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Shamar Elkins' Fatal Loophole: How a 2019 Probation Deal for School-Zone Gunfire Left the Army Veteran Armed

In 2019, Shamar Elkins fired near Shreveport's Caddo Magnet High and received 18 months' probation. Louisiana's plea system left him legally armed before he killed eight children in 2026.

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The Latest: 8 children dead after a mass shooting in Louisiana, police say

Authorities in Shreveport, Louisiana, say a gunman killed eight children in domestic-related shootings at different two homes

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Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026

Photos of the week | January 1-8, 2026 - Uncategorized And we're back for the new year, which will feature the nation's 250th birthday as well as an interesting midterm election. Here are the images captured by CQ Roll Call photojournalists this week.

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Gabby Giffords details how near-fatal shooting 15 years ago impacted marriage to husband Mark Kelly

The former Arizona congresswoman had to learn how to walk and talk again after she was shot in the head January 8, 2011

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Capitol Lens | Remembering the Giffords shooting - Roll Call

In this archival photo, we remember the shooting of former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords, which happened 15 years ago on Jan. 8, 2011.

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Mark Kelly reveals he had to hire personal security to deal with death threats since Trump’s attacks over ‘illegal orders’

“He is not intimidating me, and he’s not going to,” Kelly said of Trump.

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Mark Kelly Says Trump Is Inciting Political Violence Against Him: 'People Listen To What He Says'

Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly said Trump's stance on Democratic lawmakers who said members of the U.S. military must refuse illegal orders, which included reposting a call for them to be executed, are inciting violence against him

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Majority of Americans say ‘extreme political rhetoric’ led to the killing of Charlie Kirk, poll finds

Republicans, Democrats and independents were in rare agreement the survey found

The Independent UK

Elon Musk claims higher education 'radicalized' Charlie Kirk shooting suspect as bullet casings reveal antifascist, gamer messages

Elon Musk intensified his criticism of higher education in the wake of conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s fatal shooting.

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For Congress, security fears are a haunting part of the job - Roll Call

The murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk sparks new debate after years of anguish over political violence.

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‘It has to end’: Democrats call for end of political violence as Trump stirs the pot

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

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Timeline: Is political violence in the US escalating?

Following the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, Euronews looks back on recent attacks against public figures in the US.

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The Latest: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is fatally shot at an event in Utah

Charlie Kirk, a conservative youth activist and CEO of Turning Point USA, has been fatally shot during an event at a college in Utah

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‘No way, Jose!’ Gabby Giffords refuses to give up on gun violence fight as Mark Kelly eyes bigger political ambitions

Thoughts and prayers, as usual.

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Jury finds The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin

A jury has concluded The New York Times did not libel former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in a 2017 editorial she says damaged her reputation

The Guardian - US

Sarah Palin loses retrial of defamation case against New York Times

Jury finds newspaper not liable for allegedly defaming former Alaska governor in 2017 editorial about gun control

The Independent UK

Sarah Palin tells defamation trial jury that Times editorial 'kicked the oomph' out of her

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has testified at a defamation trial that an editorial in The New York Times in 2017 was a game changer in her life that “kicked the oomph” out of her

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Sarah Palin’s libel claims against The New York Times is taken to a new jury

Palin has asserted that the newspaper defamed her by falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting

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The Independent UK

Sarah Palin’s defamation case against the New York Times returns to trial

‘The case is, in many respects, an old-school media libel action resurrected into a newly complicated defamation landscape,’ one legal expert said about the new trial

The Guardian - US

‘We’ve been at this rodeo before’: gun-safety groups prepare for second Trump term

With ‘the best friend gun owners have ever had in the White House’ to return, gun-safety groups eye state level actions

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Gabby Giffords Condemns Trump's Call For Violence Against Cheney

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords condemns Trump's violent rhetoric towards Liz Cheney, emphasizing the need for civil discourse in politics.

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Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin endorses Trump for president

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second person ever to walk on the moon, endorsed Donald Trump in a statement released today (Oct. 30).

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At the Races: Expanding states of play - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

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Access to guns worsens the US political violence crisis, experts say

Data shows more Americans supporting political violence in a nation where firearms outnumber people

Reason

Sarah Palin Gets New Trial in Libel Lawsuit Against N.Y. Times

"[T]he district court’s Rule 50 ruling improperly intruded on the province of the jury by making credibility determinations, weighing evidence, and ignoring facts or inferences that a reasonable juror could plausibly have found to support Palin’s case."

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