Category: reforms

Senators Warner, Cornyn, Wyden, and Moran Discuss Reforms to Security Classification

Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) hold a press availability at 11:30 a.m. ET on May 10 to discuss reforms to security classification. …


Russia’s Military Reforms Respond to NATO’s Expansion, Ukraine: Chief of General Staff

Russia’s new military reforms respond to possible NATO expansion and the use of Kyiv by the “collective West” to wage a hybrid war against Russia, the newly appointed general in charge of Russia’s military operations in Ukraine said. Valery Gerasimov, in his first public comments since his Jan. 11 appointment to the role, admitted also…


Thousands in Israel Hold Protest Against Government’s Plans to Reform Judicial System

Tens of thousands of protesters in Israel held protests in at least three major cities on Saturday against the government’s judicial reform plans. Israeli media reported that about 80,000 people attended a demonstration in Tel Aviv, with smaller protests in Jerusalem and Haifa. No major unrest was reported, though Israeli media said small crowds scuffled…


Britain’s Sunak Accepts Call for Financial Reforms After Greensill Collapse

British finance minister Rishi Sunak has ordered two immediate reviews of the country’s financial regulation related to the collapse of supply chain finance firm Greensill Capital. In a letter to a parliamentary committee that issued a report in July related to Greensill’s collapse, released on Friday by the same committee, Sunak said he had accepted…


Election Law Reformer Says Biden ‘Poured Gasoline’ on Already Divisive Debate

President Joe Biden “poured gasoline on that fire” with his criticism Tuesday in Philadelphia of election reforms in Arizona, Georgia, Texas and other states, according to former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. “The President poured gasoline on that fire, he’s dividing us further and he undermines the credibility of those advocating for a federal takeover…


Biden’s US Supreme Court Commission Meets to Explore Broad Reforms

President Joe Biden’s commission to study potential changes to the U.S. Supreme Court held its first meeting on Wednesday and will have six months to issue a report on reforms including possibly expanding the number of justices, an idea touted by some liberal activists and Democratic lawmakers. “We definitely have our work cut out for…


Seattle Loses Almost 20 Percent of Police Officers Amid Anti-Police Sentiment

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has lost almost 20 percent of its police force in the past year and a half.