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Matthew McConaughey, a Uvalde native, delivers an impassioned plea at the White House

WASHINGTON — The actor Matthew McConaughey delivered an impassioned speech in the White House briefing room Tuesday, calling for stricter gun laws in the wake of the deadly school shooting last month in his hometown in Texas.

Los Angeles Times

Matthew McConaughey pounds White House lectern in anger over Uvalde massacre

Oscar winner was born in Texas town where 19 students and two teachers were murdered

The Independent UK

Thousands attacked the Capitol. Who has answered for it?

WASHINGTON — A year and a half after thousands of Donald Trump diehards overran the U.S. Capitol, prosecutors have scored relatively few felony convictions and face growing pressure to go after targets including the organizers and the former president himself.

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Matthew McConaughey holds up artwork of children killed in Uvalde in White House briefing: ‘These lives matter’

The Uvalde, Texas native became emotional as he described his encounters with families of children who died in last month’s mass shooting

The Independent UK

Brazil's Bolsonaro casts doubt on Biden's 2020 election win ahead of meeting him

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday cast doubt on the 2020 election victory of U.S. President Joe Biden, just two days before they are due to meet for the first time during the Summit of the Americas.

Reuters

Why top Georgia Democrats are pushing Biden to forgive student debt

ATLANTA — After the ground-thumping music died down, Stacey Abrams took the stage in west Atlanta to congratulate dozens of teens on graduating from high school — and pledge she'll find new ways to relieve their student debt if she's elected governor.

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Matthew McConaughey brings messages from Uvalde to the White House - Roll Call

The actor's advocacy for new gun laws brought him to the White House, where he spoke of talks he has had in his hometown of Uvalde, Texas.

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Summit of the Americas: US aims private funds at migration

Plan announced by Vice President Harris comes amid boycott of Americas summit by leaders of Central America and Mexico.

Al Jazeera

Who's who: Key figures in the Jan. 6 hearings on the Capitol insurrection

WASHINGTON — The House Select Committee will pull from more than 1,000 depositions and thousands of documents as it lays out the results of its investigation for the American people in at least six public hearings in the next few weeks. Hearings begin Thursday.

Los Angeles Times

First of many ‘touchstones’ starts Thursday in prime time for Jan. 6 committee

WASHINGTON — The first time the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection gathered for a public hearing, members heard from law enforcement officers who were physically assaulted, verbally abused and traumatized by pro-Donald Trump rioters who stormed the building.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s packed agenda for Summit of the Americas - Roll Call

President Joe Biden will have a packed agenda when he arrives in Los Angeles Wednesday for the Summit of the Americas.

Roll Call

First of many ‘touchstones’ starts Thursday in prime time for Jan. 6 committee - Roll Call

The committee will begin to tell the public what it has found—the product of more than 1,000 interviews and over 140,000 documents.

Roll Call

Nicholas Goldberg: What makes Rudy Giuliani's son think he's qualified to be governor of New York?

What does it say about the state of our democracy that Andrew Giuliani — onetime pro golfer, Trump factotum and son of the man formerly known as "America's mayor" — could conceivably become the Republican candidate for governor of New York?

Los Angeles Times

Summit of the Americas hobbles to its opening as Mexico’s president declines to attend

WASHINGTON — As the high-profile Summit of the Americas got under way Monday in Los Angeles, with presidents and prime ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere expected to attend, confusion continued to surround the agenda, what President Joe Biden hopes to achieve and whether U.S.-Latin American relations will be better…

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Jan. 6 hearings aim to catch America's attention with prime-time TV debut

WASHINGTON — The televised hearings that begin Thursday into the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol will need to produce show-stopping moments to grab a divided, distracted nation that has largely moved on.

Los Angeles Times

Summit of the Americas kicks off without Cuba, Maduro or Mexico’s López Obrador

After much drama over what nations would be in attendance, most leaders in the Western Hemisphere are gathering this week in Los Angeles during the ninth Summit of the Americas, a high-profile meeting that is expected to deliver an accord on managing unprecedented levels of migrants throughout the region.

Axios

Labor unions warn Biden not to lift Trump's China tariffs — even to fight inflation

The issue has divided Biden's top advisers.

The Independent UK

VP Harris to headline dinner for South Carolina Democrats

Vice President Kamala Harris is returning to South Carolina this week to headline a fundraising dinner for Democrats in the state

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The Independent UK

White House declines to comment on Boris Johnson surviving no-confidence vote

‘We are not going to comment on internal politics,’ White House says in response to question from The Independent

Asharq Al-Awsat

Russia Sanctions US Treasury and Energy Secretaries, Defense and Media Executives

Russia has imposed personal sanctions on 61 US officials including Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and leading defense and media executives, the Russian foreign ministry said on Monday. The ministry said it had imposed personal sanctions, which ban those named from entering Russia, in retaliation for…

The Independent UK

Jill Biden helps unveil postage stamp honoring Nancy Reagan

Jill Biden has helped unveil of a new U.S. postage stamp honoring Nancy Reagan, a predecessor as first lady

The Independent UK

Karine Jean Pierre condemns ‘radical’ and ‘extreme’ Louisiana anti-abortion bill

Doctors could face prison and heavy fines and force women to carry medically unsafe pregnancies to term with new restrictions under the state’s latest legislation

WEKU

Biden allows solar panel imports while also moving to boost domestic production

The Biden administration will invoke the Defense Production Act to increase U.S. manufacturing of solar panels while declaring a two-year tariff exemption on panels from Southeast Asia.

Salon

"Disturbing" evidence in Jan. 6 hearings

"This was the greatest assault on American democracy in my lifetime," Rep. David Cicilline told CNN

Los Angeles Times

Summit of the Americas kicks off without Cuba, Maduro or Mexico’s López Obrador

After much drama over what nations will be in attendance, most leaders in the Western Hemisphere will gather this week in Los Angeles during the ninth Summit of the Americas, a high-profile meeting that is expected to deliver an accord on managing unprecedented levels of migrants throughout the region.

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