Bipartisan Police-Overhaul Talks End With No Deal

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Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, made clear in a private conversation with Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chief Republican negotiator on the issue, that bipartisan policing talks are over. Scott told CNN on Wednesday morning he was not planning to walk away from the negotiating table.

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Bipartisan police reform legislation talks end without a deal, Sen. Booker says

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The Guardian

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Bipartisan Congressional Talks On Overhauling Police Practices End Without Agreement, Sen. Cory Booker Says

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