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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.

Trump, Republicans sue California over candidates’ tax return law

By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press

The law signed last week by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom requires candidates for president and governor to release five years of tax returns to appear on the state's primary ballot, but the requirement does not extend to the general election.

Trump freezes Venezuelan government assets amid tensions

By Joshua Goodman, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press

The Trump administration froze all Venezuelan government assets in a dramatic escalation of tensions with Nicolás Maduro that places his socialist administration alongside a short list of adversaries from Cuba, North Korea, Syria and Iran.

Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s reaction to El Paso and Dayton massacres

NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including reaction from Congress and President Trump after another series of mass shootings, how Democratic and Republican views on gun…

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Lashing back, China lets yuan drop and halts U.S. farm purchases

By Paul Wiseman, Joe McDonald, Associated Press

The moves, which came four days after President Donald Trump threatened more taxes on Chinese imports, knocked stock markets worldwide into a tailspin.

If Trump wants stronger background checks, Dems say, he should demand gun bill vote

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate GOP leader, Mitch McConnell, is blocking gun safety reforms that more than 90 percent of Americans support.

Another El Paso victim dies, raising death toll to 22

By Associated Press

A hospital official says another victim of the weekend mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, has died.

Texas Republican congressman retiring as GOP departures rise

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Another Texas Republican congressman, Rep. Kenny Marchant, announced his retirement Monday as the party's mounting departures made it increasingly unlikely it will be able to regain the House majority in next year's elections.

WATCH: Trump calls for death penalty for hate crimes

By Associated Press

President Donald Trump is asking the Justice Department to propose legislation so that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the death penalty.