Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast.

It's 208 Eastern on Wednesday, June 3rd.

I'm Scott Detro, I cover the campaign.

I'm Aysir Asco, I cover the White House, and I'm Kelsey Snal, I cover Congress.

Despite curfews set by governors and mayors across the country, protesters once again gathered

in cities coast to coast last night.

Out in the streets in Washington, D.C., the crowds grew.

Many people told NPR they joined for the first time in response to how President Trump

had responded to the earlier protests.

Right when I got the news that the president was deploying the military to D.C., I think

something clicked and it was like, it's time to just get out and do whatever you can.

And inside the U.S. Capitol, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked the Congressional Black

Caucus to prioritize legislation to address the problem.

It's time for us to address, and that's why the concerns that were being expressed by

the protesters.

This is not an incident, a single incident.

We know it is a pattern of behavior.

So Kelsey, what specific bills is the conversation set in the House?

We don't entirely know right now.

So the Congressional Black Caucus has been meeting Steny Hoyer, who's the majority leader

in the House, told reporters this week that he has been in consultation with them for

several days, but we are waiting now to see what their actual final decision is.

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