Police Reform

Tim Scott announced his presidential campaign in the same week as the third anniversary of George Floyd's murder, drawing attention to claims he "doomed" police reform to fail in the Senate.

Minneapolis unanimously approved a police reform agreement that looks to combat years of racial bias in policing. Here's what we know.

During the State Of The Union, President Biden said America needs to "finish the job on police reform.”

The killing of Tyre Nichols has raised questions about the use and risks of a routine part of U.S. policing: the traffic stop.

Tyre Nichols' death spotlights the federal government's limited power to regulate policing.

She's the first Black woman to serve in that role.

Black-led civil rights groups opposing Democrat's new policing bills that fund law enforcement urged the Congressional Black Caucus to resist supporting the legislation.

It's important to be clear that Question 2 -- a critical ballot initiative that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department with a Department of Public Safety -- was not the beginning and certainly not the end of our movement.

By a 56% to 44% margin, voters said “no” to a charter amendment that would have replaced the Minneapolis Police Department with a new Department of Public Safety focused on public health solutions. So what's next for police reform in Minneapolis?

While Sen. Tim Scott has gotten the bulk of the blame for police reform failing, Bridgett Floyd, George Floyd's sister, said she doesn't "feel that Biden is stepping up as the President and doing the right thing."

The rhetoric following the failure to pass police reform placed the blame squarely on Democrats embracing "defund the police" language, but two law enforcement groups have joined those who suggest that's a lie pushed by Sen. Tim Scott.

The 67-year-old politician was named as a potential vice-presidential running mate to President Biden during the 2020 elections. Now Bass' name is being mentioned as a part of the field competing for a chance to replace the city's current mayor, Eric Garcetti, who is term-limited.