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June 25, 2020

Tim Scott hammers 'despicable' Democrats for blocking JUSTICE Act: 'They're not serious about police reform'

Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., slammed Senate Democrats on "Hannity" Wednesday for blocking a police reform bill introduced by Scott, who called Democrats' actions "despicable."

June 24, 2020

Donna Brazile: Police brutality and racism must end – GOP and Dems must compromise to pass bill in Congress

Congressional Republicans and Democrats need to compromise to pass needed legislation to address the crisis of systemic racism and racist policing that has sparked protests around the nation.

June 23, 2020

Police reform legislation falters in Washington ahead of Wednesday test vote

Senate Democrats are poised to sink Republicans' police reform legislation by depriving them of the 60 votes needed to even start debate on Sen. Tim Scott's Justice Act. 

June 20, 2020

Graham says he won't advance Trump nominee for SDNY prosecutor without Schumer, Gillibrand consent

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a powerful ally of President Trump, said Saturday he would not take up a potential nomination for a new U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York unless New York's two Democrat senators sign off.

June 18, 2020

Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt blocks unanimous-consent bill that would remove Confederate statues from Capitol

Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., blocked a bill presented by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.,   that moved to unanimously remove the confederate statues from the Capitol Thursday.

June 16, 2020

White House adviser Ja'Ron Smith slams Schumer, says he 'helped create the system' in urban areas

Deputy Assistant to the President Ja'Ron Smith slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on "Special Report" Tuesday after he panned President Trump's executive order on law enforcement reform.

June 16, 2020

Senate Democrats rip GOP police reform bill even before plan unveiled

Senate Democrats have criticized the anticipated GOP police reform plan as mere cosmetic fixes -- even before seeing the final legislation -- in a sign that bipartisan legislation to end police brutality may be an uphill climb.

June 9, 2020

Jordan Peele pokes fun at Dems for sporting kente cloth with 'Get Out' comparison

Director Jordan Peele had some fun at the expense of Democratic lawmakers who wore kente cloth as a tribute to George Floyd. 

June 8, 2020

Schumer, Pelosi call on Trump to reopen Lafayette Square after George Floyd unrest: 'Tear down these walls'

In letter to Trump, Pelosi and Schumer have asked the president take down the fencing and reopen Lafayette Square – calling the park “a place which has long been a venue where Americans can gather to freely exercise their constitutional rights in close proximity to the White House.”

June 8, 2020

Ex-Warren surrogate blasts white Democrats for kneeling in African cloth: 'This has to be hell'

A former national surrogate for Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., ripped into white congressional Democrats on Monday after they wore African-patterned garb and knelt in a demonstration against racism and police brutality.