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AP fact check: Trump twists facts on gun control and tariffs

By Hope Yen, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Battling dual crises of gun violence and trade, President Donald Trump is twisting the facts in regards to gun control and exaggerating his case for tariffs against China. Here's a look at the president's claims.

WATCH: Trump defends rhetoric as he visits Dayton, El Paso after shootings

By Jill Colvin, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

President Donald Trump defended his rhetoric Wednesday as he headed out to offer a message of healing and unity in El Paso and Dayton, where he was to be met by unusual hostility from people who fault his own incendiary…

Biden: Trump 'using the language' of 'white nationalists'

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

After two mass shootings that killed 31 people in Texas and Ohio, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Monday that he'd push for a federal buyback program to encourage Americans to give up their military-style weapons and ammunition.

WATCH: Booker gives gun policy speech at 2015 church slaying site

By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press

The speech — following mass shootings in Texas and Ohio that killed 31 people — came as White House hopefuls grapple with how to respond to the violence.

'Those shootings happen all the time in America.' The view from Juárez

By Daniel Bush

Many people in this border city said the El Paso shooting would not disrupt their daily routines. But people had mixed views on who to blame for the attack.

Could El Paso and Dayton massacres drive congressional action on guns?

Mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton have pushed gun safety back into the forefront of national politics. On Capitol Hill, how are lawmakers responding? Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss an unusual move from Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell,…

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Congress has 110 gun bills on the table. Here's where they stand.

By Lisa Desjardins

The weekend’s bloody spate of mass shootings, and another shooting the weekend before, have again raised the question of what can be done to prevent such violence in America.

A former House Republican on why we need to reform gun laws

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Montana Gov. Steve Bullock on gun reform and how to win back red states from Trump

By Judy Woodruff, Meredith Lee

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock is a two-term Democrat in a conservative state that President Trump won by more than 20 points in 2016. He’s also running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, and a gun owner who has changed his…

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'Words matter.' Anger, fear await Trump in El Paso

By Daniel Bush

Across the Hispanic community in El Paso, the initial shock from the deadly shooting Saturday has given way to anger and fear as the city prepares to welcome President Donald Trump on Wednesday.