Politics Jun 26 House passes sweeping police overhaul and Pelosi challenges Senate ‘to honor George Floyd’s life’ The collapse of a Senate Republican bill leaves final legislation in doubt.
Politics Jun 25 WATCH: McCarthy addresses policing overhaul bill at weekly news briefing After a policing overhaul collapsed in the Senate, House Democrats returned to Washington for a day heavy with emotion to vote on their sweeping proposal to address the global outcry.
Politics Jun 25 WATCH: Democrats hold news conference ahead of House vote on policing act The House is set to vote Thursday evening on the Justice in Policing Act, perhaps the most ambitious proposed changes to police procedures and accountability in decades.
Politics Jun 24 Senate GOP police bill hits roadblock, as Democrats seek changes The impasse threatens to turn the nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others into another moment that galvanizes the nation but leaves lawmakers unable to act.
Politics Jun 23 Congress stalls on policing overhaul, despite public outcry The impasse threatens to turn the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd and others into another moment that galvanizes the nation but leaves lawmakers unable to act.
Politics Jun 17 WATCH: Senate GOP holds news conference about ‘Justice Act’ on police changes The “Justice Act” is the most ambitious GOP policing proposal in years, a direct response to the massive public protests over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans.
Politics Jun 16 WATCH: Senate Judiciary hearing on police force and community relations Senate Republicans could vote as soon as next week on proposed policing changes. It's an abrupt shift of GOP priorities in an election year. The party is rushing to respond to nationwide protests over the deaths of black Americans in…
Politics Jun 16 WATCH: Trump signs executive order on police reform Embracing a new priority, President Donald Trump is set to announce executive actions on police procedures and Senate Republicans are preparing a package of policing changes as the GOP rushes to respond to mass demonstrations over the deaths of George…
Nation Jun 10 WATCH: ‘Make law enforcement the solution and not the problem,’ George Floyd’s brother urges House “I’m tired. I’m tired of the pain I’m feeling now and I’m tired of the pain I feel every time another black person is killed for no reason," Floyd said.
Politics Jun 07 Democrats’ legislation would overhaul police accountability Democrats are proposing to overhaul legal protections for police, create a national database of excessive-force episodes and ban police choke holds in legislation coming Monday in response to the deaths of black Americans at the hands of law enforcement.