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Iris Ezell went to be with the Lord recently. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and friend to countless people.
During the August congressional recess, 12 U.S. House members — participants in a bipartisan group tasked with restoring trust between police and civilians — dialed into a conference call.
Two S.C. congressmen say South Carolinians must have a frank conversation about race and policing in an effort to curb incidents of violence like last summer’s slaying of nine African Americans at a Charleston church and shooting of an unarmed black North Charleston man by a white police officer.
U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., is part of a newly formed congressional group that is meeting this week to examine police practices in the nation.
Having a two-tier justice system in which the well-known avoid punishment while ordinary people are held accountable endangers the country, according to U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy.
That was one of the conclusions the South Carolina congressman said he drew after questioning FBI Director James Comey Thursday afternoon.
The celebration of National Police Week, which ends May 21, provides an ideal opportunity to reflect on the life of Greenville Police Department Officer Allen Jacobs and the lives of other police officers who were tragically killed while heroically serving in the line of duty.
A bill introduced in the U.S. House is seeking to end the rising use of deadly synthetic drugs among young people.
U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg, has co-sponsored a bill seeking to give Congress more control over the U.S. Refugee Resettlement Program.
U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Virginia, and U.S. Rep. Raul Labrador, R- Idaho, introduced the House measure, the Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act, this week.
A key House committee will vote Wednesday on legislation that would tighten screening of refugees, allow fewer into the country and let local officials bar them from resettling in their communities.
Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-Spartanburg, said the proposal is a national security imperative and reflects concerns in his congressional district.
When President Obama took office, he vowed to run “the most transparent administration in history.” As his presidency draws to an end, those words would be laughable if the issue were not so serious.
At nearly every turn, this administration has blocked public disclosure and ignored almost every law intended to ensure open and accountable government.