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In a rare statement issued via Twitter on Monday afternoon, former President Obama called on Americans to reject language that “normalizes racist sentiments” in response to the shooting in El Paso, Texas, on Saturday that left at least 22 dead. Obama didn’t mention Trump by name, but in the wake of Saturday’s shooting — in which the 21-year-old use of the word “invasion” to describe immigrants has increased over the last seve

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes ‘‘against all humanity’’ and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun violence. He blamed mental illness and video games but made no mention of more limits on sales of firearms. Trump said he wanted legislation providing ‘‘strong background checks’’ for gun users, though he has reneged on previous promises after mass attacks.

Congressional Democrats and 2020 presidential hopefuls on Sunday sought to tie MORE's rhetoric on immigration to a massacre at a store in a Texas border city that is a shopping destination for Hispanic Americans and Mexicans. The mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart on Saturday killed 20 people and left 26 others wounded.

Congress and MORE struck a two-year budget deal, but now comes the hard part: actually funding the government. With both the House and Senate out of town for the August recess, lawmakers will face a chaotic September. They’ll have three weeks to prevent a second shutdown in a year that is set to start Oct. 1 without congressional action. “I think you better hold on to your hat in September because it’s going to be a fast track,” said Sen. MORE (D-W.Va.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

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The Mexican government on Sunday demanded protections for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans living in the U.S.

MORE on Sunday declared that “hate has no place in our country” after a pair of back-to-back mass shootings over the weekend rocked the nation.  “Hate has no place in our country, and we're going to take care of it,” Trump told reporters at Morristown Airport before departing for the White House after spending the weekend at his New Jersey golf resort. Trump’s three-minute remarks were the first the first time he spoke publicly about the deadly shootings.

In the wake of the shootings in Texas and Ohio, Crenshaw tweeted: Red flag laws exist in California, Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Vermont, and other states where they are designed to flag individuals who are believed to be a danger to themselves or others. The firearms of said individuals are taken via court order, and the process for recovering the guns varies state by state. The TAPS Act is a threat assessment bill sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin, DDS (R-TX).

“We love the people,” he said to the press prior to boarding Air Force One for the White House. “Hate has no place in our country.” The president spoke out about the duel shootings as he left his club in New Jersey for Washington. He expressed his condolences to the people of Texas and Ohio. “They’re incredible people. They’ve been through a lot,” he said. He previewed a statement on Monday in response to the shootings. “On behalf of the first lady and myself, condolences to all,” he said. “We have to get it stopped. It’s been going on for years.

The one-hour-long in-studio exclusive interview which aired on Breitbart News Saturday and will air again on Breitbart News Sunday on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel, is the first and most comprehensive the House’s leading Republican has given detailing such plans by the GOP. In addition to the political focus in this interview, McCarthy also discussed immigration policy and tech policy with Breitbart News.