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
Aug 06 '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. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 2:44 How El Paso residents are coping with deadly shooting's aftermath El Paso is reeling from Saturday’s shooting massacre, which killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more. How is the community coping with the shocking violence? Dan Bush reports from the stricken Texas city and joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 3:49 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,… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 9:12 After El Paso and Dayton, what can be done to prevent similar mass shootings? Mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, left more than 30 people dead over the weekend. What can be done to prevent incidents like these? Amna Nawaz talks to Larry Ward, chief marketing officer of Gun Dynamics, and… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:11 Why domestic terrorism is an underestimated national threat The weekend mass shooting in El Paso appears to have been motivated by white supremacist and anti-immigrant sentiment. In response, President Trump said Monday the FBI has been tasked with disrupting “domestic terrorism.” What is the nature of this movement,… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:44 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… Continue watching