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‘This is despicable’: Cory Booker slams Republicans for hobbling gun law enforcement at hearing for ATF nominee

‘This is despicable … the same people that tried to accuse us of defunding the police have taken one of the most important law enforcement agencies for protect[ing] Americans ,to protect our children, our churches, or mosques or synagogues or parks or supermarkets [and] it’s not allowed to do their…

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Beto O’Rourke confronts Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over Uvalde school shooting

AUSTIN, Texas — An emotional Gov. Greg Abbott was interrupted by an equally emotional Beto O’Rourke as the Republican governor and other state officials sought Wednesday to discuss a school shooting in Uvalde a day earlier.

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Senate Republicans still want vote on border expulsion policy

WASHINGTON — Pandemic border restrictions under the public health directive known as Title 42 are staying in place for now, but Republican lawmakers said they don’t plan to let up pressure on the Biden administration and congressional Democrats over the policy.

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‘This is on you’: Beto O’Rourke confronts Texas governor over mass shooting

Democratic gubernatorial candidate confronts Republican Greg Abbott during press conference, saying: ‘You are doing nothing’

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If Georgia's Election Law Was Supposed To Suppress the Vote, It Sure Did a Bad Job

After bracing for a supposed return of Jim Crow, Georgia saw a major increase in early votes in this week's primaries.

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After Texas, Republican threatens Biden

"Try to take our guns and you'll learn why the Second Amendment was written in the first place"

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GOP talk of school 'hardening' panned as fig leaf by Democrats - Roll Call

Senate Republicans are floating the idea of more federal grant funding for school safety measures after a mass shooting in Texas.

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Primaries show uneven power of Trump — and progressives - Roll Call

Many candidates who Donald Trump didn’t endorse still pledged their allegiance to him, a further sign he is the de facto leader of the GOP.

Roll Call

Tuesday’s Republican primaries did not go as Trump had hoped

Some of the Trump-endorsed candidates won. But for the most part it seems like his sway in 2022 may have peaked

The Guardian - US

Trump-backed candidates lose but Trumpism wins in US primaries

Georgia losses add to losing record for Trump’s candidates, but his hard-right politics is winning among Republicans.

Al Jazeera

These are the Trump-aligned election deniers winning key state primaries

WASHINGTON — Several candidates who back former President Donald Trump’s false claims of widespread election fraud won Republican primaries for governor, senator and attorney general Tuesday. They join other election deniers who have won nominations in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan.

Tribune News Service

Republicans offer thoughts and prayers – but not gun control to stop the killings

Response in Congress to Texas school shooting that left 21 people dead comes from all-too-familiar Republican playbook

The Guardian - US

3 reasons Trump's influence took a big hit in Tuesday's primaries

You'd be hard-pressed to find two Republican incumbents who drew more of Donald Trump's ire than Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Both won big on Tuesday.

WEKU

'Trump is in the past': Mounting losses show limits of power

Donald Trump began May with a decisive win for a favored candidate in Ohio, catapulting a Senate hopeful to a primary victory

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The GOP only cares about imaginary kids

For all the talk about "groomers" and "pro-life," the GOP ignores — or exacerbates — threats against real children

The Guardian - US

Texas Republican leaders’ response to the mass shooting: more guns in schools

Last year Governor Greg Abbott signed into law several measures making it easier to own and carry guns in the state

The Independent UK

Oz, McCormick race heads toward recount in Pa Senate primary

Pennsylvania’s top election official is expected to certify that the margin between the top two candidates in last week’s Republican primary for U.S. Senate was tight enough to trigger a recount

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24% of Missouri House incumbents face contested primaries

Twenty-nine of the 123 Missouri state representatives running for re-election—13 Democrats and 16 Republicans—face contested primaries. That equals 24% of incumbents seeking re-election to the Missouri House of Representatives, the highest rate since 2014. The remaining 76% of incumbents are not facing primary challengers.

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Incumbent John Thurston defeats Eddie Joe Williams in Arkansas’ Republican primary for secretary of state

Incumbent John Thurston defeated former state Sen. Eddie Joe Williams in the Republican primary for Arkansas Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.

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Christian defeats Stogner to win Republican nomination for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Wayne Christian defeated attorney Sarah Stogner in the May 24 Republican primary runoff for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission. Based on unofficial results, Christian received 65% of the vote to Stogner’s 35%. In the March 1 primary, Christian received 47.1% of the vote and Stogner was second…

The Independent UK

Will Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas

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Britt and Brooks advance to runoff for U.S. Senate in Alabama

Katie Britt and Mo Brooks advanced from a field of six candidates in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Alabama on May 24, 2022. As no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, Britt and Brooks will compete in a June 21 runoff. Incumbent U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby…

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Raffensperger wins primary for Georgia secretary of state

Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated three other candidates in the Republican primary election for Georgia secretary of state on May 24, 2022. Based on unofficial returns, Raffensperger received 52.1% of the vote, and Jody Hice received 33.7%.

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Incumbent Kemp defeats Perdue and three others in Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial primary

Incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp defeated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue and three other candidates—Catherine Davis, Kandiss Taylor, and Tom Williams—in the Republican primary election for governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022. With 57% of precincts reporting, Kemp had 73% of the vote, followed by Perdue with 23%. No other…

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What is the United States ‘gun lobby’ and how powerful is it?

President Joe Biden has called on legislators to ‘stand up’ to the gun lobby following massacre at Texas primary school.

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