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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellJulianne Moore calls for Senate to come back from recess to address gun violence ‘public health crisis’ Tim Ryan plans to be back on campaign trail on Friday after shooting The terrifying link between misogynists and mass shooters MORE (R-Ky.) and his allies are embracing a fight with the media and Twitter that has struck a nerve among Republicans.  Taking fierce criticism over…

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended on Mississippi yesterday in a massive raid. The Aug. 7 crackdown was the largest single-day act of immigration enforcement in American history, with nearly 700 laborers detained in raids that targeted seven food processing plants. The normal justifications were made. According to NBC News, U.S. Attorney Mike Hurd said, “While we are a nation of immigrants, more than that, first and foremost, we are…

The mother of El Paso shooting suspect 21-year-old Patrick Crusius called police in Allen, Texas, weeks before the deadly shooting, because her son owned an AK 47-style assault rifle, CBS News has confirmed. The family’s attorney, Chris Ayres, said the phone call was “purely informational,” and that there was “absolutely no fear of violence nor any belief of an intent to do harm” that led Crusius’ mother to call police.  The…

President TrumpDonald John TrumpTrump cites brother’s struggles with alcohol as driving force behind fight against opioids Booker: ‘Knowing the bloody, violent truth of our past empowers me’ Analyst says Trump’s Venezuela policy is driven by Florida politics MORE should do more to tackle gun violence, because it is the right thing to do, and because it would drive Democrats crazy. First up: let’s set the record straight. Fact: President Trump…

Video Kellyanne Conway: Beto O’Rourke’s ‘cursing and screaming’ about Trump doesn’t ‘heal a single soul’ President Trump issued a fiery tweet late Tuesday for 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke ahead of his visit to the Democrat’s hometown of El Paso, Texas, following last weekend’s shooting that left 22 dead.  Over the past several days, O’Rourke has slammed the president, who he has placed blame for the massacre. The former congressman declared that Trump is…

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CLOSE CLOSE President Trump suggested linking gun control legislation to immigration laws after the El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, mass shootings. USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Americans overwhelmingly blame the mental health system, racism and white nationalism, and loose gun laws for a series of mass shootings that have shaken communities across the country. A USA TODAY/Ipsos Poll taken Monday and Tuesday, in the wake of deadly violence in El Paso, Texas,…

CLOSE Three days after a horrific massacre at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, the accused gunman Patrick Crusius still has not been arraigned in court. As a result, there’s been no sight of the 21-year-old defendant since he was arrested outside the Walmart where 22 people were killed.   Crusius’s arraignment – where he will be asked how he pleads – won’t take place until the investigation of the shooting concludes, Claudia Duran, a spokeswoman for…

Video El Paso mayor: Together we will rise out of this tragedy El Paso officials hold press conference on latest details of mass shooting in Texas. El Paso, Texas, Mayor Dee Margo told reporters on Monday that President Trump will visit the city on Wednesday, even as several prominent Democrats indirectly blamed the president for Saturday’s mass shooting there — with some warning him, in frank terms, to stay away. News of Trump’s planned…

Former President Barack Obama tweeted Monday that Americans should reject language of “fear and hatred” from U.S. leaders. Above, he is pictured at a conference in Berlin in April. Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance via Getty Image hide caption toggle caption Jörg Carstensen/Picture Alliance via Getty Image Former President Barack Obama tweeted Monday that Americans should reject language of “fear and hatred” from U.S. leaders. Above, he is pictured at a conference…

After a weekend of numbing carnage — more than 30 dead and more than 50 injured in mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, — President Trump stepped forward Monday morning with a tweet calling for a bilateral embrace of “strong background checks,” whatever that means, and “perhaps marrying this legislation with desperately needed immigration reform.” So in the space of a single tweet the president called for laughably…

Video Trump praises law enforcement in wake of shootings in Ohio and Texas President Trump addresses mass shootings that took place in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. President Trump on Sunday forcefully denounced two mass shootings in Ohio and Texas, saying “hate has no place in our country.” As the president spoke, top Democratic presidential candidates — including Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Cory Booker — demanded Senate Majority Leader…

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Jobs report should show solid but slower trend of hiring The economy is expected to have added 165,000 jobs in July, a drop of about 60,000 from July and possibly the start of a more moderate hiring trend. Market Insiderread more

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Video Dan Kildee on China, Trump trade deals Dan Kildee on China, Trump trade deals President Trump was correct to call out China on trade, but shouldn’t have imposed tariffs or taken on Beijing alone, according to Rep. Dan Kildee, D-Mich. Trade wars are bad for both sides and the U.S. would have been better served to bring more countries to the table as a united front, Kildee, the House chief…

 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Tulsi Gabbard is a “goofy-footed” surfer, which means she surfs with her right foot forward (most people surf with their left foot forward, or “regular” stance). Gabbard, who was elected in 2012 to Congress, brings her experience as an Iraq War veteran to the presidential campaign and has staked out a distinctly anti-interventionist position on foreign policy. She sat on the Honolulu City Council and served in…

Your guide to where the 2020 Democrats stand on the issues 20 things you didn’t know about the Democratic candidates debating this week Analysis: These 4 questions may determine how Democrats go from 2 dozen candidates to 1 As Democrats debate in nearby Detroit, a deep-seated distrust remains in Flint Democratic voters from Michigan weigh in on 2020 field ahead of CNN debate

Video Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson compares immigration raids to Nazi Germany Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz reacts to controversial comments from the 2020 candidate and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez on ‘The Story.’ Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson warned fellow Democrats at Tuesday night’s debate in Detroit about the “dark psychic force” of the Trump administration. The self-help author cautioned the other candidates that “wonkiness” would not stop the “collectivized hatred” of the president…

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