” dedicates resources to immigration enforcement and border security, but also cuts funding for state ...

Truckers and shippers are pushing for heavier weight limits for trucks on federal highways. Congress is considering a measure ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York state law holding gun manufacturers potentially liable when their weapons are used in deadly ...

Border Patrol union chief Paul Perez denounces a Democratic-led bill to unmask immigration agents, calling it dangerous and ...

The measure allows the state and private parties injured by gun violence to sue weapons manufacturers for negligence.

If Congress enacts Trump’s proposed budget, ATF will shrink to 3,671 employees from its 5,136 positions budgeted in 2025, a 29 percent reduction.