Uvalde picks up pieces as shifting accounts of attack trouble officials
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Some far-right members are being replaced by traditional conservatives
So far this spring, the GOP’s governing wing has had some success. Paul Kane Link...
Inside Mitch McConnell’s decades-long effort to block gun control
The Senate Republican leader has spent his career working to delay, obstruct or prevent most major firearms restrictions from being approved by Congress. Ashley Parker Link...
Cruz confronted at restaurant over gun control after Uvalde shooting
Hours earlier, Cruz took to the stage at the NRA’s annual meeting in Houston, where he joined former president Donald Trump in rejecting proposals for new restrictions and calling instead for more school security or mental health screenings. Timothy Bella Link...
Florida Republicans beat the gun lobby. Congress hasn’t followed.
In 2018, Florida banned weapons sales to those under 21, imposed a three-day waiting period and created a “red flag” law. Republicans doubt the same can happen at the federal level. Mike DeBonis Link...
Georgia’s primary went smoothly. Voting advocates worry about November.
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Trump is trapped in the past, and it’s hurting him with GOP voters
GOP voters in Georgia rebuked the former president by choosing incumbent officials he opposed, while party activists in Wisconsin sent a warning about 2024. Dan Balz Link...
DOJ has new tools to fight hate crime. But it’s an uphill battle.
The Buffalo shooting highlighted the difficulty of preventing hate crimes in a nation still rife with ethnic tension exacerbated, many anti-hate crime groups say, by former president Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric. Joe Davidson Link...
Trump, Cruz join NRA leaders in defiant response to Uvalde shooting
Former president Donald Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, among other speakers, broadly rejected proposals for new restrictions and called instead of more school security or mental health screenings, while issuing dark warnings of Democratic plots to take weapons. Isaac Arnsdorf Link...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s school shooting response under scrutiny
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