London police chief rejects complaints of heavy-handed …

LONDON (AP) — London’s top police officer defended the department Friday from complaints of a heavy-handed response to protesters during the coronation of King Charles III, saying his officers intervened to prevent “serious disruption and criminality.” Metropolitan Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said officers responded to “rapidly developing intelligence” suggesting protests could affect the safety and […]

FILE - Protesters from climate protest group 'Just Stop Oil' are apprehended by police officers in the crowd close to where Britain's King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey, in London, Saturday, May 6, 2023. London’s top police officer on Friday, May 12, 2023 defended the department against complaints of a heavy-handed response to protesters during the coronation of King Charles III, saying his officers intervened to prevent “serious disruption and criminality.” (Justin Tallis/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Jeffries: Trump default comments complicate debt …

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) warned Thursday that former President Trump’s recent comments advising Republicans to allow a default have complicated the effort to raise the debt ceiling and prevent an economic crisis. Jeffries predicted Trump’s remarks would encourage House Republicans to dig in with their demands for steep spending cuts in return for […]

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