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WATCH: Congressional watchdog shares new report on how to improve U.S. government response to COVID-19

By Associated Press

The hearing is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST. Watch it here.

House passes sweeping police overhaul and Pelosi challenges Senate ‘to honor George Floyd’s life’

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The collapse of a Senate Republican bill leaves final legislation in doubt.

Rep. Karen Bass on Democratic police reform bill and changing a culture of ‘impunity’

House Democrats are set to pass a comprehensive police reform bill. Led by the Congressional Black Caucus, the measure would create a ban on some police practices, such as chokeholds and the use of no-knock warrants in federal drug cases.

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Bolton: House Democrats botched impeachment with ‘partisan process’

Ambassador John Bolton, who was President Trump's national security adviser, has deep familiarity with Republican administrations. But as he describes in a new book, "The Room Where It Happened," Bolton found Trump's divergence from presidential norms "stunning." Bolton's claims about…

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Body cameras are seen as key to police reform. But do they increase accountability?

By Candice Norwood

Despite widespread support for body cameras, the rules for how police use them vary widely from state to state, and department to department.

Whistleblower who warned about federal mismanagement of virus alleges ongoing retaliation

By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

A government whistleblower ousted from a top scientific job alleges that the Trump administration is intensifying its campaign to punish him for revealing shortcomings in the U.S. coronavirus response.

NYC judge rejects effort to halt publication of tell-all book by Trump’s niece

By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Associated Press

A New York City judge has dismissed a claim by Donald Trump’s brother that sought to halt the publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece.

WATCH: Democratic leaders deliver a news conference on D.C. statehood

By Andrew Taylor, Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press

Friday's vote, if successful, would pass a D.C. statehood bill for the first time in the House, but the legislation faces insurmountable opposition in the GOP-controlled Senate.

WATCH: McCarthy addresses policing overhaul bill at weekly news briefing

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

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.