Bipartisan Police-Overhaul Talks End With No Deal

Sen. Tim Scott ‘disappointed’ bipartisan police reform negotiations failed

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., said in a statement Wednesday that he was “deeply disappointed” that Democrat colleagues walked away from the negotiation table during discussions on a bipartisan police overhaul that has been going on for months.

Bipartisan Police Reform Talks Collapse in US Senate

Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to reform policing that began after a spate of police killings of unarmed Black citizens in 2020 have collapsed, dealing at least a temporary setback to President Joe Biden’s vow to address police brutality.   The negotiations started nine months ago following the high-profile police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, and the deaths of other Blacks t…

Talks break down on police reform bill named after George Floyd

A nationwide policing reform bill named after George Floyd has fallen apart in Congress.

George Floyd police reform bill doomed as US Senate talks collapse

The failure of the negotiations is a blow to Biden, who was elected last year with strong African-American support and has pledged to make police reform a priority of his administration

George Floyd police reform bill doomed as US Senate talks collapse

A bipartisan effort spurred by the death of George Floyd to pass a police reform bill in Congress has collapsed, US lawmakers said Wednesday, in a setback for President Joe Biden.The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act was approved by the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives in March but has been stalled in the Senate.Democratic and Republican senators had been seeking to hammer out a compromise and bring the bill to the floor of the …

George Floyd police reform bill doomed as US Senate talks collapse

A bipartisan effort spurred by the death of George Floyd to pass a police reform bill in Congress has collapsed, US lawmakers said Wednesday, in a setback for President Joe Biden.