MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke on the agency's findings of civil rights violations by the Memphis Police Department and City of Memphis: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good morning. Joining me is Reagan Fondren, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee. Based on a comprehensive investigation of the City of Memphis and the Memphis Police Department (MPD), the Justice Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The White House issued the following news release: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Tennessee by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for debris removal and emergency protective measures undertaken in the State of Tennessee as a result of Tropical Storm Helene.. Under the President's order today, Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal  more