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Democrats say bill is a toothless response to police brutality Rival reform bill expected to pass in the House this week Cory Booker and Senate Democrats are voicing opposition to a Republican-crafted police reform bill. Photograph: Michael Reynolds/EPA Congress was at a standstill on police reform on Wednesday after Senate Democrats successfully blocked a Republican […] More
Standoff means it is less and less likely Congress will approve any police reform legislation before the November election US representative Jerrold Nadler, Democrat of New York, arrives to a US House judiciary committee markup of ‘Justice in Policing Act of 2020’ bill on Capitol Hill on 17 June. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock Hopes of legislation on […] More
Democrats Schumer, Booker and Harris sent McConnell a letter urging him not to hold procedural vote this week on bill Chuck Schumer speaks at the US Capitol in Washington DC, on 16 June. Photograph: Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock Senate Democrats have signaled they will block a Republican police reform bill that critics say offers a “woefully […] More
Attorney General fires New York attorney after bizarre standoff Judiciary chair says he will cut $50m from ‘personal budget’ Opinion: SDNY disaster suggests Barr is not so smart after all William Barr looks on as Donald Trump makes remarks in the Cabinet Room of the White House. Photograph: Doug Mills/EPA Attorney general William Barr “certainly […] More
John Bolton Judge allows publication of tell-all but slams author’s behaviour Aide: ‘That guy should turn in his seersucker suit for a jumpsuit’ The Room Where It Happened: a broadside to sink Trump? John Bolton – wearing a seersucker suit – waits in the Oval Office in July 2019. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA White House […] More
Charles Booker is less of a long shot to beat Amy McGrath, a centrist former air force pilot, as the Democrats’ pick for a Kentucky Senate seat after weeks of anti-racist protests Charles Booker, 35, is a rookie state representative for Louisville’s predominantly black West End who advocates for universal basic income, the green new […] More
Amid the visceral national outcry for racial justice in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, a lone US senator is standing in the way of a bill that would make lynching a federal hate crime. Rand Paul, a Republican with a reputation as a one-man awkward squad in the US Senate, has […] More
Trump fired Steve Linick at recommendation of Mike Pompeo President has removed series of independent oversight officials Steve Linick leaves a briefing at the Capitol in Washington last year. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters Members of three House and Senate committees will on Wednesday interview Steve Linick, the state department inspector general who was fired abruptly by […] More
