George Floyd: A year later

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VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE TUE, MAY 25, 2021 CNBC POLITICS EDITOR'S NOTE Hello,   It has been a year since Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, on Memorial Day.   Since then, the city's Police Department fired Chauvin and the three officers who accompanied him that day. Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter this spring, while the other cops await trial.   At the federal level, the Justice Department, under Attorney General Merrick Garland, is investigating police departments across the country in the wake of the killings of several Black people, including Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The four officers involved in Floyd's deadly arrest are all charged with federal civil rights violations.   But legislation has stalled. President Biden set the anniversary of Floyd's death as the deadline for a reform bill in Congress. That's not going to happen.   Instead, talks continue as Democrats try to convince some Republicans to sign on to the bill, which has already passed the House. The biggest hangup, as CNBC's Jacob Pramuk reports, is a provision to curb qualified immunity, which protects cops from most civil lawsuits.   Follow CNBC Politics' coverage of police reform efforts as talks continue in the Senate.   Thoughts? Email us at CNBCPolitics@nbcuni.com.   Have friends or colleagues who might like this newsletter? They can sign up here.    Subscribe to CNBC's daily podcast "The News with Shepard Smith," which provides deep, non-partisan coverage and perspective on the day's most important stories. Mike Calia @Michael_Calia KEY STORIES  Congress is set to miss Biden's deadline to pass police reform bill as talks move forward Congress is unlikely to pass a police reform bill before President Joe Biden's deadline, the first anniversary of George Floyd's death. Biden will meet Russian leader Putin on June 16 in Geneva, White House says The meeting comes as the U.S. pushes back against Russia on a number of fronts. Democrats, GOP team up on bill targeting China as U.S. suffers microchip shortage The United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 challenges Beijing's growing tech power by supporting U.S. chipmakers. Business groups form coalition to oppose all tax hike proposals by Democrats The coalition of 28 industry groups argues that hiking taxes on corporations will hamper the U.S. economy in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. GOP leader Kevin McCarthy condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene's tweet comparing vaccinations to the Holocaust Greene on Tuesday morning tweeted, "Vaccinated employees get a vaccination logo just like the Nazi's forced Jewish people to wear a gold star." Biden doubles FEMA spending on extreme weather preparedness The president announced that FEMA would increase its BRIC community preparedness and resilience grants from $500 million in 2020 to $1 billion in 2021. National Guard troops leave Capitol months after deadly Jan. 6 insurrection National Guard troops began Monday to depart the U.S. Capitol grounds following a five-month deployment after the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection. Gottlieb says there's growing circumstantial evidence that Covid may have originated in a lab With other coronaviruses, SARS and MERS, researchers were able to identify the animal those diseases emerged from at this point in those outbreaks. Trump impeachment witness Gordon Sondland sues Mike Pompeo, U.S. for $1.8 million Gordon Sondland sued Mike Pompeo and the U.S. for $1.8 million in reimbursement for legal fees incurred during Trump's first impeachment probe. Florida governor signs ban on 'deplatforming' by tech companies The law to prohibit "deplatforming" is the first of its kind in the nation and may be a model for other states to follow.     Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2021 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS