Jul 05 Former officer charged in Floyd’s death posts $750K bond By Associated Press Tou Thao, age 34, is the third former officer accused in Floyd's death to be released on bond. He posted $750,000 bond on Saturday, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported. All four officers on the scene of Floyd's death have been fired and face criminal charges… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 4:37 Advocates critical of Chicago’s ‘drug corner’ arrest plan By Ivette Feliciano Advocates in Chicago are calling a plan by the city’s police to deploy 1200 additional officers over the July Fourth holiday weekend to arrest teenagers found on so-called “drug corners” unconstitutional, saying it contradicts police reform measures. Sheila Bedi, an… Continue watching
Jun 29 Why police unions are so powerful – and what that means for reform By Amna Nawaz, Sam Lane, Mike Fritz, Vika Aronson, Emily Carpeaux, Erica R. Hendry Police unions are under the microscope like never before. Though police unions play a critical role in protecting officers rights, experts say they can also block reform and prevent officers from being held accountable in cases of misconduct. In this… Continue reading
Jun 27 Once again, Congress unable to act during national trauma By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press For a moment, Congress appeared poised to act on a policing overhaul. Those efforts have stalled and now seem unlikely to be revived in an election year. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Seattle protesters block crews from clearing ‘occupied zone’ In our news wrap Friday, city crews in Seattle tried to clear away protesters’ so-called “occupied zone” but were blocked when demonstrators chanted their resistance and lay down in front of heavy equipment. Police stood by but did not intervene. Continue watching
Jun 26 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. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 7:22 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. Continue watching
Jun 25 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. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Federal appeals court orders Flynn case dismissed In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal appeals court ordered criminal charges against former national security adviser Michael Flynn be dismissed. The judges ruled 2 to 1 in favor of the Justice Department’s motion to drop the case. Also, Wisconsin's… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 9:04 Lankford accuses Democrats of putting politics over police reform The GOP version of a police reform bill stalled in the Senate Wednesday, after Democrats said it didn’t go far enough. Oklahoma Sen. James Lankford, one of the Republicans who worked on the bill, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his… Continue watching