The opposition to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans a national strike for next week. The movement hopes to oust Chavez from office. NPR's Martin Kaste reports.
Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative.
ICE says its employees have good reasons to hide their faces from protesters who want to dox them online, but Democrats say masked federal agents evokes "secret police," and the practice should be banned.
Democrats have introduced legislation in California and New York, as well as in Congress, requiring officers to show their faces as anger mounts about the "secret police" vibe of ICE officers.
After early criticism for being late, FEMA is getting high marks from people affected by the July 4 floods, especially in hard-hit Hunt, Texas. But locals heap even more praise on religious charities.