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President Biden, first lady arrive in Uvalde to comfort community grieving elementary massacre
Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) -- President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden arrived in Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to grieve with the community after 19 children and two ...
May 29, 2022
'Serious' negotiations in Congress about new gun law after Texas school shooting, Sen. Murphy says
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- In the aftermath of the Texas elementary school shooting, there are "serious" bipartisan negotiations underway on a new gun law int...
May 29, 2022
Harris addresses 'epidemic of hate' as final victim of Buffalo mass shooting laid to rest
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images(BUFFALO, N.Y.) -- The final victim of the supermarket shooting massacre in Buffalo, New York, was laid to rest Saturday, as the country reels from a...
May 28, 2022
Amid boycotts, US scrambling to make Summit of the Americas a success
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(MEXICO CITY) -- The week-long Summit of the Americas, slated to start June 8 in Los Angeles, is a big deal for the Western Hemisphere -- bringing together leaders from Nor...
May 28, 2022
Why gun control efforts in Congress have mostly failed for 30 years: TIMELINE
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- After the latest massacre in America -- this time in an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 children and two adults were kill...
May 28, 2022
NRA convention kicks off in Texas just days after elementary school shooting
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(HOUSTON) -- The National Rifle Association is forging ahead with its annual meeting in Texas days after 19 young children and two teachers were killed in a mas...
May 27, 2022
As Gov. Abbott places shooting blame on mental health, what has Texas done to address it?
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) -- During a press conference this week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde on mental health issues....
May 27, 2022
Gun control advocacy groups rally at Capitol, urge senators to pass reform
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of mass shootings that have rocked the nation, the gun safety groups Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action came to the U.S. Capitol on ...
May 27, 2022
Blinken describes delicate balance between isolating and enabling China
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- In the eyes of the Biden administration, China is a daunting rival and an ever-present risk to global security. But it's also a necessary partner for tackling som...
May 26, 2022
Bipartisan senators meet on reviving stalled gun control talks
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images, FILE(WASHINGTON) -- In an indication of possible movement on stalled gun control efforts in the wake of the Texas school shooting, a bipartisan group of nine senators &ndas...
May 26, 2022
