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Commentary: Why Raphael Warnock should run for president in 2024

Across the country, public trust in democratic institutions has eroded to its lowest point in recorded history. This full-blown crisis of confidence, fueled by constant partisan gridlock in Congress and baseless denials of election results, is putting our democracy in serious peril.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 22, 2022

Democrats press efforts to stem gun violence with House panel advancing assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON — Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, as a House committee advanced a ban on assault weapons and President Joe Biden planned more executive actions to fight crime.

Tribune News Service · Jul 21, 2022

House Democrats advance assault weapons ban after mass shootings

Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, with action on an assault weapons ban.

Roll Call · Jul 21, 2022

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Ohio Senate candidate Vance asking donors to help pay debts

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

School police didn’t stop Parkland or Uvalde shootings, and often discriminate against students. Why did Biden give them $300m?

Campus police officers are often cited as an effective tool against gun violence. But the data shows they do little to stop school shootings — and often discriminate against students of colour. Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Ohio Senate candidate Vance asking donors to help pay debts

WASHINGTON — As Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance fell far short of his Democratic opponent Tim Ryan in recent campaign donations, one of the Republican’s chief fundraising vehicles says it prioritizes paying off the campaign’s debt from the May 3 primary he won.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Ohio Senate candidate Vance asking donors to help pay debts - Roll Call

One of Ohio GOP Senate nominee J.D. Vance's fundraising committees says the first $2,900 donated goes to retire his primary debts.

Roll Call · Jul 19, 2022

Mass shooting at Indiana mall that left four dead raises controversial ‘good guy with a gun’ theory

Conservatives often claim only a ‘good guy with a gun’ can stop shootings. The data paints a more complicated picture

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

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Texas Sen. Cruz says 2015 Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage was wrong

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Texas Sen. Cruz says 2015 Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage was wrong

WASHINGTON — Sen. Ted Cruz is joining a multitude of conservatives in continuing to say the 2015 Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage was wrong and an overreach, stoking concerns that the reversal of Roe v. Wade could impact other past decisions.

Tribune News Service · Jul 18, 2022