Buttigieg: Blaming gun violence on school doorways is 'definition of insanity'
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Sunday that blaming the design of school doorways for gun violence in the U.S. is the “definition of insanity.” During an appearance on ABC’s “This Week,” moderator George Stephanopoulos asked Buttigieg what he would be doing about the problem if he were still the mayor of South Bend, Ind. “Well, the worst part of the job of being mayor is talking to families of people who have lost their loved ones and knowing that nothing you can do will bring those loved ones back,” Buttigieg told Stephanopoulos. Buttigi
Read MoreCommerce secretary says inflation will get ‘under control'
Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Sunday insisted that inflation will come down but avoided addressing the notion that she was wrong to have called it "temporary" nearly one year ago. When asked by CNN “State of the Union” co-anchor Jake Tapper why the Biden administration appears to have been “flat footed” in addressing inflation earlier, Raimondo pointed to job growth and wage increases since President Biden took office. "Why does it seem the Biden administration is consistently playing clean-up on these problems that are playing out exactly as many experts forecast
Read MoreSchiff says Jan. 6 panel has more revelations for Americans: 'There's a great deal they haven't seen'
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Read MoreBoth parties searching for midterm magic
The two parties on the Hill are madly scrambling for issues, themes and gimmicks they hope will resonate with voters in next November’s midterm elections for control of Congress. Call it the search for a magic midterm elixir. The Democrats now hold razor-thin majorities in both bodies that could easily flip to Republicans given the fate of a president’s party in non-presidential election years. What may have changed that historical dynamic in just the last month has been the May 2 leak of Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft majority opinion reversing the 197
Read MoreWhat to know about the avian influenza outbreaks
Story at a glance Outbreaks of avian influenza have been reported among wild and domesticated birds since late 2021. A handful of cases in humans have been detected in the U.S. and U.K. The risk to people is low, although scientists are concerned that wild birds are spreading it and dying from it.
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