NPR One's Roben Farzad discusses the economy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) discusses disinformation on social media, and Law Enforcement Education Foundation's Bob Barr discusses police reform.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell testifies in a virtual hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee about monetary policy and the economy.
Former ambassadors and diplomatic officials testified before the House Intelligence Committee on the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on Sub-Saharan Africa. Questions focused on the economic, geo-poliitical and security landscape of the region, as well as future relations with China and the U.S. The witnesses also discussed how extremist groups are using the pandemic to manipulate communities and how the death of George Floyd and racial tensions in the United States are perceived abroad. No Republican committee member attended this virtual hearing.
At the White House, President Trump signed an executive order on policing in response to the death of George Floyd and protests across the nation calling for police reform. The executive order suggests professional standards and additional training for police departments nationwide. The standards include a ban on the use of chokeholds unless an officer's life is in danger. The order ties release of federal funding to communities implementing the recommendations.
At the White House, President Trump signed an executive order on policing in response to the death of George Floyd and protests across the nation calling for police reform. The executive order suggests professional standards and additional training for police departments nationwide. The standards include a ban on the use of chokeholds unless an officer's life is in danger. The order ties release of federal funding to communities implementing the recommendations.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) held a legislative agenda news conference on Capitol Hill. He outlined the next steps for the GOP-led police reform bill. He stressed that the House bill is a non-starter because Democrats want to federalize everything.
Kevin Landrigan, a political reporter for the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper, was interviewed about the forces at play and issues motivating voters in the 2020 presidential race in the Granite State. He talked about how an influx of new residents in previous decades had changed New Hampshire from a Republican stronghold to more of a battleground state, how President Trump's reelection campaign was targeting voters in the state, and how former vice president Joe Biden's campaign was looking to reach voters after a disappointing fifth-place showing in the state's first-in-the-nation 2020 primary.
