Jun 09 WATCH: Pelosi says House is ready to consider a Senate gun bill By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House stands ready to consider a gun bill from the Senate “if it’s life-saving and can make a difference.”… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 5:31 Families of mass shooting victims testify before Congress as lawmakers debate legislation By William Brangham, Lizz Bolaji, Alexis Cox As negotiations on gun legislation continued on Capitol Hill, lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee heard wrenching testimony from those affected by recent mass shootings. Democrats on the committee cited these witnesses as motivation to push for stricter gun laws. Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 6:01 Principals who experienced gun violence unite to help schools undergoing new tragedies The number of schools that have now dealt with a shooting or a mass shooting keeps growing. And because of that there's a group of school principals known as the Principal Recovery Network. They have dealt with these events and… Continue watching
Jun 08 WATCH: House Republicans hold briefing to oppose new gun laws in response to recent mass shootings By Associated Press House Republican members of the Second Amendment Caucus renewed their attacks on Democratic plans to advance legislation to place more restrictions on gun rights. Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says inflation will remain high In our news wrap Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the Senate Finance Committee inflation will remain high, the Department of Homeland Security warns of potential new threats from domestic extremists, the World Bank lowered its economic outlook, Russia says… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 6:56 Why doctors are calling gun violence in the U.S. an epidemic Gun violence ripped through multiple communities last weekend, with dozens killed or injured in shootings nationwide. A growing number of health care providers say gun violence is a public health issue. Dr. Joseph Sakran, a trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 4:09 News Wrap: Russian airstrikes target Kyiv, interrupting weeks of calm In our news wrap Sunday, Russian missiles targeted Ukraine's capital of Kyiv for the first time in weeks, at least eight weekend shootings with multiple deaths and injuries took place in the U.S, an attack on a Catholic church in… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch 6:19 Nationwide spike in gun violence reveals 'very disturbing trends' By Harry Zahn As the nation mourns the lives lost in Uvalde, Buffalo and Tulsa, Americans are also dealing with gun violence that does not make national news. Since Friday, there have been shootings with multiple people wounded or killed in Arizona, Virginia… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 7:18 Communities affected by mass shootings face 'reverberating loss' in the years ahead Gun violence and the lasting impacts of mass shootings in the U.S. have consumed much of the nation in recent weeks, after the massacres in New York, Texas, Oklahoma, and elsewhere. The New York Times' Elizabeth Williamson, author of “Sandy… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 3:39 Students speak out about the impact gun violence has on their daily lives By Leah Clapman, Beyza Vural, Chris Schwalm Tragically, school shootings have become all too common in America. While the attack at a Uvalde elementary school is the deadliest in nearly a decade, it's also the 27th school shooting this year alone. Our national network of young reporters… Continue watching