Evening Edition: Police promised reforms. They still fatally shoot nearly 1,000 people every year.

A dozen high-profile fatal encounters since 2014 that have galvanized protests nationwide; Derek Chauvin's bail set at $1.25 million as final public memorial for Floyd is held ; Democrats unveil broad police reform bill, pledge to transform law enforcement; Experts doubt this is a moment of reckoning for policing in U.S.; Armed driver barrels toward Seattle protesters, shooting one before surrendering; D.C.'s mayor and black women are going after Trump. They're winning.; Republicans like George Romney who supported civil rights wouldn't recognize Trump's GOP ; Why police convictions are so rare; The United States economy officially entered a recession in February; Shutdowns prevented 60 million cases in U.S., study finds; CDC wants states to count 'probable' virus cases and deaths, but most aren't doing it; Eric Garcetti grew up in Los Angeles. As mayor, he's fighting the pandemic while reimagining the city's legacy.; Biden emerges with coronavirus strategy: Masks and distancing, but no testing; Minuscule number of potentially fraudulent ballots in states with universal mail voting undercuts Trump claims about election risks ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Sign up for this newsletter Read online The day's most important stories, curated by Post editors.     (Jabin Botsford/The Post) Police promised reforms. They still fatally shoot nearly 1,000 people every year. The Washington Post has documented 5,400 fatal shootings by police in the United States since the start of 2015. By Mark Berman, John Sullivan, Julie Tate and Jennifer Jenkins ●  Read more »   A dozen high-profile fatal encounters since 2014 that have galvanized protests nationwide These deaths of black Americans since 2014 have led to heightened scrutiny of police and questions about institutional racism. By Nicole Dungca, Jenn Abelson, Mark Berman and John Sullivan ●  Read more »   Derek Chauvin's bail set at $1.25 million as final public memorial for Floyd is held As a "defund the police" debate swirls, Congressional Democrats will introduce sweeping police reform legislation two weeks after George Floyd's killing in Minneapolis police custody. LIVE UPDATES ●  By Tim Elfrink, Timothy Bella, Katie Shepherd, Allyson Chiu, Meagan Flynn, John Wagner, Katie Mettler and Marisa Iati ●  Read more »   Democrats unveil broad police reform bill, pledge to transform law enforcement The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 includes banning chokeholds and establishing a national database to track police misconduct. By Paul Kane and John Wagner ●  Read more »   Experts doubt this is a moment of reckoning for policing in U.S. The politics of police reform that have quashed previous efforts still loom: powerful unions, legal immunity for police and intractable implicit biases. By Kimberly Kindy and Michael Brice-Saddler ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Armed driver barrels toward Seattle protesters, shooting one before surrendering The victim of the shooting said he was trying to stop the car "to protect all those people." By Meagan Flynn and Jay Greene ●  Read more »   D.C.'s mayor and black women are going after Trump. They're winning. The mayor of Washington and a whole posse of other African American women are shaming a flailing president. Perspective ●  By Petula Dvorak ●  Read more »   Republicans like George Romney who supported civil rights wouldn't recognize Trump's GOP The shift in the party began during Richard Nixon's 1968 law-and-order campaign, designed to appeal to Southern whites furious about integration. Retropolis ●  By Michael Rosenwald ●  Read more »   Why police convictions are so rare Protests continue over the killing of George Floyd. Why police convictions are still so rare. And why black Americans are left out of the economic recovery. Post Reports | Listen Now ●  Read more »   The United States economy officially entered a recession in February The U.S. economy officially entered a recession in February, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research, which announced that a 128-month expansion officially ended then. The expansion, which began in June 2009 after a recession, was the longest on record. CORONAVIRUS | LIVE UPDATES ●  By Antonia Farzan, Teo Armus, Jennifer Hassan, Rick Noack, Brittany Shammas, Kim Bellware and Taylor Telford ●  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Shutdowns prevented 60 million cases in U.S., study finds A separate study estimated that stay-at-home orders and other restrictions saved about 3.1 million lives in 11 European countries and dropped infection rates below epidemic levels. By Joel Achenbach and Laura Meckler ●  Read more »   CDC wants states to count 'probable' virus cases and deaths, but most aren't doing it A Washington Post review found that the states not disclosing include some of the largest: California, Florida, North Carolina and New York. By Beth Reinhard, Emma Brown, Reis Thebault and Lena H. Sun ●  Read more »   Eric Garcetti grew up in Los Angeles. As mayor, he's fighting the pandemic while reimagining the city's legacy. For Garcetti, the coronavirus response has underscored the city's ongoing crises over homelessness, racial inequity and air pollution. From The Magazine ●  By Scott Wilson ●  Read more »   Biden emerges with coronavirus strategy: Masks and distancing, but no testing Some doctors say the former vice president should be doing more to protect his health during campaign events. By Matt Viser ●  Read more »   Minuscule number of potentially fraudulent ballots in states with universal mail voting undercuts Trump claims about election risks A Washington Post analysis found that state officials identified just 372 possible cases of fraud out of about 14.6 million votes in five elections in which ballots were all cast by mail. By Elise Viebeck ●  Read more »     We think you'll like this newsletter Check out Opinions A.M. and P.M. for the best of The Post's opinions and commentary, in your inbox every morning and afternoon. Sign up »

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