Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term
President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing โresentment, revenge and retributionโ and for jeopardizing freedom at home and abroad.
Floyd's death spurs question: What is a black life worth?
In this June 1, 2020, photo, people gather near the Cup Foods grocery store where George Floyd died in Minneapolis. And for George Floyd, it was an accusation he used a fake $20 bill at a grocery store. The Movement for Black Lives is behind a push for local communities to defund police departments nationwide, and reinvest in struggling black communities to address economic inequality and disparities in education and health care. That is a big piece that I think we need to focus on.Last week, Floyds family forwarded their pleas for racial justice to the United Nations. Nekima Levy Armstrong, a civil rights lawyer and former president of the Minneapolis NAACP, said the demand that black lives are valued like white lives must begin at the community level.
WATCH LIVE: George Floyds private funeral in Houston
HOUSTON Family, friends and invited guests will gather to remember the life of George Floyd on Tuesday. A private funeral service is being held at The Fountain of Praise Church in Houston. Al Sharpton, Slim Thug, Leela James, Paul Wall, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Congressman Al Green, Bishop James Dixon, are among those attending the service, which begins at 12 p.m. EDT.
House kills solo Democrat's bid to impeach Trump
The vote showcased the stark divide among Democrats, who split over the vote to kill the impeachment measure. Green was able to force the House to take up his impeachment articles because it's considered a privileged resolution under the House rules. The White House wanted a strong vote to kill the resolution, a source familiar with White House thinking said. Democrats have been wrestling with the question of impeachment since taking control of the House, and now more than a third of House Democrats publicly support opening an impeachment inquiry. He noted that his impeachment resolution is not connected to Mueller or the findings of his investigation.