The Hill Articles: August 4, 2019

GOP senator calls for background check legislation after shootings US company will stop supporting 8chan after El Paso shooting US soccer player calls on Congress to act against gun violence during match NRA expresses ‘deepest sympathies’ to families and victims of El Paso, Dayton shootings Mexico calls for protections for Mexicans in US following El Paso shooting Comey urges Trump to take a stand against racism after mass shootings Ex-GOP lawmaker from Maine says he won’t run for his old seat in 2020 Budget deal sparks scramble to prevent shutdown US officials to meet with Turkey amid tensions over Syria: report ‘KamalaCare’ fails to address big problem: That we cannot trust insurance companies Trump’s right: Individual sanctions actually do work New Pentagon chief says China’s ‘destabilizing behavior’ is ‘disturbing’ Hillary Clinton calls on McConnell, GOP to help Democrats pass gun safety bill Trump on mass shootings: ‘Hate has no place in our country’ Mexico says it will take legal action over El Paso shooting El Paso County sheriff: ‘This Anglo man came here to kill Hispanics’ McConnell recovering at home after fracturing shoulder Today’s refugees are not unlike those aboard the St. Louis Cruz: El Paso shooting an act of ‘terrorism and white supremacy’ Harris: We are not without hope on gun reform Greenland’s ice wasn’t supposed to melt like last week until 2070 Hurd says he’s retiring from Congress to boost diversity within GOP Hong Kong protesters target police station Trump makes surprise wedding appearance at his New Jersey golf club Democrats point to Trump rhetoric on immigration in wake of two mass shootings Democrats, going after each other is a bad strategy Princeton professor: ‘We are in a cold civil war’ Dayton police identify shooting suspect Democrats call for Senate to return to vote on gun reform after two deadly mass shootings Why Dave Norquist is the perfect choice for DOD’s deputy secretary Maxine Waters: Escalating killings in US motivated by Trump’s ‘race baiting’ Trump orders flags to half-staff as ‘mark of solemn respect’ for victims of shootings With autocrats on defensive, US has opportunity Warren faces lingering concerns about her ability to beat Trump Ocasio-Cortez calls out McConnell for ‘sitting on’ gun reform bill since February Feds treating El Paso massacre as domestic terrorism, suspect charged with capital murder Sanders says McConnell should call Senate into session for gun safety bill Sunday shows – Mass shootings grab the spotlight Today’s TV favorites may channel 2020’s election preferences — and a tilt to the middle Hurd calls on public to flag shooting threats on social media CNN’s Jake Tapper calls out Republicans who turned down interviews after shootings Brown: McConnell should bring Senate back into session to pass background checks Keep the bonds strong among the US, Israel, Taiwan and the Pacific Islands Dayton mayor: Quick police response saved ‘hundreds’ of lives Booker: Trump ‘particularly responsible’ for rising hate Castro: Trump ‘made a choice to divide people’ for his ‘political benefit’ Buttigieg addresses backlash after police shooting: ‘The badge has a history’ Facebook fine reveals Congress has set up FTC to fail Mulvaney: Not fair to lay shootings ‘at the feet of the president’ Brown: Our country is better than Trump’s ‘racist, divisive’ words Top aide: China must end ‘Seven Deadly Sins’ to stop trade war Democrats cannot beat Donald Trump unless they simply unify El Paso congresswoman: We have a ‘gun violence epidemic’ as well as a ‘hate epidemic’ O’Rourke: Trump’s ‘racist,’ ‘white nationalist’ rhetoric encourages attacks Buttigieg: ‘There’s no question white nationalism is condoned at the highest levels of our government’ Gun control group marches through Washington to the White House after Texas mass shooting ‘Gladiator’ politics isn’t helping us to pick the best president Cummings invites Trump to visit Baltimore Iran seizes oil tanker, detains crew: report Trump judges face scrutiny over president’s cases Pope: ‘Defenseless people’ targeted in US mass shootings Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur: The mythology of unity Facebook hit with new questions over Cambridge Analytica Protestors interrupt McConnell event in Kentucky with ‘Moscow Mitch’ chants Warren’s pledge to avoid first nuclear strike sparks intense pushback Trump: El Paso shooting an act of ‘cowardice’ Cotton: ‘The Democrats have truly lost their mind’ Trump’s economy is booming — repealing tariffs will boost it even more 9 dead in Dayton in second mass shooting of weekend Harris shows she can take debate punch after Gabbard attack