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Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman could get unseated at a party convention because he officiated the wedding between two former campaign volunteers. That could put another GOP House seat in play.

The court-made doctrine that makes it very difficult to sue over excessive force by police is under the microscope.

Congressional Democrats on Monday unveiled the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, which aims to install wide-ranging reforms for police departments across the country. It faces Republican opposition.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender about plans to defund and dismantle the city's police department following George Floyd's death and nationwide protests.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern makes the announcement weeks after her government began easing restrictions as the number of cases in New Zealand continued to drop.

Shopping malls, restaurants and places of worship opened in much of India Monday, though some cities, such as the commercial capital, Mumbai, are keeping some restrictions in place.

As they left the ceremony, they found themselves in the middle of a protest — a crowd of thousands carrying Black Lives Matter signs. The protesters greeted the couple with cheers and applause.

Congressional Democrats have released a wide-ranging proposal aimed at overhauling policing, following outrage over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans killed by police.

Eme Freethinker wanted to commemorate George Floyd alive, rather than show his killing. "Some guy told me, 'You have to do it with the police over his neck,' and I was like: 'No, man. Not like that.'"

Author Doug Swanson chronicles centuries of abuse within the famed Texas law enforcement agency, including burning villages, hunting runaway slaves and murdering Mexicans and Mexican-Americans.