Trump Calls for ‘Strong Background Checks’ but Ties Them to Immigration Laws
President Trump’s comments, made in an early morning Twitter post, come as the country mourns two deadly mass shootings over the weekend in Texas and Ohio.
Steve King Narrowly Won His Last Race. His Challenger, J.D. Scholten, Is Running Again.
Mr. King, who has a history of racist remarks, has been elected to the House nine times, but Mr. Scholten came within 10,000 votes of toppling him in 2018.
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A Relentless Jailhouse Lawyer Propels a Case to the Supreme Court
Calvin Duncan, “the most brilliant legal mind” in the nation’s largest maximum-security prison, had long questioned a Louisiana law that allows 10-to-2 jury verdicts.
On Politics: Trump’s Words Are Scrutinized by Candidates in Wake of Shootings
Democratic presidential candidates denounced a culture of hatred and white nationalism that some said emanated from the Trump White House after two mass shootings.
Kenny Marchant Will Be Fourth Texas Republican Congressman to Retire in 2020
The departure of Mr. Marchant, who represents the suburbs around Dallas and Fort Worth, sets the stage for another highly competitive Texas House race.
The El Paso Shooting Victims: Here Are Some of Their Stories
The Walmart where the shooting happened, just miles from the United States’ border with Mexico, reflected bicultural life in El Paso.
Progressive Activists Have Pushed Democrats to the Left on Climate Issues. Now What?
Groups like the Sunrise Movement helped pressure Democratic presidential candidates to support the Green New Deal. They are now deciding how to use their rising influence.
In El Paso Shooting Suspect’s Manifesto, an Echo of Trump’s Language
If the president did not originally inspire the gunman, he has brought into the mainstream polarizing ideas and people once consigned to the fringes of American society.
How Gun Control Groups Leveled the Playing Field Amid Mass Shootings
The gun lobby has structural advantages and a Senate aligned with its stance. But activists have increased financing and grass-roots energy as they pursue their cause.
Walmart Store Connected Cultures, Until a Killer ‘Came Here for Us’
El Paso has always been an international city. The worst anti-Latino attack in U.S. history left many feeling perplexed, and angry.
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