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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.

Ohio gunman’s ex-classmates decry missed chances to stop him

By Michael Biesecker, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press

High school classmates of the gunman who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, say he was suspended years ago for compiling a "hit list" and a "rape list," and questioned how he could have been allowed to buy the military-style…

Mexico: Texas shooting ‘act of terrorism’ against Mexicans

By Amy Guthrie, Associated Press

Mexico's government said it considers a shooting at a crowded department store in El Paso, Texas that left seven of its citizens dead an "act of terrorism" against Mexicans and hopes it will lead to changes in U.S. gun laws.

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.

Protests disrupt Hong Kong work day as leader vows to remain

By Yanan Wang, Christopher Bodeen, Associated Press

A general strike in Hong Kong descended into citywide mayhem Monday as defiant protesters started fires outside police stations and hurled bricks and eggs at officers. After disrupting traffic early in the day, they filled public parks in several districts,…

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.

Hate ruled out, but motive still a mystery in Dayton attack

By John Seewer, Dan Sewell, John Minchillo, Associated Press

As authorities in Ohio try to pin down a motive for the weekend's second U.S. mass shooting and dig into the slain shooter's life, what they find might also help answer another big question looming over the tragedy: What, if…

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.

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.