Closing summary
Americans grappled with another wave of gun violence that left seven people dead after a shooting in a Chicago suburb while two new polls paint a grim picture of Americans’ views of President Joe Biden, his handling of the economy, and the country’s institutions in general.
Here’s a rundown of what’s happened today:
- A Chicago Sun-Times journalist wrote a harrowing account of the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, that killed seven during an Independence Day parade.
- Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to four army veterans who fought in Vietnam.
- The head of Planned Parenthood talked to the Guardian about how the group will continue working to help women get abortions.
- Inflation and the overall cost of living remains Americans’ top concern, according to a poll released today that casts doubt on Democrats’ hopes that concerns about abortion and gun access will reverse Biden’s poor approval ratings.
- But if Biden is unpopular, he’s not alone. Americans’ confidence in almost all of their institutions has declined compared with last year, according to a different poll.
Local authorities also announced the names of three more victims which had not been known yet. The identity of the seventh – and so far last – victim has not been released.
The three new names are:
Katherine Goldstein, 88
Irina McCarthy, 35
Kevin McCarthy, 37
