Senators announce bipartisan deal on gun safety legislation in the wake of mass shootings
Congress appears poised to deliver the biggest overhaul to the nation’s gun laws in nearly three decades. It’s a development few observers believed possible, even as mass shootings like those in Buffalo and Uvalde shook the country. Congressional correspondent Lisa…
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PBS NewsHour full episode, June 8, 2022
Wednesday on the NewsHour, families of victims testify before Congress, pleading with lawmakers to act in the wake of multiple mass shootings. Then, we break down the outcomes of crucial primaries in California and six other states and what they…
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Families of mass shooting victims testify before Congress as lawmakers debate legislation
As negotiations on gun legislation continued on Capitol Hill, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee heard wrenching testimony from those affected by recent mass shootings. Democrats on the committee cited these witnesses as motivation to push for stricter gun laws.…
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WATCH LIVE: Biden delivers remarks in Buffalo on racist attack that left at least 10 dead
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How America can respond to white nationalist violence
This attack in Buffalo in a predominantly Black neighborhood, like too many before it, is leading to another period of conversation and self-examination for some on questions of race, white supremacy and extremist ideology. Eric Ward, of the Southern Poverty…
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Buffalo mourns as details emerge about gunman’s plans for second attack
Federal authorities are investigating the massacre in Buffalo as a potential hate crime. Law enforcement officials also reported Monday that the accused gunman had planned to continue his shooting spree at another location if he had escaped. That news came…
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