US President Biden calls on Americans to speak out against racism and extremism during "United We Stand Summit", and vows to ask Congress to do more to hold social media firms accountable for spreading hate.
Ex-US president Donald Trump brands his successor Joe Biden an "enemy of the state" during a rally in Pennsylvania and warns FBI raid at his home would produce "a backlash the likes of which nobody has ever seen."
In the year 168 of its existence, the party of Lincoln entirely succumbed to right-wing populism.
Donald Trump and his allies seek to cast recent FBI search of his Florida residence as Democratic-driven effort to keep him from winning another term in 2024.
Overall carnage and an insurrection notwithstanding, Donald Trump will run for the presidency again - but not necessarily for the Republican Party.
With Republicans defending overturning of Roe v. Wade, leading Democratic women call on President Biden and Congress to protect abortion rights nationwide.
The $13B measure would toughen background checks for youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to seize guns from those deemed dangerous.
"I'm through talking," says Senator John Cornyn as he exits Senate negotiations aimed at curbing gun violence plaguing the US.
The proposed legislation will include support for tougher background checks and increased mental health resources.
Legislation has almost no chance of becoming law as the Senate pursues negotiations focused on improving mental health programmes, bolstering school security and enhancing background checks.
President Biden delivers an impassioned plea to Congress to act on gun control, calling on lawmakers to restore limits on the sale of assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines after a string of mass shootings in the country.
"You couldn't buy a cannon when the Second Amendment was passed. You couldn't go out and buy a lot of weapons," says President Biden, hoping to see some bipartisan support over gun culture in US.
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