Biden to meet with George Floyd's family at the White House

President Joe Biden will meet with the family of George Floyd at the White House on Tuesday to mark the first anniversary of the Black man's death at the hands of a White Minneapolis police officer.  The visit comes amid continued congressional negotiations over police reform legislation.

Floyd died on May 25, 2020, after former police officer Derek Chauvin kneeled on his neck for more than nine minutes. Video of Chauvin's actions, during which Floyd repeatedly said that he couldn't breathe, sparked months of nationwide protests against police brutality and racial violence. Chauvin was convicted on all counts related to the death of Floyd last month, reigniting interest in passing police reform legislation. But negotiations between lawmakers, led by Democratic Senator Cory Booker and Representative Karen Bass and Republican Senator Tim Scott, appear to have stalled in recent days. Overhauling qualified immunity, which shields government officials including police officers from lawsuits, remains a major sticking point in bipartisan congressional negotiations over the legislation.