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Lawmakers react to Chauvin verdict with relief, calls for policing reform

Tuesday, April 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the verdicts were being read in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin on Tuesday evening in Minneapolis, 56 Black members of Congress huddled together on Capitol Hill holding their collective breath.The Congressional Black Caucus, gathered to watch the verdicts... Read More.

Biden, Harris speak on the Chauvin verdict

Tuesday, April 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) --Vice President Kamala Harris, delivering remarks on the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer who was found guilty in the death of George Floyd, said there's still work to be done."We still must reform the system," Harris said.President Joe Biden... Read More.

Biden says he’s praying for ‘the right verdict’ in Chauvin trial

Tuesday, April 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Biden weighed in on his hopes for a verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the first time Tuesday, after speaking with George Floyd's family at the start of jury deliberations."I’m praying the verdict is the right verdict, which is... Read More.

Alarmed by “Tiger King,” senators propose ban on private ownership of big cats

Tuesday, April 20 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- The hit show Tiger King has triggered not only a huge fan following but now a proposed law to ban private ownership of so-called "big cats."A group of bipartisan Senate lawmakers on Monday announced they will introduce legislation to ban unlicensed... Read More.

After pledging not to build up Trump’s border wall, Biden’s intentions remain unclear

Tuesday, April 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- For years, Nora Garza and her husband Delfino have fought with the Justice Department and Army Corps of Engineers over 30 acres of land near the U.S.-Mexico border in Rio Grande City, Texas -- a parcel sought by the Trump administration for... Read More.

Biden will speak after Chauvin verdict, has been in touch with local authorities: White House

Monday, April 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — The White House has begun taking steps to prepare for the outcome in the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday, noting the administration was in touch with local officials as closing statements... Read More.

Chauvin defense asks for mistrial based on Rep. Maxine Waters’ ‘guilty’ comments

Monday, April 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday rejected GOP claims Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was "inciting violence" when she said in Minnesota over the weekend that protesters need "to get more confrontational" if former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is found not guilty... Read More.

Anger that motivated McVeigh remains dangerous, potent force in divided America: Attorney General Garland

Monday, April 19 by ABC News

(TUSLA, Okla. ) — Two days after an American terrorist visited death and destruction on the heartland, a slight, soft-spoken lawyer in Washington, D.C., was dispatched to run the investigation and prosecution that would bring justice to the victims of the Oklahoma City... Read More.

Pelosi rejects GOP threat to censure Rep. Maxine Waters for ‘inciting violence’

Monday, April 19 by ABC News

(LONDON) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday rejected GOP claims Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters was "inciting violence" when she said in Minnesota over the weekend that protesters need "to get more confrontational."House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy said over the weekend he would be... Read More.

Hirono: Anti-Asian hate bill chance for Senate to ‘take a stand’

Monday, April 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — As the Senate prepares to take up her anti-Asian hate crime bill this week, Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, said Monday the bill represents a chance for lawmakers to "take a stand" against rising anti-Asian attacks."At a time when the Asian America Pacific... Read More.

ICE to stop using the term ‘illegal alien’ referring to immigrants

Monday, April 19 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) — U.S. immigration enforcement agencies will no longer use the term "illegal alien" in official communications to refer to immigrants in the country, according to two federal government memos distributed on Monday and obtained by ABC News.Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as... Read More.

Tulsa race massacre and OKC bombing products ‘of the same kind of hatred’: AG Garland

Monday, April 19 by ABC News

(TULSA, Okla.) —In his first trip as the nation's top law enforcement official, Attorney General Merrick Garland visited the sites of two of the worst domestic terrorist attacks in U.S. history -- an effort he said was intended to highlight what happens when racial... Read More.

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Lawmakers react to Chauvin verdict with relief, calls for policing reform

Biden, Harris speak on the Chauvin verdict

Biden says he’s praying for ‘the right verdict’ in Chauvin trial

Alarmed by “Tiger King,” senators propose ban on private ownership of big cats

After pledging not to build up Trump’s border wall, Biden’s intentions remain unclear

Biden will speak after Chauvin verdict, has been in touch with local authorities: White House

Chauvin defense asks for mistrial based on Rep. Maxine Waters’ ‘guilty’ comments

Anger that motivated McVeigh remains dangerous, potent force in divided America: Attorney General Garland

Pelosi rejects GOP threat to censure Rep. Maxine Waters for ‘inciting violence’

Hirono: Anti-Asian hate bill chance for Senate to ‘take a stand’

ICE to stop using the term ‘illegal alien’ referring to immigrants

Tulsa race massacre and OKC bombing products ‘of the same kind of hatred’: AG Garland

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