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nternational Union of Police Associations President Sam Cabral stands at the podium, flanked by union members and officers, at IUPA’s 23rd Quadrennial Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 29, 2026. Photo credit: Hamilton Nolan/TRNN.

Are cops part of the labor movement or an existential threat to it?

by Maximillian Alvarez, Hamilton Nolan and Jacob Morrison October 23, 2026October 23, 2026

We sent two of the country’s top labor reporters to the 23rd Quadrennial Convention of the International Union of Police Associations in Las Vegas to find out…

Screenshot of SealPaul Reyes via TRNN

Police Accountability Report

Long Island Audit: Will the FEDS Indict this cop watcher?

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis October 9, 2026October 9, 2026

Screenshot via Eric Brandt.

Police Accountability Report

5-years in prison pushes controversial cop watcher to breakdown. Eric Brandt speaks out after release.

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

Demonstrators march down the middle of street as they protest the death Freddie Gray, an African American man who died of spinal cord injuries in police custody, near the Baltimore Police Department Western District in Baltimore, Maryland, April 23, 2015. Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images

Rattling the Bars

Beyond the Wire: stopping violence without police

by Mansa Musa August 25, 2026September 25, 2026

A protester bangs against the door of Maine Senator Susan Collins office as she demonstrates against ICE after an ICE shooting killed a man on July 13, 2026. Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

ICE funding approved by Susan Collins and Trump GOP to deliver electric shock gloves to agents nationwide

by Stephen Prager August 12, 2026August 12, 2026

A Skydio X10 drone lifts off from an automated launch station on the roof of a building in Huntington Beach, CA, on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Photo by Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Prisons and Policing

First came the Flock cameras. Now local cops want autonomous drones.

by Mike Ludwig August 11, 2026August 11, 2026

Hundreds of people march through the streets of Baltimore to seek justice for the death for Freddie Gray who died from injuries suffered in Police custody in Baltimore, USA on April 22, 2015. Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Rattling the Bars

‘Beyond the Wire’: A grassroots perspective on Baltimore

by Mansa Musa June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

President Donald Trump greets Rep. Troy Nehls, R-Texas, before delivering his State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

This Republican’s evasiveness about ICE funding reveals something sinister—a deep MAGA desire to punish us all

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis June 23, 2026June 23, 2026

Maryland chief medical examiner Dr. David Fowler. Photo by Marvin Joseph/The The Washington Post via Getty Images

We covered a now-discredited medical examiner for two decades. These are the botched cases that still haunt us.

by Stephen Janis and Taya Graham March 4, 2026March 5, 2026

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara speaks to the press after a multi-person shooting Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 near the intersection of E. Franklin Ave. and Elliot Ave. in Minneapolis, Minn. Photo by Alex Kormann/Star Tribune via Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

US media rushes to defend police departments from liberal backlash against ICE

by Adam Johnson February 6, 2026February 6, 2026

Parents of children who were killed by the police stand together and pose for a group photo at the George Floyd Remembrance Rally on Oct. 14, 2025, in Washington, DC. Photo credit: Cameron Granadino/TRNN.

Rattling the Bars

Their kids were all killed by police. Now, they’re leading a movement

by Cameron Granadino and Mansa Musa October 20, 2025November 20, 2025

Police officers set up a roadside checkpoint on 14th street Northwest on August 13, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Politics and Movements: US

‘Go home fascists’: Protesters jeer federal agents in streets of DC

by Jake Johnson August 14, 2025August 14, 2025