Texas Sen. Ted Cruz receives sharp backlash for comments in wake of Uvalde school shooting
Story at a glance Lawmakers began flooding social media with statements in the wake of a mass shooting that took place at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday. That includes Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R), who offered his prayers to the families impacted. Cruz immediately received backlash, denouncing his lack of commitment to gun reform a
Read MoreAll eyes on NRA meeting featuring Cruz, Trump following Texas tragedy
Tuesday’s devastating mass shooting is thrusting the National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual meeting in Houston, Texas this weekend into the spotlight. The pro-gun lobbying group’s convention, located roughly 300 miles from the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school where at least 19 children were shot and killed, is set to feature remarks from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and former President Trump on Friday. The NRA has successfully pushed GOP members of Congress to reject any bills that restrict access to guns, including a ban on a
Read MoreFox News host chokes up while discussing Texas school shooting
"Fox and Friends" host Ainsley Earhardt fought back tears as she described a feeling of bewilderment following a mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas this week which left at least 19 children dead. “I'm just sitting here thinking — you hear the phrase in church, Lawrence, we all are involved in our churches that we all put Jesus on the cross. It wasn't just one group. We were all guilty in that because he had to die on the cross for our sins," Earhardt, a devout Christian who often speaks openly about her faith said on the network's morning show on Wednesday.
Trump made approving remark about chants calling for hanging Pence: NYT
Former President Trump made an approving remark about his own vice president being hung following chants at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 to hang then-Vice President Pence, according to a report in The New York Times. The report is based on an account of an incident at the White House that was reported to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. It's no secret that Trump was unhappy
Read More'Those are our children:' CNN's John King shows map of US dotted with school shootings
CNN anchor John King, displaying a graphic showing the proliferation of school shootings in America since 2008, told his audience on Tuesday to "demand the conversation" about gun violence. "I'm going to be quiet. Just watch the map fill in," King said during his daily political and news program on Wednesday. "These are just school shootings in the United States of America since 2008." King was silent as dozens of red dots popped up on the screen, usually used to show vote totals and electoral results on
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