JUDY WOODRUFF: In the day's other news: The U.S. House of Representatives moved toward
a sweeping overhaul of policing. The Democratic bill would press state and local police to
ban choke holds, or risk losing federal funds. And it would end qualified immunity for officers
facing misconduct lawsuits.
The debate illustrated what a partisan divide exists on the issue.
REP. CEDRIC RICHMOND (D-LA): America is not only burning. America is also weeping. She
is weeping for the victims of excessive force by those sworn to protect and serve.
She is crying for her American leadership to man up, to meet this moment, and to write
in the laws of this country once and for all that black do lives matter.
REP. JIM JORDAN (R-OH): We need reform, but House Democrats have delivered a bill that
is designed to keep cops in the car. And when you do that, when you do that, it makes our
communities less safe by preventing good law enforcement officers from being able to do
their job. That's what this bill is going to do.
JUDY WOODRUFF: In the Senate, Democrats yesterday blocked a Republican policing bill. We will
take a closer look at all of this after the news summary.
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Trump administration's use of quick deportations
for legal asylum seekers who fail initial screenings. Today's 7-to-2 decision reversed
a lower court ruling. It had said that asylum seekers must first have access to federal
courts. Since 2004, quick deportations have applied to those picked up within two weeks
of entering the country, and within 100 miles of the U.S. border.
The 2020 presidential race played out in battleground states today. President Trump traveled to
Wisconsin to shore up support in one of several key states where he trails in the polls.
He talked about economic revival to shipyard workers in Marinette.
DONALD TRUMP, President of the United States: Manufacturing. Remember, manufacturing was
never going to come back. Well, it did come back, and it came back big. But I understand.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DONALD TRUMP: I have an aptitude for manufacturing. And I said it's got to come back. And it will
come back. And we were doing great. And we will do now even better.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The president's Democratic opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden,
campaigned in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He blasted Mr. Trump's response to the pandemic
and his attempts to abolish the Affordable Care Act, Obamacare.
JOSEPH BIDEN (D), Presidential Candidate: Mr. President, drop the lawsuit. Stop trying
to get rid of the Affordable Care Act. Stop trying to take away people's health care and
their peace of mind. Now, more than ever, stop trying to steal their peace of mind.
JUDY WOODRUFF: The Trump administration is expected to join with a number of states urging
the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare.
The president's niece, Mary Trump, won a round today in her legal fight to publish a tell-all
book about the family. The president's brother Robert had argued the book would violate a
confidentiality agreement that was signed decades ago. But an estate court judge in
New York ruled that he has no jurisdiction in the matter.
In Russia, voting has begun on constitutional changes that could let President Vladimir
Putin stay in power for two more terms. Polls opened today for one week. If voters approve
the changes, Putin could stay in power until 2036. He has already ruled Russia for more
than two decades.
In U.S. economic news, unemployment claims rose again last week by nearly 1.5 million.
But the total number receiving benefits fell below 20 million, as employers rehired workers.
Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve ordered banks to stop buying back their own stock and stop
dividend payouts through September, in case the recession gets worse. But Wall Street
rallied after the Fed also agreed to ease limits on banks investing in hedge funds and
the like.
The Dow Jones industrial average gained nearly 300 points to close at 25745. The Nasdaq rose
107 points, and the S&P 500 added 33.
And the Grammy-winning country trio the Dixie Chicks will now be simply the Chicks. The
group said today that it is changing its name to -- quote -- "meet this moment." The name
Dixie is closely linked to Southern states that joined the Confederacy.
Still to come on the "NewsHour": efforts at a bipartisan police reform bill stall in politically
divided Congress; I ask former Trump adviser John Bolton about his dramatic accusations
against the president; much of the Arctic circle suffers the dire consequences of an
unprecedented heat wave; and much more.