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Son of Buffalo shooting victim appears before Senate hearing on domestic terrorism
Tetra Images - Henryk Sadura/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A son of the oldest victim in the Buffalo supermarket shooting, appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday in a hearing on domesti...
Jun 07, 2022
What to know and who to watch in the next seven state primaries
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Voters in seven states head to the polls on Tuesday to pick party nominees for some of the nation's most competitive House seats -- and their choices wil...
Jun 07, 2022
Where bipartisan efforts on mental health legislation stand after Texas shooting
xijian/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A recent spate of mass shootings, including an attack at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 young children and two teachers, has thrust the issue of mental hea...
Jun 07, 2022
Abortion foes credit strategy and luck in Supreme Court bid to end Roe
Grant Faint/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) -- Since she was just 12 years old, Stephanie Stone has marched through streets in cities across America demanding an end to abortion and the beginning of a "po...
Jun 07, 2022
Nancy Reagan 'Forever Stamp' unveiled at White House
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A new postage stamp to honor former first lady Nancy Reagan was unveiled Monday. First lady Jill Biden revealed the "Nancy Reagan Forever" stamp at the White ...
Jun 07, 2022
Behind the scenes of Congress' gun talks: Fragile optimism for an incremental deal
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As a bipartisan group of senators -- a smaller subset of the original group of 10 -- prepared to meet in person on Monday night to go over options for possible ...
Jun 06, 2022
US service member is 'possible suspect' in attack that wounded 4 troops in Syria
Glowimages/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The military has identified a U.S. service member as a "possible suspect" in an April 7 attack in Syria that injured other American troops, an official said Mond...
Jun 06, 2022
New indictment of Proud Boys leader charging Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- The Justice Department on Monday announced a new indictment charging Enrique Tarrio, the chairman of the extremist far-right group the Proud Boys, an...
Jun 06, 2022
New York governor signs bills that ban semi-automatic rifles for those under 21, outlaws body armor
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(ALBANY, N.Y.) -- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed sweeping gun reform bills to ban anyone under the age of 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle and cri...
Jun 06, 2022
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg tests positive for COVID-19
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Monday that he's tested positive for COVID-19 and is "experiencing mild symptoms." "I plan t...
Jun 06, 2022
