Sean Smoot, a member of the Pres. Obama's Task Force on 21st Century Policing, discusses policing in the wake of George Floyd's death, and former Trump administration economic adviser Casey Mulligan the economic impact of the covid-19 pandemic.
Former Trump administration economic adviser Casey Mulligan discussesdthe human and financial cost of shutting down the U.S. economy over coronavirus fears.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio holds a news conference to discuss the ongoing protests following the death of George Floyd and the coronavirus pandemic.
Author and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talks about U.S. political history and the political divide in the country today. He's the author of "The Great Debate," "The Fractured Republic,' and "A Time to Build."
Former Trump administration economic adviser Casey Mulligan discussesdthe human and financial cost of shutting down the U.S. economy over coronavirus fears.
Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL), St. Paul, Minnesota Mayor Melvin Carter (D), NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Rochester, New York Mayor Lovely Warren (D) joined Axios for a virtual conversation on policing and racial inequality. The leaders discussed the way forward in the wake of the death of George Floyd, the ongonig protests across the nation and the measures needed to reform police departments. Mayor Carter criticized the president's earlier comments on the economy and George Floyd's death, saying the country had a long way to go spiritually and added "that paper economy that the president is celebrating today would unfortunately, most likely not be helping George Floyd today."
Three Democrats vying for the party nomination to take on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) in the 2020 election joined a special edition of Kentucky Educational Television's "Kentucky Tonight" program to discuss their campaign platforms and why they're running. Much of the program focused on the nationwide protests that erupted following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, while in police custody in Minneapolis. The candidates talked about the response to protests in Louisville, Kentucky's largest city, and about ways they would address racism if elected to the Senate. They also fielded questions on a variety of topics including abortion, the coronavirus response, and gun rights, many of them submitted by viewers of the program.
President Trump's reelection campaign hosted a virtual event targeted at Black voters hosted by Katrina Pierson, a senior adviser to the campaign. Also featured was Paris Dennard, a senior adviser to the Republican National Committee, and Vernon Jones, a Democratic Georgia state representative who was supporting President Trump's reelection effort. The three discussed President Trump and Mr. Biden and their records on issues of interest to African Americans, including the economy and changes to criminal justice and sentencing laws. Mr. Jones also talked about why he was supporting President Trump's reelection campaign despite being elected as a Democrat to Georgia's statehouse. The discussion came amid a week of protests in cities across the U.S. in response to the killing of George Floyd, a Black man, while in custody of police in Minneapolis.
Former Trump administration economic adviser Casey Mulligan discussesdthe human and financial cost of shutting down the U.S. economy over coronavirus fears.
Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former 4-term Alabama governor and presidential candidate segregationist George Wallace, talked about her father's controversial career and his later political conversion after almost being assassinated in 1972. She also talked about her friendship with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA).
British lawmakers returned to the House of Commons following a two-week recess where they questioned Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. The prime minister and party leaders also commented on the death of George Floyd and the protests across the U.S. "I think what happened in the United States was appalling, it was inexcusable, we all saw it on our screens," said the prime minister.
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered remarks on the U.S. economy at Delaware State University, a historically black institution, in the state capital of Dover. He talked about the need to restart the economy with a public health plan that addressed the ongoing needs of the coronavirus pandemic, including big increases in efforts to test and trace those who might have COVID-19. He also responded to President Trump's remarks on the economy and George Floyd earlier in the day, saying the remarks that Mr. Floyd would be happy with the May jobs numbers was "despicable."
2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden delivered remarks for the Texas Democratic Party's 2020 convention, which was being held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic. During his brief address, he talked about the importance of Texas to the Democratic Party and its 2020 strategy, and said the time had come for more focus on changes in the law enforcement and judicial systems in response to the protests that had taken place in the U.S. in the prior week following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, while in custody of Minneapolis police.
U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Kamala Harris (D-CA) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) delivered remarks for the Texas Democratic Party's 2020 convention, being held virtually because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former 4-term Alabama governor and presidential candidate segregationist George Wallace, talked about her father's controversial career and his later political conversion after almost being assassinated in 1972. She also talked about her friendship with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA).
Author and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talks about U.S. political history and the political divide in the country today. He's the author of "The Great Debate," "The Fractured Republic,' and "A Time to Build."
Author and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talks about U.S. political history and the political divide in the country today. He's the author of "The Great Debate," "The Fractured Republic,' and "A Time to Build."
Former Trump administration economic adviser Casey Mulligan discussesdthe human and financial cost of shutting down the U.S. economy over coronavirus fears.
Peggy Wallace Kennedy, daughter of former 4-term Alabama governor and presidential candidate segregationist George Wallace, talked about her father's controversial career and his later political conversion after almost being assassinated in 1972. She also talked about her friendship with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA).
