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It's Wednesday morning. I'm Olivia Reingold, and this is your Politico Playbook Daily Briefing.

Members of the jury, I understand you have a verdict.

By now, you know what that verdict was. A jury found Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer, guilty on all counts

in the murder of George Floyd. And before we get into how Washington reacted, here's how the

world responded after weeks of watching the trial unfold on TV. Outside the Minneapolis

courthouse, crowds cheered and chanted.

Some felt a sense of relief. Floyd's brother, Philonius Floyd, said this was an important first step towards accountability.

We ought to always understand that we have to march. We will have to do this for life. We have to protest because it seems like this is a never-ending cycle. Over in D.C., President Joe Biden and Vice President

Kamala Harris addressed the nation promising that this was just the beginning. Nothing can ever bring their brother, their father back.

But this can be a giant step forward in the march toward justice in America.

Officials say that Biden and Harris watched a stream of the verdict with aides in the private dining room of the White House.

Then, after Chauvin was found guilty, Biden called Floyd's family in a video that was posted to Twitter by their attorney.

Hi, how is Gianna doing?

Feeling better now. Nothing is going to make it all better. But at least God, now there's some justice.

Right. But now it's in Congress's hands, which is not exactly a confidence-inspiring group for people who want to see reform.

On Capitol Hill, lawmakers in both parties said Tuesday night that they want to see police

reform move forward, but Republicans and Democrats disagree over what that looks like. The House passed

the George Floyd Justice and Policing Act over the summer, but in the Senate, it's unlikely to attract

the 10 votes it needs from Republicans to pass.

That's because it would eliminate qualified immunity, a legal practice that shields police officers from lawsuits.

And many Republicans say that's a red line for them.

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