Canada's Trudeau announces plan for national freeze on handguns  —  Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday his government was introducing new legislation to implement a “national freeze” on handgun ownership and prevent people from buying and selling handguns anywhere in the country.

Biden insists McConnell is a ‘rational Republican’ who may come around on gun control, even as the GOP blocks legislation  — President Biden said Sen. McConnell is “rational” on gun control after the Texas school shooting.  — Biden called on Congress to pass restrictions on assault weapons following the attack in Uvalde.

Maloney vs. Nadler?  New York Must Pick a Side (East or West)  —  New congressional lines have put two stalwart Manhattan Democrats on a collision course in the Aug. 23 primary.  Barney Greengrass is staying neutral.  — Give this article- - - Read in app

The folly of “off-ramps”  —  When Ukraine wins the war, Putin will build his own  —  Some observers of the Russo-Ukrainian war seem to think that its greatest danger is that Ukraine will win, or win too quickly, and that this will be uncomfortable for Putin, and that we should care.

Joe Biden: My Plan for Fighting Inflation  —  I won't meddle with the Fed, but I will tackle high prices while guiding the economy's transition to stable and steady growth.  —  1x  —  The global economy faces serious challenges.  Inflation is elevated, exacerbated by Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine.

Kansas police shoot pregnant Black woman five times despite having her hands up: witness  —  A Black pregnant woman was shot five times by Kansas City police despite having her hands up, according to a witness.  —  KCTV first reported that Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating …

REVEALED: Nancy Pelosi's drunk husband Paul was five miles from his Napa home when he blew a stop sign while crossing highway at 10:22pm and crashed his new Porsche into Jeep, arrest report reveals  — Paul Pelosi, 82, pulled out onto a highway on Saturday while drunk, into the path of another driver

U.S. marks Memorial Day weekend with at least 11 mass shootings  —  Since the Uvalde, Tex., elementary school tragedy, there have been at least 14 other shootings that had at least four victims  —  After a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Tex., that claimed the lives of 19 children …

The Uvalde shooting ‘stirred something’ in him.  So he gave up his gun.  —  UVALDE, Tex. — For years, even as mass shootings swept the country, Richard Small bristled at any talk of tighter gun restrictions, viewing it as nothing more than politically driven finger-pointing that would do little …

Born This Way?  The Rise of LGBT as a Social and Political Identity  —  CSPI Report No. 6  — The last decade has seen a precipitous rise in the share of Americans identifying as LGBT, particularly among the youngest adults.  Today, among those under 30, a wide range of surveys converge on a number of around 20%.

First she documented the alt-right.  Now she's coming for crypto.  —  Molly White, a veteran Wikipedia editor, is fast becoming the cryptocurrency world's biggest critic  —  In a strange, animated YouTube video, Cryptoland paints itself as the ultimate utopia, featuring luxurious villas …

Former Trump aide Navarro says he has received a grand jury subpoena related to Jan. 6  —  He claims they have asked for records of “any communications” with the former president.  —  Peter Navarro, a former White House aide to Donald Trump, says he's been served a grand jury subpoena …

“A Systematic Assault”: GOP Rushes to Change Election Rules to Block Medicaid in South Dakota  —  The latest Republican effort to weaken direct democracy faces a key test next week in South Dakota, the first state in the nation to set-up a popular initiative process.

US will bring home and identify remains of unknown soldiers from only American cemetery in Africa  —  (CNN)The US is set to bring home and identify the remains of unknown World War II soldiers from the only American cemetery in Africa, the US Embassy in Tunisia said on Monday, Memorial Day.

A Son Was Lost, a Daughter Saved  —  In Uvalde, Texas, where many children were killed, one family grieves the death of a small boy and holds his sister close.  — Give this article- - - Read in app  —  UVALDE, Texas — Jose Flores and Andrea Herrera, inseparable siblings both in the fourth grade …

Memorial Day: Veterans launch Green Beret PAC to prevent another Afghanistan-style ‘travesty’  —  Jason Bacon is launching the PAC to support former Green Berets and a Navy SEAL running for Congress in the midterm elections  —  Former Green Berets run for Congress