May 26 WATCH: Democratic senators, advocates urge gun reforms after Uvalde school massacre By Associated Press The mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas brought gun control advocates to Washington Thursday to demand lawmakers pass substantial gun violence legislation. Continue reading
May 26 WATCH: Infant formula supply will be back to normal in two months, FDA head says By News Desk A shortage of baby formula in the U.S. should be over and supplies will be “beyond normal” within two months, the head of the Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. Continue reading
May 26 WATCH: U.S. to continue expanded cooperation with Taiwan, Blinken says By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says our country will continue to expand is cooperation with Taiwan despite Beijing's "growing coersion."… Continue reading
May 26 Frustrated onlookers urged police to charge into Texas school as massacre unfolded, witnesses say By Jake Bleiberg, Jim Vertuno, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Onlookers urged police officers to charge into the Texas elementary school where a gunman's rampage killed 19 children and two teachers. Continue reading
May 25 We asked every senator what action should be taken on guns. Here's what they said In the wake of recent shootings, we asked every sitting U.S. senator: What action, if any, do you think should be taken on guns following the school shooting in Texas?… Continue reading
May 25 Florida passes condo safety bill in wake of Surfside collapse By Associated Press A bill has been sent to Florida's governor that would require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall, in response to the Surfside building collapse that killed 98 people. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 8:00 How Uvalde, Texas, is mourning after massacre of teachers and young students By Amna Nawaz Investigators looked for a motive Wednesday in the elementary school shooting that killed 21 people, including 19 children, in Uvalde, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott said the gunman had shared messages about his intentions on Facebook shortly before the attack, while… Continue watching
May 25 Watch 6:40 Sen. Chris Murphy seeks 'common ground' on new gun laws in wake of Texas school shooting By PBS NewsHour A day after a massacre at a Texas elementary school took the lives of 19 children and two teachers, the shooting in Texas has renewed calls for more gun regulations as Congress remains gridlocked on the issue. Democratic Sen. Chris… Continue watching
May 25 WATCH: Candlelight vigil held for Uvalde school shooting victims By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America On Wednesday, stories began to emerge about the lives of the 19 children and their two teachers who were gunned down behind a barricaded door at Robb Elementary School in the southwestern Texas town of Uvalde. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:22 The NRA has lost influence, but the culture it created remains Many prior efforts to pass new gun laws have hit a wall in the U.S. Senate and in some state legislatures. The National Rifle Association, or the NRA, has been a major part of those debates, particularly at the federal… Continue watching