The suit claims a Republican county executive's creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents amounts to an “illegal, ...

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer ...

The suit challenges the legality of the “special deputy sheriffs” program announced in March 2024 to public outcry by ...

The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...

Are public taxpayer dollars being used to finance a controversial Nassau County civilian law enforcement program? Democrats ...

The idea of armed civilian special deputies is not sitting well with a number of Nassau County legislators. The idea of armed ...

Democratic lawmakers in New York filed a lawsuit alleging that a Republican county executive is trying to create a civilian "militia." ...

The corps created by Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban ...

It's something that opponents say amounts to an illegal militia and they are calling it "an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America." ...

Trump's border czar Tom Homan is urging more local law enforcement agencies to support ICE's immigration efforts.