June 25, 2020 House passes Dems' sweeping police-reform bill 1 day after Senate GOP bill stalls The House approved a wide-ranging police-reform bill Thursday night, by a vote of 236-181, sending it to the Senate, one day after Democrats stalled a GOP-backed bill there.
June 24, 2020 Reporter's Notebook: On police reform, Congress may have missed its 'moment' It’s easy to score political points, but tougher to move the same bill through the House and Senate and deposit it on President Trump’s desk.
June 14, 2020 Clyburn says 'nobody is going to defund the police,' calls for 'reimagining' of law enforcement Rep. Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., made it clear on Sunday that despite the public rancor following the protests over the recent deaths of African-Americans involving law enforcement, Congress will not make moves to defund police departments.
June 14, 2020 What will 2020 elections be about? Impeachment, pandemic, George Floyd death by June leaves door wide open It’s only mid-June. And we don’t really know what may define the November elections.
June 9, 2020 Reporter's Notebook: George Floyd unrest, coronavirus show limits to Congress' power Legislative powers, like bills, resolutions and talking points, sometimes seem powerless.
June 9, 2020 Republican Sen. Barrasso: Defunding police is dangerous, invites 'crime without punishment' Defunding the nation's police departments would invite crime in communities without any punishment, Wyoming Republican Sen. John Barrasso asserted Tuesday.Â
June 9, 2020 Marc Thiessen: If Dems back defunding police, Trump will win reelection If the Democrats cave to far-left-ideals and become the party of defunding the police, President Trump will win re-election in November, ӣÌÒÊÓÆµ contributor Marc Thiessen urged Tuesday.
June 9, 2020 Mike Huckabee: Get rid of Democrats running big cities, not police officers Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that defunding or disbanding U.S. police departments is not the answer to nationwide protests against police brutality, arguing for the ouster of Democrats who run cities with the most problems.
June 8, 2020 Black Twitter users mock Dems for donning kente cloth: 'Don't treat Africans like we're children' Congressional Democrats' attempts to look woke appeared to backfire on them Monday when a series of black Twitter users accused them of cultural appropriation.
June 5, 2020 Dem AGs ask Congress for more power to investigate local police departments The letter, reported by Politico, asks Congress to give state attorneys general "clear statutory authority under federal law to investigate and resolve patterns or practices... of unconstitutional policing by local police departments in our respective states."