Mairead McArdle

Senators voted 55-to-45 in a procedural vote on whether to initiate debate on the police reform bill, leaving Republicans short of the 60 votes needed.

Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal and 27 other Democratic members of Congress signed the letter.

The Anti-Defamation League and the NAACP along with four other groups announced the campaign on Wednesday.

The Senate’s only black Republican made his remarks while unveiling the Republican police reform bill on Wednesday.

The legislation, which was spearheaded by Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina, the Senate’s only black Republican, is set to be revealed on Wednesday.

The lawsuit claims that the governor, mayor, and attorney general violated the First Amendment and due-process rights of the plaintiffs by selectively enforcing pandemic-control measures.

“It would be a collaborative process, but you’re trying to stop me — and I’m not going to be stopped,” the South Carolina Republican said.

Chief Medaria Arradondo said the city’s contract will be subject to a review on the department’s use-of-force policies as well as its disciplinary process.

The personal information of top police officers across the country have been leaked in the wake of George Floyd protests.