Politics

While Americans across the political spectrum shift views on police and race
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The National Guard is beginning to pull back its presence in states across the country after its historic response to unrest over the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd in police custody last month. 
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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy lifted the state’s stay-at-home order Tuesday afternoon, allowing indoor gatherings of up to 50 and outdoor gatherings of up to 100. 
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Despite pleas from more than 4,400 residents demanding that funding to the police department be chopped, members of the San Diego City Council voted on Monday to actually increase the budget for the city’s law enforcement agency.
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House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer on Tuesday backed efforts to remove statues in the U.S. Capitol of Confederate figures and eyed one bust in particular for immediate replacement.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed that his state will “pass the most aggressive” policing reforms in the country in the wake of the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, who died in police custody last month.
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Former Secret Service agent and conservative commentator Dan Bongino will testify at a House Judiciary hearing on Wednesday on police brutality, Fox News has confirmed. 
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Republican attorneys general across the country are pushing back on calls to defund law enforcement agencies in the wake of the protests over police brutality and racial injustice – arguing that cutting budgets to police departments would be “extremely dangerous and reckless.”
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Sen. Bernie Sanders is making clear that he doesn’t support defunding or abolishing police departments – but instead wants more training and better pay for police officers as part of his push for criminal justice reform.
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Texas land commissioner George P. Bush, son of Jeb, is the first prominent member of the Bush family to announce he will be voting for President Trump’s reelection. 
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