Aug 05 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. Continue reading
Aug 05 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. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Trump addresses mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes "against all humanity" and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun violence. Continue reading
Aug 05 Trump suggests linking immigration reform to stronger gun checks, but offers no details By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump claimed Monday he wants legislation providing "strong background checks" for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises to strengthen gun laws after mass shootings. Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 2:03 El Paso shooting is domestic terrorism, investigators say By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman Investigators of the El Paso mass shooting, which left 20 people dead and wounded at least 26 others, are treating the massacre as a case of domestic terrorism and will file capital murder charges against the suspect, now in custody. Continue watching
Aug 04 Watch 3:39 El Paso ‘standing strong’ after shopping center massacre By PBS NewsHour A gunman, now in custody, opened fire at a shopping center in El Paso, Texas on Saturday, killing 20, and wounding dozens of others. Texas Tribune reporter Julian Aguilar joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from El Paso for more on… Continue watching
Aug 04 El Paso suspect appears to have posted anti-immigrant screed By Michael Biesecker, Reese Dunklin, Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press About 20 minutes before the shooting started at an El Paso Walmart, a rambling screed was posted to an online message board saying the massacre was in response to an “invasion” of Hispanics coming across the southern border. Continue reading
Aug 04 Trump tweets, stays out of sight for hours after shootings By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press As the nation reeled from two mass shootings in less than a day, President Donald Trump spent the first hours after the tragedies out of sight at his New Jersey golf course, sending out tweets of support awkwardly mixed in… Continue reading
Aug 04 Sister: El Paso shooting victim, 25, ‘gave her life’ for son By Morgan Lee, Associated Press A 25-year-old woman who was shot while apparently shielding her 2-month-old son was among the 20 people killed when a gunman opened fire in a crowded El Paso shopping area, her sister said. Continue reading
Aug 04 2 mass shootings in less than 24 hours shock US By Associated Press Two mass shootings at crowded public places in Texas and Ohio in less than 24 hours claimed at least 29 lives and left scores injured, a shocking carnage even in a country accustomed to gun violence. Continue reading