
Hill negotiators pushing for policing deal ahead of recess deadline
CNN
It's the final day before the Senate leaves for its two-week July 4 recess and it remains unclear if a bipartisan group of lawmakers working on a policing bill will be able to come to an agreement Thursday, a goal all negotiators had hoped to accomplish.
The likely best case scenario would be to agree to a framework before they leave and write the legislation over the break. But even achieving that remains in question at this moment. Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina, the chief congressional negotiator for Republicans, said last month it was "June or bust" when it came to getting a deal. The other negotiators had also said they wanted to see a framework by the end of this month.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











