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StoryGraph Biggest Story 2023-05-08 -- gun violence (6), social reform (5), reform movements (5), press pool (5), pool congressional (5)

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gun violence (6), social reform (5), reform movements (5), press pool (5), pool congressional (5)

1 dead, 5 injured in shooting after leaving California house party: Police


A 17-year-old girl was killed and five others injured in a drive-by shooting as they were leaving a large house party in California early Saturday, police said.


Biden Blasts Republican Hypocrites For Responding To Mass Shootings With A Shrug


President Biden told Republicans that thoughts and prayers aren't enough and criticized them for responding to mass shootings with a shrug.


Jen Psaki Goes There And Calls Out Republicans For Politicizing Mass Shootings


MSNBC's Jen Psaki said that it isn't the people who want change politicizing gun violence but Republicans who want to maintain the status quo.


Joe Scarborough Calls Greg Abbott Sick For Unleashing A Plague Of Gun Violence In Texas


MSNBC's Joe Scarborough called Gov. Greg Abbott sick for continuing to make more guns available and easier to get as the gun murder rate has skyrocketed in Texas.


Jamie Raskin Says Jack Smith Could Conceivably Charge Trump With Seditious Conspiracy


House Oversight Committee ranking member Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) explained why Special Counsel Jack Smith could be considering seditious conspiracy charges against Trump.


US passes 200 mass shootings this year: nonprofit


Seven shootings over the weekend, including a massacre at a Dallas-area outlet mall, brought the total number of mass shootings in the U.S. this year over 200, according to the nonprofit Gun Violen…


Rep. James Comer Sounds Like He's Losing It As He Talks About DOJ Not Seriously Charging Hunter Biden


House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer complained that he is hearing that the DOJ is not going to seriously charge Hunter Biden, as he then unleashed an unhinged conspiracy-filled rant.


Investigators Looking Into Possible White Supremacist Views Of Texas Mall Gunman


A gunman killed eight people and wounded seven others – three critically – in a shooting at a Dallas-area mall.


After Mass Killings in Texas, Frustration but No Action on Guns


The drumbeat of mass murder has fueled a new openness to gun regulation among some Texans, but it has done little to reshape the political realities in the State Capitol.


What We Know About the Allen, Texas, Mall Shooting


The motive of the gunman so far remains a mystery. The shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets left nine people dead, including the suspect.


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