It’s Thursday…
President Biden’s public schedule for 01/11/2024:
| 10:00 AM | In-Town Pool Call Time The White House In-Town Pool |
| 11:30 AM Presidential Daily Brief | The President receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Oval Office Closed Press |
| 1:00 PM Press Briefing | Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, and National Economic Advisor Lael Brainard James S. Brady Press Briefing Room |
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, John Kirby, and Lael Brainard @1:00 p.m. D.C., time:
Tyre Nichols Tweet
From Wednesday…
It has been one year since the death of Tyre Nichols.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 10, 2024
There are no words to describe the heartbreak and grief of losing a beloved child and young father.
Real and lasting change will only come if we take action to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening again.
In…
Show more =’s response, @TheJusticeDept is issuing a new guide for states and localities to help ensure that specialized crime units like the one involved in Tyre Nichols’ death are accountable to the communities they serve.
From the Department of Justice…
01/10/2024:
Justice Department Releases New Guide on the Use of Specialized Units in Law Enforcement Agencies:
Today, Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta announced the release of a new publication, Considerations for Specialized Units: A Guide for State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Ensure Appropriateness, Effectiveness, and Accountability, commissioned in the wake of the killing of Tyre Nichols and amid mounting public concern over the use of specialized units in police agencies. The guide is designed to support law enforcement agencies and communities across the country as they assess the appropriateness of the use of specialized units, and, where units are deemed appropriate, ensure the necessary management and oversight of such units to advance effective and just policing practices.
The guide is the result of a series of convenings, roundtable discussions, and interviews with law enforcement, civil rights organizations, and other stakeholders, led by the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) and the National Policing Institute (NPI). It provides law enforcement leaders, mayors, and community members with actionable considerations for the formation, management, and accountability of specialized units.
“After the tragic death of Tyre Nichols and public scrutiny of the SCORPION unit, we made it a priority at the Justice Department to develop a practical resource for law enforcement and community leaders assessing the use of specialized units in police agencies,” said Associate Attorney General Gupta. “We hope that police chiefs, mayors, and community stakeholders will use the guide when considering whether a specialized unit should be formed to focus on a particular problem, and, if formed, how to ensure proper transparency, oversight, accountability, and evaluation of such units. The Justice Department is grateful for the engagement of law enforcement and community stakeholders that helped make this vital resource a reality.”
The guide looks at four main stages of specialized units: (1) formation, (2) personnel selection and supervision, (3) management and accountability, and (4) community engagement. Each section of the guide offers key considerations for agencies as they are creating or reviewing their own specialized units. If law enforcement and the community determine that a law enforcement response is required to address a problem and that standard patrol units are unable to effectively address the concern, this publication offers actionable guidance for defining the specialized unit’s mission and culture, hiring the most suitable personnel and supervisors, developing innovative unit and personnel performance metrics, and establishing policies and practices to mitigate the risks of specialized units.
“This guide is based on input from representatives from law enforcement, the community, academic institutions, and advocacy organizations across the country,” said Director of the COPS Office Hugh T. Clements, Jr. “I feel confident this guide will help both law enforcement and the communities they serve to demonstrate and uphold the principles of effective, constitutional policing.”
Justice.gov. 01/10/2024.
The Considerations for Specialized Units 72 page PDF can be found here.
Affordable Care Act Tweet
From Wednesday…
Folks on the other side of the aisle want to get rid of the Affordable Care Act.
— President Biden (@POTUS) January 10, 2024
They've failed over 50 times so far. And they're still not giving up.
On my watch, we're strengthening it.
The Washington Post in 2014 published a list of the 54 times Republicans attempted to repeal O’Care.
In July of 2017, Newsweek said; After last week’s latest attempt to remove provisions of Obamacare ended with Sen. John McCain’s dramatic “no” vote effectively keeping it alive along with two other senators, Newsweek has found at least 70 Republican-led attempts to repeal, modify or otherwise curb the Affordable Care Act since its inception as law on March 23, 2010.
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on Wednesday…
Obamacare continues to break records! This year, over 20M people selected an ACA Marketplace plan – more than ever before!@POTUS promised to strengthen and build on the Affordable Care Act, and these numbers show we are delivering results for the American people. pic.twitter.com/96NMz7O5W6
— Secretary Xavier Becerra (@SecBecerra) January 10, 2024
Enrollment ends on 01/16/2024.
“New” from the White House…
01/10/2024:
- Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and NSC Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby, January 10, 2024; the YouTube is 54 minutes and 7 seconds long.
01/11/2024:
BLS.gov said this morning…
CPI for all items rose 0.3% in December; shelter up https://t.co/dJyJeKlXDJ #CPI #BLSdata
— BLS-Labor Statistics (@BLS_gov) January 11, 2024
Econ/Business Reporter Ben Casselman said…
Over the past three months, overall prices have risen at a 1.8 percent annual rate, down from 5 percent as recently as last spring. Core prices have risen at a 3.3 percent rate. pic.twitter.com/n3tzssIQ1v
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) January 11, 2024
Different story with core, where inflation is still elevated, albeit much less so than a year ago. pic.twitter.com/A7OsXhMUwR
— Ben Casselman (@bencasselman) January 11, 2024
This is an Open Thread.
