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March 25th, 2021 
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Biden calls for gun control action following Boulder mass shooting
President Joe Biden has implored the House and the Senate to act and take ‘common sense steps that will save lives’ after a second mass shooting in the space of a week, as Donald Trump has been accused of using migrants as “political pawns.”
The rampage in Boulder on Monday – that left 10 peopled dead – comes just a week after eight people were shot dead in Atlanta.
The violent attacks have plunged the president into the country’s hotly contested debate on gun control laws, with reform often encountered by significant political pushback.
“I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common sense steps that will save lives in the future and to urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act,” Biden said on Tuesday.
Last year the Trump administration ordered thousands of migrants being held at the border back to Mexico citing concerns over coronavirus, despite critics asserting they had a legal right to claim asylum.
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LA police investigating hate crime after car ramming at anti-Asian hate rally
A potential car ramming at an anti-Asian hate rally is under investigation by Los Angeles police as a hate crime.
A video of the incident shows a car swerving through a pedestrian crossing during a rally in Diamond Bar on Sunday afternoon, as protesters – all visible with placards — attempted to cross.
The suspect came close to running over some of the pedestrians, however no injuries were reported by police.
Gino Spocchia reports
Joe Middleton24 March 2021 13:57
Senior White House officials to visit border facility with one news network camera allowed to join
A group of senior White House officials and elected representatives are travelling to the US-Mexico border on Wednesday, as the Biden administration attempts to deal with an unprecedented amount of migrant children at the border.
The Biden administration has been under pressure over the last few days to deal with what some pundits are calling a “crisis” at the border, and have been criticised for denying media access at the facilities.
However, in a statement to The Washington Post on Wednesday, a White House spokesperson confirmed that one network camera will accompany the visit later in the day.
“The Biden Administration is committed to transparency and will continue to work with agencies on creating avenues for media access and visibility at both Homeland Security and Health and Human Services facilities,” the spokesperson said.
They added: “Agencies will continue working to fulfill requests from Members of Congress for access to these facilities as well.”
Joe Biden and his homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, have warned potential migrants not to attempt to cross into the US, as there are hundreds of children who have been in its custody for 10 days or more – a week longer than legally allowed.
James Crump24 March 2021 13:45
Kamala Harris says she will visit border
Kamala Harris has said that she will “absolutely” visit the US-Mexico border, but has not specified when the trip will take place.
During an appearance on CBS’ This Morning on Wednesday, the US vice president was asked by host Gayle King if she will visit the border, amid what some pundits are calling a “crisis”.
“Absolutely, we will go down to the border,” Ms Harris replied, adding: “Yes, we will go” in reference to President Joe Biden.
The vice president said that other officials have already made the trip, but added: “It’s a problem. I’m not going to pretend it’s not.”
Joe Biden and his homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, have warned potential migrants not to attempt to cross into the US, as there are hundreds of children who have been in its custody for 10 days or more – a week longer than legally allowed.
James Crump24 March 2021 13:35
This is how easy it is to buy a gun in Colorado
Less than two weeks before a citywide assault weapons ban was blocked in court, a gunman carrying an AR-15-type rifle killed 10 people at a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado. The suspect bought the gun just days earlier.
Following the killing of 13 people at Columbine High School in 1999, northern Colorado has seen at least nine school shootings and four other mass shootings within 20 miles of the school.
The state had more mass shootings per capita than all but four states, according to a 2019 analysis by The Denver Post. The Denver area has had more school shootings per capita since 1999 than any of the nation’s 24 other largest metropolitan areas, the newspaper reported.
Alex Woodward explains how easy it is to buy a gun in Colorado:
James Crump24 March 2021 13:15
Biden’s dogs Major and Champ return to White House following biting incident
Joe Biden’s dogs, Major and Champ, are back at the White House following a biting incident at the residence earlier this month.
Michael LaRosa, a spokesperson for US first lady Jill Biden, confirmed in an email to USA Today on Wednesday that the family’s dogs are “at the White House,” after they travelled to Delaware following the incident.
Major, one of two dogs owned by Mr Biden and the first lady, recently made headlines after he caused “a minor injury” to an individual at the White House.
Shortly after the incident, Major and Champ were taken to the family home in Delaware, where the former received some training.
James Crump reports:
James Crump24 March 2021 12:52
Joe Biden will reportedly run to be a two-term president
President Joe Biden will reportedly make another bid for the presidency in 2024, despite being the oldest president in the nation’s history at 79-years-old.
One long-term adviser told The Hill: “I don’t think there’s any reason to say that he won’t.”
While another ally told the news organisation that “we all assume he is” after Biden has not said he won’t be running again.
But people close to Biden say it is too early to think about 2024. An adviser told The Hill: “He hasn’t even fully staffed up the White House yet. There’s a lot to do before he even reaches the point where he has to make a final decision.”
Joe Middleton24 March 2021 12:37
Syrian-born Boulder shooter shows anyone can ‘assimilate into American culture,’ says Michael Moore
Filmmaker Michael Moore has sparked a social media backlash after suggesting that the fact the alleged Boulder shooter not being born in the US shows anyone can “truly assimilate into our beloved American culture.”
Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 21, has been accused of opening fire at a King Soopers supermarket on Monday and killing 10 people, including a police officer.
In a satirical post on Twitter, Moore apparently made reference to the fact mass shootings in the United States have become near commonplace, he said: “The life of Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa shows that people can come from all over the world and truly assimilate into our beloved American culture.”
Louise Hall reports
Joe Middleton24 March 2021 12:17
Capitol riot suspects ‘increased Trump donations 75% after election day‘
People charged after the Capitol riot increased their donations to former President Donald Trump by 75 per cent compared to the five weeks leading up to the election, analysis by NBC News has revealed.
After his loss to President Biden, Mr Trump implored is supporters for cash in order to fight the result, which he claimed, without evidence, was subjected to widespread voter fraud.
He raised over $200 million in 19 days, but many of those who have been charged with offences related to violence on January 6, made no or very few donations in the years prior.
Kurt Braddock, an assistant professor of public communication at American University, told NBC News: “I think, quite simply, it shows the effectiveness of Trump’s messaging in the weeks leading up to the election and then how much his stolen election lie resonated with his base after the election.”
Joe Middleton24 March 2021 11:58
Bernie Sanders says he isn’t comfortable with Trump being banned from Twitter
Despite branding Donald Trump a “racist, a sexist, a xenophobe” and a “pathological liar”, Democrat Bernie Sanders is not “particularly comfortable” about the former president’s Twitter ban.
He told journalist Ezra Klein of the New York Times, that he does not like a “handful of high-tech people” having that kind of power.
He said: “If you’re asking me, do I feel particularly comfortable that the then-president of the United States could not express his views on Twitter? I don’t feel comfortable about that.”
Maroosha Muzaffar reports
Joe Middleton24 March 2021 11:34
Republican Senator’s gun control analogy branded ‘stupid’
Senator John Kennedy, who represents Louisiana, told a Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday: “We have a lot of drunk drivers in America that kill a lot of people. We ought to try to combat that too.”
He added: “The answer is not to get rid of all sober drivers. The answer is to concentrate on the problem.”
CNN’s Jake Tapper gave Mr Kennedy’s observation short shrift on Tuesday, he said: “I mean, I don’t even know what to say to that, it’s so stupid.” The broadcaster’s senior political correspondent Abby Phillip agreed it was “not a good analogy.”
Watch the comments from Senator Kennedy below:
Joe Middleton24 March 2021 11:15
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