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(WASHINGTON) President Joe Biden will mark the first anniversary of George Floydâs death on Tuesday by meeting with members of the Floyd family at the White House as Congress is poised to miss the president’s deadline for passing police reform legislation named in Floyd’s memory.
Floyd died a year ago Tuesday after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for over nine minutes, which Biden called “a wake up call to the country” and sparked protests around the world calling for police reform and an end to systemic racism.
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Feb 08, 2021 05:48 PM EST
In his office, Chuck Schumer said Saturday the Senate would accommodate a motion from one of the impeachment lawyers of former President to postpone Trump s impeachment trial on the Sabbath day. We respect their request and of course will accommodate it. Conversations with the relevant parties about the structure of the trial continue, said Justin Goodman, the spokesman for Chuck Schumer.
Lawyer David Schoen requested that the trial, which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, be temporarily put on hold if it will not be finished on Friday at 5:24 pm ET by the beginning of the Sabbath reconvene Sunday. An agreement between senators to hold the trial on a Sunday would need to be reached.
Woman arrested over Capitol riot allowed to take trip to Mexico, judge rules
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Replay Video UP NEXT A woman arrested in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol will be able to go on a prepaid trip to Mexico this month, after a judge granted her request Friday. Jenny Cudd, a flower shop owner in Midland, Texas, initially faced two misdemeanor charges entering a restricted building and violent or disorderly conduct after allegedly posting a social media video in which she boasted about participating in last month s Capitol riot, according to the FBI affidavit.