POLICE REFORM BID FAILS AS DEMOCRATS REJECT BILL

A Republican bill to rein in police misconduct failed in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, leaving congressional efforts to address racial inequities in American policing at an impasse.

Democrats, denouncing the measure as irrevocably flawed, defeated a Republican push to move to final debate by a vote of 55-45, short of the 60 votes needed, a month after George

Floyd’s death in police custody set off weeks of protests against police brutality. The fight now moves to the House, which plans to vote on a more sweeping Democratic bill Thursday. The bill’s failure makes it more likely that Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell will agree to negotiations on a stronger bipartisan measure, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer believes.