After mall shooting, yet another mayor becomes a member of the club no one wants to join
On a sleepy Sunday night at the mall in Greenwood, Ind., a gunman opened fire just after closing time. He killed three people and injured others before an armed “good Samaritan” killed him. As the mayors of Highland Park, Uvalde, Buffalo -- and now Greenwood -- have learned the hard way, mayors play an outsized role in a city's response to a mass shooting. Yet, city leaders rarely think about their role, let alone prepare for it, until the unimaginable happens.
Read MoreRepublicans show political evolution with same-sex marriage vote
A vote on codifying federal protections for same-sex marriage demonstrated a sharp political evolution for Republicans on the issue over the last decade, with nearly four dozen House GOP members voting in favor of the legislation. The House GOP Conference gave members breathing room by not whipping votes against the bill, which Democrats brought up in response to concerns about the Supreme Court reversing course on the case that protected the right for same-sex couples to marry Titled the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill would also repeal the 1996 Defense of Marriage A
Read MoreSoros donates $1 million to O'Rourke's campaign for Texas governor
American businessman George Soros has donated $1 million to Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke’s (D) campaign. The Texas Ethics Commission confirmed Soros’ donation to O’Rourke’s “Beto for Texas” political action committee (PAC) in its filing report published on Tuesday. A spokesperson for O’Rourke’s campaign confirmed Soros’s donation to the gubernatorial candidate to the Hill. The 91-year-old billionaire made the campaign donation a day before the Supreme Court’s decision last month to overturn Roe v. Wade, which the landmark 1973 decision th
Read MoreJan. 6 panel says Secret Service failed to deliver 'erased' texts
The Secret Service on Tuesday failed to provide Congress with any new agency text messages from Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, 2021, informing the House committee investigating last year’s Capitol attack that the agency would continue digging to determine if any could be recovered. The news was a blow to the Jan. 6 investigators, who had subpoenaed the Secret Service last week for texts they were hoping could provide new details about the activities of former President Trump on the day a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol. They gave the agency a Tuesday-morning deadline to comply.
Read MoreHealth Care — Fauci says he isn’t planning on retiring
Ever wanted to experience what it’s like to be stray cat but don’t want to go outside? Well, you are in luck because the new PC/PlayStation game “Stray” is now available. And no, we didn’t
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