Sunday shows - Powell 'cannot in any way support' Trump, will vote for Biden

View in your browser     Powell 'cannot in any way support' Trump, will vote for Biden By REBECCA KLAR    Retired Gen. Colin Powell, the former secretary of State under former President George W. Bush, said Sunday he will be voting for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Read the full story here     Poll: 80 percent of voters say things are 'out of control' in US By JUSTIN WISE   An overwhelming majority of American voters say in a new poll that things are currently "out of control" as the nation grapples with the coronavirus pandemic and widespread protests in response to the police-involved death of George Floyd. Read the full story here     DC mayor: Federal response, Trump's rhetoric led more peaceful protesters to turn out By JUSTINE COLEMAN   Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser said President Trump's rhetoric and the federal response to protests sparked by George Floyd's death led more peaceful protesters to turn out over the weekend. Read the full story here     Acting DHS head: Protests largely peaceful due to federal law enforcement presence By ZACK BUDRYK   Acting Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Chad Wolf defended the Trump administration's response to protests over the death of George Floyd, saying on “Fox News Sunday” that demonstrations have been overwhelmingly peaceful over the past several days because of the presence of federal law enforcement. Read the full story here     Barr: 'Everyone agreed use of regular troops is a last resort' By ZACK BUDRYK   Attorney General William Barr said Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation" that “everyone” in the Trump administration agreed that active-duty military personnel should only be deployed in response to demonstrations over the death of George Floyd “as a last resort.” Read the full story here     Ex-Joint Chiefs chair: Deploying military domestically would negatively affect relationship with American people By JUSTINE COLEMAN   Former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Martin Dempsey said Sunday that deploying the military domestically to respond to the protests sparked by George Floyd’s death would negatively affect its relationship with the American people. Read the full story here     Wolf: Law enforcement does not have 'systemic racism problem,' some officers 'abuse their jobs' By JUSTINE COLEMAN   Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf said Sunday that he doesn’t think there is a “systemic racism problem” among law enforcement across the U.S. after an unarmed black man, George Floyd, died after a white police officer knelt on his neck during an arrest. Read the full story here     Demings fires back at acting DHS secretary: 'Systemic racism is always the ghost in the room' By JUSTINE COLEMAN   Rep. Val Demings (D-Fla.) said Sunday that “systemic racism is always the ghost in the room” after acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf’s said that he doesn’t think there is a “systemic racism problem” in law enforcement. Read the full story here     Carson says issues over systemic racism are 'very uncommon now' By REBECCA KLAR   Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson said Sunday issues over systemic racism are “very uncommon now,” while acknowledging the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody as a “blatant and callous murder.”  Read the full story here     Congressional Black Caucus chair sees 'a lot of' House GOP interest in police reform bill By REBECCA KLAR   Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass (D-Calif.) said Sunday there is “a lot of support” among House Republicans for a police reform bill she will be introducing this week.  Read the full story here     Booker says he sees 'sentiment and the substance' behind 'Defund the Police' phrase but 'it's not a slogan I will use' By JUSTINE COLEMAN   Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Sunday that he sees the “sentiment and the substance” behind the “Defund the Police” rallying cry but added, “it’s not a slogan I will use.” Read the full story here     Economic adviser on positive news: 'The worst thing we can do right now is relax' By ZACK BUDRYK   Mohamed El-Erian, the chief economic adviser at Allianz, said Sunday that the federal government should not be complacent after unexpected positive economic news. Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.

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