After 31 people were killed in two mass shootings last weekend, reporters from Texas and Ohio joined Robert Costa on the latest #WashWeekPBS Extra to discuss how their communities of El Paso and Dayton are coping after tragedy.

After 31 people died in mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio last weekend, the panelists discussed President Donald Trump's response, criticism from Democrats, and what type of gun control legislation could possibly come next. The conversation later turned to the shakeup with the administration's director of national intelligence.

As many as 500,000 students are expected to head to Washington this weekend for the ‘March for Our Lives’ event focused on school safety. The panelists discussed if the movement could play into the midterm elections. The group also talked about Stormy Daniels’ upcoming ‘60 minutes’ interview and the three pending lawsuits against President Trump.

After the shooting in Florida, the panelists discussed the country’s next steps in the debate over guns. The table also recapped the latest developments in the Russia probe.

After another mass shooting at a school in Florida this week, the emotionally charged debate over gun control has been reignited. The panelists discussed the Parkland shooting, along with the Justice Department’s just-released indictment charging 13 Russians with election meddling and the ongoing immigration debate.

Fifty-eight people died and nearly 500 were injured during a shooting a country music concert in Las Vegas Sunday. The panelists discussed the emerging Washington debate about how to potentially prevent similar events, along with rising tensions between President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

Five police officers were killed in a sniper attack in Dallas during a protest following two police shootings of black men in Minnesota and Louisiana this week, and political leaders were once again trying to respond to the tragedy. But action in Congress remains unlikely. Plus, FBI Director James Comey recommended no charges for Hillary Clinton in use of a private email server.

In the days after the shooting at an Orlando nightclub left 49 people dead and dozens wounded, the debate in Washington has turned to guns and terrorism. NBC's Pete Williams reports on the investigation and shooter. President Obama visited families of victims while after a 15-hour Democratic filibuster, senators will vote on four gun proposals next week.

Early Sunday morning, a gunman opened fire at a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando. It was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, and it came just 1 year after a white gunman opened fired during a Bible study at a black church in Charleston, killing nine people. The shooting once again raises questions about gun violence and hate crimes.

President Obama called the shooting at a gay club in Orlando that left at least 50 people dead "an act of terror and an act of hate." The shooting early Sunday morning is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. "Attacks on any American, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation is an attack on all of us," he said. Read the latest news about the shooting from the PBS NewsHour here .