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At White House, Uvalde’s Matthew McConaughey makes impassioned plea on guns

WASHINGTON – In the spotlight of the White House briefing room, movie star Matthew McConaughey described in graphic detail the mutilation inflicted on 19 children and two teachers gunned down in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.

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Former Rep. Giffords tells Congress 'be bold' on gun reform

Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington monument and once again lobbied for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings in America

The Independent UK

Crypto meltdown is wake-up call for many, including Congress

Meltdowns in the cryptocurrency space are common, but the latest one has served as a vivid reminder that investors, both professionals and rookies, can be rolling the dice when putting money into digital assets

The Independent UK

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Matthew McConaughey, a Uvalde native, delivers an impassioned plea at the White House

WASHINGTON — The actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an impassioned speech in the White House briefing room Tuesday, calling for stricter gun laws in the wake of the deadly school shooting last month in his hometown in Texas.

Los Angeles Times

Thousands attacked the Capitol. Who has answered for it?

WASHINGTON — A year and a half after thousands of Donald Trump diehards overran the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors have scored relatively few felony convictions and face growing pressure to go after targets including the organizers and the former president himself.

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Raytheon Plans HQ Relocation - Check Out Where

Aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies Corp (NYSE:RTX) plans to establish its worldwide headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, as Washington, D.C., serves as a convenient travel hub for its global customers and employees. RTX is currently based in Waltham, Massachusetts. The company plans to maintain its substantial presence in the U.S., encompassing 600 sites…

Benzinga

Raytheon to establish global headquarters near Washington

Aerospace and defense company Raytheon Technologies says it plans to establish a global headquarters in Arlington, Virginia

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Take ‘Red Flag’ wildfire warnings more seriously, Biden disaster official urges

WASHINGTON — The public needs to respond more seriously to government-issued warnings about possible wildfires, a top federal official said Monday, urging people to treat them with the same urgency as they would news about an approaching hurricane.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Peters leads lawmakers’ long-awaited response on cybersecurity

WASHINGTON — Cybersecurity experts have implored Congress for years to act as criminal hackers and sophisticated intelligence operatives attacked computer networks at schools, local governments, critical infrastructure and federal agencies.

Tribune News Service

Who's who: Key figures in the Jan. 6 hearings on the Capitol insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee will pull from more than 1,000 depositions and thousands of documents as it lays out the results of its investigation for the American people in at least six public hearings in the next few weeks. Hearings begin Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

Who's who on the Jan. 6 committee? A guide to the House members at the hearings

WASHINGTON — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the nation's Capitol will begin a series of six televised hearings on Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

First of many ‘touchstones’ starts Thursday in prime time for Jan. 6 committee

WASHINGTON — The first time the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection gathered for a public hearing, members heard from law enforcement officers who were physically assaulted, verbally abused and traumatized by pro-Donald Trump rioters who stormed the building.

Tribune News Service

Harris to unveil more private investment in Central America to try to deter migration

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris plans to announce Tuesday nearly $2 billion in private investment directed to three Central American countries as part of the Biden administration's strategy to reduce migration, more than doubling previously announced commitments.

Los Angeles Times

Meta Promotes Veteran Officer To Newly Formed Position Of CISO

Facebook parent Meta Platforms, Inc (NASDAQ:FB) named a VP to the newly created position of the chief information security officer, Reuters reports. Guy Rosen confirmed the appointment via a tweet. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly asked Rosen to assume the job citing it as "another step to elevate this security work in our DNA - and…

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Don’t call us ‘crazy Texans,’ says Rep. Sylvia Garcia - Roll Call

This Democrat wants you to know something about people in her home state — they mostly support abortion rights and they aren’t “crazy Texans.”

McClatchy Washington Bureau

How a suicide in his family pushed a California congressman to fight for gun control

WASHINGTON — Salud Carbajal was 12, in his bedroom with his brother, when he heard a loud pop coming from another room.

Evening Standard

Proud Boys leader faces seditious conspiracy charge over US Capitol riot

The former leader of the far-right Proud Boys has been charged with seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors allege was a coordinated attack on the US Capitol to thwart Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.

The Guardian - US

‘He has been forgotten’: why humorist Art Buchwald should be remembered

A new biography celebrates the sharp humour and difficult life of the Pulitzer-winning newspaper humourist, once known as ‘the wit of Washington’

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Summit of the Americas hobbles to its opening as Mexico’s president declines to attend

WASHINGTON — As the high-profile Summit of the Americas got under way Monday in Los Angeles, with presidents and prime ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere expected to attend, confusion continued to surround the agenda, what President Joe Biden hopes to achieve and whether U.S.-Latin American relations will be better…

Tribune News Service

Jan. 6 hearings aim to catch America's attention with prime-time TV debut

WASHINGTON — The televised hearings that begin Thursday into the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol will need to produce show-stopping moments to grab a divided, distracted nation that has largely moved on.

Tribune News Service

Bob Condotta: Seahawks holding mandatory minicamp this week. Here are five things we learned during OTAs.

RENTON, Wash. — After two weeks of OTAs (organized team activities), the Seahawks hold their mandatory minicamp this week.

Tribune News Service

Cisneros, lagging Cuellar by 281 votes, says she’ll demand recount in South Texas primary

WASHINGTON – Challenger Jessica Cisneros, lagging by a mere 281 votes, said Monday she’ll file for a recount in her congressional primary runoff against nine-term U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar.

Reuters

Don't call us pro-China, Taiwan opposition chief says in U.S

It is wrong to label Taiwan's main opposition party the Kuomintang (KMT) as being pro-China as it has always been pro-U.S. and is dedicated to defending the island though also to talking to Beijing, its chairman said in Washington.

Tribune News Service

US charges Proud Boys members with seditious conspiracy for Jan. 6

WASHINGTON — U.S. prosecutors amped up charges against five members of the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys, adding seditious conspiracy for actions they took in advance of the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

Tribune News Service

Recovered from shooting, Vikings’ Twyman can’t wait to play again

Almost a year after Jaylen Twyman was shot four times while visiting his aunt in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood of Washington, D.C., the Vikings defensive tackle is back to pursuing his goal of getting his family out of the area where gun violence had already taken so much.

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