President Trump Responds To Parkland Shooting By Focusing On Mental Health, Avoids Mentioning Guns
Tackle the issue of mental health, that's what the president says he plans to do in the wake of a mass shooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. In his speech, he did not mention guns once.
Amanda Marcotte, Politics Writer at Salon, weighs in on the president's speech. She says she is disappointed because, since taking office, President Trump has made it easier for people with mental health disorders to purchase guns.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom fulfilled his pledge to appoint a Black woman if Dianne Feinstein’s seat became open. The long-serving Democratic senator died Thursday after a series of illnesses.
In a statement Sunday, the Atlanta-based Fearless Fund said it would comply with the order but remained confident of prevailing in the lawsuit, which was brought by conservative activist Edward Blum’s American Alliance for Equal Rights.
