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Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., asks questions during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on police brutality and racial profiling. The former Orlando police chief is a potential running mate for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Greg Nash/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., attends a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on police use of force earlier this week. Tom Williams/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Carl B. Stokes Federal Courthouse in Cleveland is pictured in October 2019. The White House is preparing to fill vacancies on the U.S. Sentencing Commission, and the potential candidates are concerning advocates of prison reform. Megan Jelinger/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Facebook said it has taken down Trump campaign ads on the social network that contained a symbol used by Nazis to designate political prisoners. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Thursday as the court rejected the Trump administration's move to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Democracy Live home page is displayed on an Apple laptop computer. Chona Kasinger/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
Former national security adviser John Bolton, here at a February event in North Carolina, is releasing a memoir with strong allegations of misconduct against President Trump. But Bolton's accusations are notable for the splash they aren't making. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Left to right: Robert Hunter, James Orr, Howell Cobb and Charles Crisp. Portraits of the four Confederates and former House speakers will be removed from the U.S. Capitol on Friday. Wikipedia hide caption
Facebook's Like logo is shown on a sign at the company's headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption
Students and supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals rally in downtown Los Angeles in November while the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments about the program. The court's ruling Thursday will uphold DACA for now. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former national security adviser John Bolton paints a critical portrait of President Trump in a new memoir set for publication soon. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
Former U.S. national security adviser John Bolton speaks in September at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill to announce a Republican police reform bill on June 17. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., right, addresses a news conference Wednesday to announce a Republican police reform bill on Capitol Hill. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Katrina Cotton, center, of Houston poses for a photo Monday with her daughter, Kennedy Cotton, 7, at the Black Wall Street Memorial in Tulsa, Okla. Sue Ogrocki/AP hide caption
GOP House candidate and South Carolina state Rep. Nancy Mace, the first woman to graduate from The Citadel, smiles after being recognized by Vice President Mike Pence during a speech at the The Citadel on Feb. 13, 2020. Meg Kinnard/AP hide caption
Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., pictured during a hearing on June 10, led the Republican effort to draft police reform legislation that was unveiled on Wednesday. Al Drago/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Former national security adviser John Bolton, seen in February, is scheduled to publish a memoir of his time with the Trump administration on June 23, and the Justice Department is trying to block publication. Mark Humphrey/AP hide caption
President Barack Obama signs the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009, in Denver. Gerald Herbert/ASSOCIATED PRESS hide caption
Texas has seen a recent uptick in the number of COVID-19 cases, with a record level of new cases and hospitalizations announced Tuesday. People are seen here Monday along the San Antonio River Walk. Eric Gay/AP hide caption
President Trump speaks during an event on police reform in the Rose Garden of the White House Tuesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
President Trump arrives to address a March 2 campaign rally in Charlotte, N.C.. Saturday's rally, in Tulsa, Okla., will be his first since the coronavirus pandemic halted in-person campaigning. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pictured last week, acknowledged how differently he, as a white man, views his interactions with police than do African Americans. Erin Schaff/The New York Times/Pool via AP hide caption
