Aug 09 El Paso gunman confessed: 'I'm the shooter,' was targeting Mexicans By Cedar Attanasio, Jake Bleiberg, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press El Paso Detective Adrian Garcia said Crusius waived his Miranda Rights and agreed to speak with detectives, telling them that he had driven to El Paso from the Dallas suburb of Allen — which is where he lived and is… Continue reading
Aug 08 How states have moved to make gun laws while Congress is deadlocked By Laura Santhanam With no shortage of gun law ideas but an absence of national consensus and data, states have stepped up to pass their own. The PBS NewsHour looked into what policies have gained traction. Continue reading
Aug 07 'Not one more.' Listen to the powerful memorial for the El Paso shooting's youngest victim By William Brangham While there will be many memorials to come for those who died in the El Paso shooting -- and a separate shooting in Dayton, Ohio, that killed nine -- this was the first, and for its youngest victim. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 2:22 Why El Paso residents felt 'deeply divided' about Trump's visit President Trump visited grieving El Paso Wednesday. An “El Paso Strong” rally was held to coincide with his arrival -- and protest his rhetoric on race and immigration. Judy Woodruff talks to Dan Bush, reporting from El Paso, about the… Continue watching
Aug 07 Texas governor says 'no red flags' seen in El Paso gunman By Morgan Lee, Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's first calls for action after a gunman in El Paso killed 22 people include cracking down on internet sites used by violent extremists and confronting racism. But the Republican didn't suggest any major gun-control measures. Continue reading
Aug 07 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. Continue reading
Aug 07 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… Continue reading
Aug 07 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. Continue reading
Aug 07 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. Continue reading
Aug 07 El Paso, with deep Mexican American past, rallies amid pain By Russell Contreras, John L. Mone, Associated Press The massacre that killed 22 people at a Walmart in El Paso struck a city that has long been the cradle of Mexican American culture and immigration and suffered through bloody episodes of racial violence in the past. Continue reading