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Gunman was bullied as a child, grew increasingly violent, friends say — Relatives, classmates describe fraught relationship with mother and a troubling pattern of acting out — The gunman in Tuesday's elementary school massacre was a lonely 18-year-old who was bullied over a childhood speech impediment …
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Hours after Uvalde school shooting, Gov. Greg Abbott attended a fundraiser 300 miles away — A spokesperson for Abbott said he had previously committed to the event but all campaign-related activities are postponed until further notice. — Copy link — Gov. Greg Abbott attended …
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The Police Timeline of the Texas School Shooting Has a Lot of Holes — Texas law enforcement officials are being strangely opaque about what actually happened during the shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde, Texas. — TO — Texas officials are clapping themselves on the back for what they've described …
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Texas gunman left home after fight with mom about Wi-Fi, mother's boyfriend says — “He was kind of a weird one. I never got along with him. I never socialized with him. He doesn't talk to nobody,” Juan Alvarez said. — Investigation into deadly Texas school shooting underway


The Stupefying Tally of American Gun Violence — The 18-year-old gunman stormed past an armed guard at a Texas school, carrying a rifle he had purchased days before the attack. At least 19 children and two teachers were killed before the gunman was shot by a Border Patrol agent.
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Beto O'Rourke confronts Abbott during news conference on Uvalde mass shooting: ‘This is on you’ — Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate — Just over 24 hours after the mass shooting of children and teachers in an elementary school in Uvalde, Gov. Greg Abbott addressed the media at a nearby high school there.


Why was there no armed security at Robb Elementary School? — Officials are still combing through all of the details of the horrific shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas yesterday and the body count is nothing short of obscene. We now know that the shooter was taken …
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Texas school shooting: Who are the victims? — Many fourth-graders, a ‘hero’ teacher and a 17-year classroom veteran among those killed — Senator Chris Murphy pleads for Senate to take action on gun control after Texas massacre — A teacher who died a “hero” trying to protect …
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Pope Francis and a cardinal say it's time for the U.S. to act on guns
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After Texas shooting, Republicans face online anger over NRA money
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Uvalde school shooting: Teen gunman bought AR-15 style rifle day after he turned 18
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‘You are doing nothing’: O'Rourke accosts Abbott at press conference on shooting
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America's new norm: ‘Why are we willing to live with this carnage?’
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American Madness — On the mass murder of children in Texas. — My sister is a teacher …


Trump Said to Have Reacted Approvingly to Jan. 6 Chants About Hanging Pence — The House committee investigating the Capitol assault has heard accounts of the former president's remarks as he watched the riot unfold on television. — Give this article- - - Read in app
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Trump expressed support for hanging Pence during Capitol riot, Jan. 6 panel told — The Jan. 6 select committee has heard testimony indicating that then-President Donald Trump — after rioters who swarmed the Capitol began chanting “hang Mike Pence” — expressed support for hanging his vice president …
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The Real Reason America Doesn't Have Gun Control — After each of the repeated mass shootings that now provide a tragic backbeat to American life, the same doomed dance of legislation quickly begins. As the outraged demands for action are inevitably derailed in Congress …
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Opinion How Democrats can address our hopelessness about child massacres
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America's gun exceptionalism, by the numbers
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Elon Musk backs ‘tight’ background checks for all gun sales in wake of mass shooting in Texas
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Senate begins search for bipartisan gun deal after Schumer's green light
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Democrats moved quickly to clear the way for votes on legislation to strengthen background checks for gun purchasers.

Schumer tells colleagues not to expect a gun control vote anytime soon
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A Trump Repudiation? Look at the Big Picture. — It's a headline almost too tempting to resist: “Tuesday was the night the lights went out in Georgia for Donald Trump.” — David Perdue, Trump's handpicked choice for Georgia governor, lost the Republican primary in a landslide to incumbent …
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Trump claims victory in Republican primaries despite key losses
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Pa. secretary of state orders recount in GOP primary between Oz, McCormick
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Guns are banned during Trump's upcoming speech at the NRA conference — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at the National Rifle Association's Annual Leadership Forum on Friday. But audience members at the group's annual meeting, being held this year in Houston, won't be able to carry guns during his address.
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Intensifying Inquiry Into Alternate Electors Focuses on Trump Lawyers — In recent subpoenas, federal prosecutors investigating alternate slates of pro-Trump electors sought information about Rudolph W. Giuliani, John Eastman and others. — The Justice Department has stepped …
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Trans woman's photo used to spread baseless online theory about Texas shooter — Sam, a transgender woman who lives in Georgia, said that on Tuesday evening, Reddit users started commenting on a photo of her that she had shared on the platform three months ago.
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The haunting reason Congress won't pass sensible gun laws — THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY CONTRIBUTORS ARE THEIR OWN AND NOT THE VIEW OF THE HILL — In one of those Capitol Hill elevators reserved for Members of Congress when there are votes on the House floor, I learned a tragic lesson …
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Just after Texas shooting, California Senate passes Texas-style bill targeting assault weapons, ghost guns — The California Senate passed a gun control bill to allow private citizens to file suit for at least $10,000 against makers or sellers of untraceable ghost guns or illegal assault weapons
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Israel Tells U.S. It Killed Iranian Officer, Official Says — Israeli officials say the officer, Sayad Khodayee, was a leader of a covert unit tasked with abductions and killings of Israelis and other foreigners around the world. Iran does not acknowledge that the unit exists.


Whistleblower report on baby formula didn't reach top FDA food safety official — A report alleging safety failures at a plant took four months to reach Frank Yiannas, the top food safety official — When a whistleblower sent a 34-page report to the Food and Drug Administration …
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Will Progressives in Swing Districts Get the Cuellar Treatment From Democratic Leadership? — In recent House primaries, Nancy Pelosi saved Henry Cuellar but threw Kurt Schrader to the wolves. Now what? — Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas speaks to supporters during a campaign event, May 4, 2022, in San Antonio.
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Exclusive: House Sergeant at Arms believes lawmakers should not be allowed to carry guns inside the Capitol — Washington (CNN)House Sergeant at Arms William J. Walker, one of the top security officials on Capitol Hill, revealed that he does not believe lawmakers should be allowed to carry firearms …
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Biden administration says it has not ruled out export curbs to ease fuel prices — U.S. President Joe Biden has not ruled out using export restrictions to ease soaring domestic fuel prices, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said on Tuesday. — Asked if the United States …
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