The Black Lives Matter protests which have broken out nationwide, including Seattle, Wash., in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, will no doubt change the course of US policing, according to Carmen Best, chief of the Seattle police department since 2018.

As the concept of defunding police gets play in the national conversation as part of the police reform needed in the wake of the murder of George Floyd, the issue is not just about taking dollars away from police departments, but rebalancing funding among a number of community needs which today are often starved for funding, according to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).

MSNBC Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough, who originally tagged Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as "MoscowMitch" over the Kentucky Republican's reluctance to defend US elections against further Russian interference, was back at taunting McConnell for his impending move to block police reform which would ban the sort of chokeholds which killed George Floyd in police custody.

The blistering criticism which he's seen since he held his first "photo op" in front of St John's Church near the White House has added up to not being a good week for Donald Trump's re-election, according to Fox News journalist Chris Wallace.

After delivering an emotional and and unifying message for the funeral service of George Floyd, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden pivoted to addressing the serious issues surrounding Floyd's murder at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minn.

As he delivered the eulogy at George Floyd's funeral, the Rev Al Sharpton touched on NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's recent apology for the league's treatment of quarterback Colin Kaepernick, saying that instead of apologizing, a pro team ought to sign the former San Francisco 49er.

Compared to Donald Trump’s hard talk of “dominance” over the protesters filling the nation’s streets, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden delivered a message Tuesday of healing and racial justice to the funeral service of George Floyd.

Sen. Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, on Tuesday called on Congress to extend the unemployment benefit in recent coronavirus stimulus legislation that gives unemployed workers an additional $600 in weekly jobless benefits.

As she and other congressional Democrats rolled out a package of proposed police reforms in response to the May 25 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., police custody, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed the opportunities and challenges ahead in achieving real social change.

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney's decision to participate in a Black Lives Matter protest was not only a big surprise, but a powerful signal as well.