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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 North, Central, [Read More…]
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 killed — [Read More…]
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 mass shooting in [Read More…]
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. Abbott explained that [Read More…]
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 some of the [Read More…]
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 – four Republicans and [Read More…]
How Texas loosened gun restrictions despite recent mass shootings
Eric Thayer/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Gun control advocates are again calling on Texas lawmakers to restrict access to firearms after at least 19 children and two teachers were killed in a shooting [Read More…]
Will Texas school shooting force Congress to finally act on gun control?
Tim Graham/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Experts examine America’s history with guns, the real-life impacts of gun violence and what can be done going forward to mitigate the problem. As the nation mourns the latest American [Read More…]
Three key takeaways from Tuesday’s primary elections
Grace Cary/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Historic early turnout meant knockout political races in Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama and Texas primary and runoff elections. With the backdrop of another massacre in which at least 19 schoolchildren and [Read More…]
Baby formula execs face Congress as second shipment arrives from overseas
J.Castro/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A plane carrying some one million bottles’ worth of specialized infant formula from Europe was set to arrive at an airport in Virginia on Wednesday, the same day top industry executives [Read More…]
Primary election updates: Brad Raffensperger wins primary as Trump’s picks fall in Georgia
Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — May ends with another round of notable primary elections on Tuesday, this time in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Texas. The most-watched races will be in Georgia, with primaries [Read More…]
Primary election updates: Marjorie Taylor Greene projected GOP winner in Georgia’s 14th district
Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — May ends with another round of notable primary elections on Tuesday, this time in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Texas. The most-watched races will be in Georgia, with primaries [Read More…]
Biden addresses nation on ‘horrific’ Texas school shooting
Joseph Sohm; Visions of America/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the U.S. still reeling from the mass shooting at a Buffalo grocery store, not even two weeks ago, President Joe Biden addressed Americans in the terrible [Read More…]
Biden to address nation on ‘horrific’ Texas school shooting
Joseph Sohm; Visions of America/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — With the U.S. still reeling from the mass shooting at a Buffalo, New York, grocery store, not even two weeks ago, President Joe Biden will address Americans [Read More…]
Primary election updates: Stacey Abrams projected to win Dem gubernatorial primary in Georgia
Andi Rice/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — May ends with another round of notable primary elections on Tuesday, this time in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Texas. The most-watched races will be in Georgia, with primaries [Read More…]
Kellyanne Conway says she ‘never’ lied to Trump about outcome of 2020 election
Lou Rocco/ABC via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Kellyanne Conway, former campaign manager to Donald Trump, sat down with “The View” co-hosts on Tuesday to discuss her new memoir, her husband’s attacks on then-President Trump and [Read More…]
For Trump, the stakes are highest yet in Georgia’s GOP primary
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The power of former President Donald Trump’s endorsement and lasting influence over Republican midterm voters faces its biggest test yet on Tuesday in Georgia, where Trump and his former vice [Read More…]
After Perdue tells Abrams to ‘go back where she came from,’ she says Republicans just ‘deflect’
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Stacy Abrams, a Black Democrat running for Georgia governor, declined on Tuesday to directly comment on Republican David Perdue saying she should “go back to where she came [Read More…]
A string of Southern primaries will see the GOP battle itself
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — National attention turns next to the South as Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia and Texas voters head to the polls on Tuesday, rounding out a consequential string of May contests. Months-long, sometimes [Read More…]
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tests positive for COVID-19
Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman tested positive for COVID-19 over the weekend, she announced Monday. “I’m experiencing mild symptoms and will be working remotely from home per [Read More…]