Mark Trainer
How police are held accountable in the U.S.
When a U.S. police officer is involved in a deadly incident, departments - often with civilian oversight - investigate to decide next steps.
The pride of the LGBTI community [video]
Learn why Americans and millions around the world celebrate LGBTI pride during the month of June.
Want democracy? Keep the press free and active.
A strong democracy encourages a free press — one that keeps the public informed, enables a diversity of voices, and holds leaders accountable.
Presidents memorialized
Around the United States, numerous memorials — some famous, some obscure — honor those people who served as U.S. president.
The U.S. tradition of breakfast, presidents and prayer
The National Prayer Breakfast brings together religious, business and political leaders and has been attended by every president since Eisenhower in 1953.
The Holocaust memorialized throughout the world
International Holocaust Remembrance Day is January 27. See some of the memorials around the world that honor victims of the Holocaust in different ways.
The speech that helped bring down the Berlin Wall
In 1987, President Reagan called upon Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall dividing Germany and Europe.
Police work together to catch human traffickers
Learn how a State Department training program in Budapest helped law enforcement officials in Georgia stop human traffickers.
Pompeo: Religious freedom is ‘a universal human right’
The International Religious Freedom Report assesses religious freedom around the world. The state of religious freedom is dire, says Ambassador Brownback.