The plan follows the death of George Floyd — a black man killed last month in police custody — which sparked international unrest regarding U.S. law enforcement's treatment of black people.
KING: NPR White House correspondent Franco Ordoñez has talked to senior administration officials about this executive order.
KING: We understand, Franco, or have come to understand that making police who do bad things accountable is a really high hurdle in part because police unions protect them.
A second senior administration official charged that many police departments, including in Minneapolis, are operating using outdated standards and training materials.
KING: NPR's Franco Ordoñez.
