Rep. Hank Johnson didn't like the Pentagon's surplus military transfer program long before Ferguson, Missouri, turned into a war zone. The Georgia Democrat, a member of the House Armed Services ...

Police departments also began to embrace counterterrorism training, recruit military veterans, and adopt “warrior” mentalities that prioritized combat readiness over community connection. “It ...

A Democratic lawmaker has reintroduced legislation aimed at limiting the flow of military grade equipment from the Pentagon to law enforcement agencies across the United States. The proposal targets a ...

WASHINGTON • Sen. Claire McCaskill will chair a Sept. 9 hearing to explore what she describes as the “militarization of state and local police departments,” as some police groups have stepped up their ...

Police militarization penetrated a number of aspects of American life — even law enforcement attached to K-12 public schools participated in 1033. The violent repression of the Ferguson protests in ...

SALINAS – The Salinas Police Department released its 2025 Annual Report on Military Equipment Use by Law Enforcement, which reported that while certain military equipment like drones were frequently ...