On this version of Hot off the Wire (More details in our episode show notes):
» J. Alexander Kueng, the former Minneapolis police officer who held down George Floyd’s back as one of his colleagues kneeled on the Black man’s neck, has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison.
» Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she has switched her registration to independent. But the first-term senator also says she doesn't plan to caucus with Republicans and that will ensure Democrats retain their narrow voting majority in the Senate.
» After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting.
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