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Texas GOP eased gun laws after massacres

"We're supposed to keep children safe. And here we’ve done exactly the opposite," said state Sen. Roland Gutierrez

Salon

Texas school massacre continues grim run of mass shootings in US state

More than 85 people have been killed in mass shootings in Texas in the last five years

Irish Mirror

Editorial: A code of ethics could help the Supreme Court maintain integrity

In his recent alarm over a widely reported decline in public confidence in the Supreme Court, Justice Clarence Thomas chose a worthy target, but his diagnosis missed a major symptom: his own family ties.

Chicago Tribune

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School massacre continues Texas' grim run of mass shootings

The gunman who killed 19 elementary school children and two adults in Texas added to the state's grim recent history of mass shootings

The Independent UK

Man accused of assaulting police, AP photographer on Jan. 6

A Maryland man has been accused of throwing a flagpole and a smoke grenade at police and assaulting an Associated Press photographer during the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

The Independent UK

‘You’re not answering the question’: Kellyanne Conway clashes with The View over Trump loyalty

Ms Conway was booed by the audience watching the argument

The Independent UK

Rudy Giuliani stonewalls Capitol attack investigators during lengthy deposition

Trump lawyer testified to panel Friday but declined to discuss involvement of Republicans in bid to overturn election

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George Skelton: A Republican has a shot at becoming California state controller. Yes, you read that right

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — You won't read this very often: A Republican is favored to win a California statewide election.

Los Angeles Times

Osama Bin Laden’s niece defends ‘ultra MAGA movement’ on Steve Bannon’s podcast

The niece of the 9/11 mastermind also went on to call the 2020 election ‘stolen’

The Independent UK

Photos of the week ending May 20, 2022 - Roll Call

Photos of the week: A lunar eclipse, ducklings, UFOs and foreign leaders showed up on Capitol Hill this week.

Roll Call

Bill Barr in talks to cooperate with Capitol riot committee, according to reports

In recent memoir, former attorney general condemns ‘absurd lengths’ to which Trump took his baseless ‘stolen election’ claims

The Independent UK

Jan. 6 panel wants to ask Rep. Barry Loudermilk about tour it claims he led the day before Capitol riot

WASHINGTON — The House panel investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection asked Rep. Barry Loudermilk on Thursday to voluntarily cooperate with the inquiry about a tour it says the Georgia Republican led in the Capitol complex the day before the attack.

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 panel wants to ask Rep. Barry Loudermilk about tour he led the day before Capitol riot

Tribune News Service

Congress members led ‘reconnaissance tours’ of Capitol before attack, evidence suggests

The revelation resurrects a line of inquiry into the involvement of House Republicans in the insurrection

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 23 (May 19, 2022)

In this issue: Takeaways from five states’ primaries and former V.P. Pence to campaign for Kemp

Roll Call

Jan. 6 panel wants to ask Rep. Barry Loudermilk about tour it claims he led one day before Capitol riot - Roll Call

The Jan. 6 committee wants to question Rep. Barry Loudermilk about a tour he allegedly conducted in the Capitol on Jan. 5.

Ballotpedia

Mastriano wins the Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania

Doug Mastriano defeated Lou Barletta, Bill McSwain, Dave White, and five other candidates to win the May 17, 2022, Republican primary for Governor of Pennsylvania. Incumbent Tom Wolf (D) was term-limited.

The Independent UK

Trump news – live: 11 GOP senators vote against Ukraine aid as Cruz faces lawsuit over 2020 election

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How Pa. GOP gov pick could turn election lies into action

Doug Mastriano is not the only candidate who won a Republican primary on Tuesday after embracing former President Donald Trump’s lie that the 2020 election was stolen

Tribune News Service

January 6 congressional committee doesn’t plan to call Trump and ‘unlikely’ to call Pence

The congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol doesn’t plan to call former President Donald Trump and is “unlikely” to call former Vice President Mike Pence, either.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Heights man gets more than three years in prison for threatening Biden’s inauguration

U.S. District Judge Ronald Guzman called Louis Capriotti’s threats “vicious, laced with profanity, disgusting in every way.” And he called Capriotti’s false claim of being a Marine “particularly despicable.”

The Guardian - US

House panel not planning to seek Trump’s testimony on Capitol attack

After months of uncertainty, chairman says it is ‘not our expectation’ that investigators will summon former president

The Guardian - US

Liz Cheney says Republican leadership has ‘enabled white supremacy’

Her scathing tweet may have targeted Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, who has complained of immigrants replacing white voters

Salon

Buffalo: Yes, Tucker is to blame

Fox News and GOP leaders understood the "great replacement" conspiracy theory was dangerous — and pushed it anyway

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

‘This place was ugly at times’: Missouri lawmakers close book on contentious session

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers ended a contentious legislative session Friday having spent much of their five months in the Capitol fighting over the boundaries for the state’s new congressional maps.

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