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Kamala Harris visits Highland Park after July 4th parade massacre: “Should never have happened”

Overnight, two colonies of national and local broadcast press set up shop in the suburb, bracketing the east and west sides of the barricaded Central Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 6, 2022

Donald Trump Exploring Second Presidential Run As 'Get Out Of Jail Free' Card: Reports

Former President Donald Trump could announce an early presidential run to preempt attempts to prosecute him, according to multiple reports.

Benzinga · Jul 6, 2022

Day after mass shooting, VP Kamala Harris visits Highland Park and Chicago, calls for assault weapons ban ‘to end this horror’

The nation’s first woman and person of color to occupy the vice president’s office struck a somber tone before thousands of teachers at McCormick Place while taking the first five minutes to discuss the massacre and push for “reasonable gun safety laws.” Later, she met with local officials in…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 5, 2022

Biden orders US flags flown at half-staff to mourn Highland Park shooting victims

President Joe Biden ordered U.S. flags at the White House and military bases to be flown at half-staff starting Tuesday through Saturday to mourn the victims of the shooting rampage in Highland Park, Illinois.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022

Federal Court of Claims Rejects Takings Claims Against CDC Eviction Moratorium

But it does so on the ground that the moratorium was never properly "authorized," not because a moratorium could never be a taking.

Reason · Jul 5, 2022

Biden won’t meet Brittney Griner’s family but White House insists she’s a ‘priority’

‘Clearly, we believe she was wrongfully detained, we believe she needs to come home’

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

7 things we've learned so far from the Jan. 6 hearings

WASHINGTON — A House committee investigating the assault on the U.S. Capitol promised revelations in the televised hearings that began last month.

Tribune News Service · Jul 5, 2022

Sorry, Biden, Gas Stations Can't Just 'Bring Down the Price'

The average gas station owner makes pennies per gallon of gas sold.

Reason · Jul 5, 2022

Brittney Griner appeals directly to President Biden

Griner’s letter said she feared she might never return home from Russia and asking that Biden not “forget about me and the other American Detainees.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 5, 2022

Brittney Griner: US basketball star detained in Russia asks Joe Biden for help

The three-time WNBA league champion is facing ten years in prison if she is found guilty of drugs charges

Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2022