Data: CDC; Chart: Thomas Oide/AxiosFirearms were the leading cause of death for kids one and older for the first time in 2020, the most recent year for which CDC data is available.Why it matters: The firearm death rate among...
Nihilism about the Senate's ability to do anything after yet another horrific mass shooting — this one taking the lives of 19 children and two teachers in Uvalde, Texas — permeated social media and the halls of Congress on...
Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke (D) interrupted Gov. Greg Abbott's (R) Wednesday press conference on the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school mass shooting, yelling, "You're offering us nothing."Why it matters: O'Rourke is challenging Abbott for the g…Read More
The gunman who killed 19 students and 2 adults at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas walked through an apparently unlocked door, a law enforcement officer said Thursday, contradicting earlier statements that he engaged with a school officer before...
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has directed Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to work with Democratic lawmakers on a "bipartisan solution" to gun violence.Driving the news: McConnell told CNN he "encouraged" Cornyn to work with Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (…Read...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned in a speech Thursday that despite the current focus on Russia and the war in Ukraine, China poses the "most serious, longterm challenge" to the international order. What he's saying: “China is the...
Painful memories of the 2019 mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that killed 23 and wounded dozens are flooding back for city residents and leaders, who say Uvalde will have a lot of work to do to heal from...
Uvalde residents and people across Texas and beyond are showing up to support this largely Mexican American town after the massacre that left 19 children and two teachers dead.The big picture: An 18-year-old gunman on Tuesday opened fire on...
The deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, this week has spurred bipartisan discussions in Congress about the potential to pass any legislation, with red flag gun control laws emerging as one potential path forward.The big picture: Nineteen states currently…Read...
