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‘It will save lives’: Biden and Harris launch gun violence prevention office

Vice-president to lead office tasked with coordinating mental and physical health services and exploring executive actions

The Guardian - US

Biden is creating a new White House office focused on gun violence prevention

Gun safety measures have stalled in Congress. Advocates have long pushed for a White House office to elevate the issue and coordinate administration efforts to reduce gun violence.

WEKU

Racist killings in Florida stoke outrage at state’s loose gun laws

White gunman who shot three Black victims legally acquired weapons after Ron DeSantis recently allowed permitless carry

The Guardian - US

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DeSantis is silent on whether he will visit Jacksonville after racially-motivated mass shooting

The governor was on the campaign trail in Iowa this week

The Independent UK

'We're not just voting. We're also running.' David Hogg launches young candidate PAC

Young voters are growing as a dominant portion of the electorate. At the same time, more are becoming eligible to launch their own bids for office. Now, a new PAC wants to help them run — and win.

WEKU

Parents of teen killed in Parkland shooting visit Pulse memorial as they begin bus tour

ORLANDO, Fla. — Growing up, Joaquin “Guac” Oliver was “always worried about community issues,” recalled his mother, Patricia Oliver.

Orlando Sentinel

Florida congressman shouts ‘f*** Ron DeSantis’ on stage at Paramore concert

Maxwell Alejandro Frost took aim at the Florida governor after joining Paramore singer Hayley Williams for a performance of “Misery Business” in Washington DC on Friday

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In play to GOP base, House votes to block student loan relief

The House approved a measure to block President Biden's plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student debt, which courts have already postponed.

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US Rep. Frost to DeSantis: Why didn’t Florida take anti-gun violence money from feds?

U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost of Orlando is asking Gov. Ron DeSantis why the state never asked for federal funds that could be used to enforce the state’s red flag law that’s designed to prevent gun violence.

Orlando Sentinel

‘People will die’: why is Ron DeSantis loosening gun laws that most Floridians support?

Bill passed by Republican-controlled state legislature to allow permitless carry reflects a rightward lurch in Florida’s politics

The Guardian - US

Democratic lawmaker hails Parkland parents as ‘American heroes’ and slams GOP after arrest outside hearing

Maxwell Frost spoke out after Manuel Oliver was arrested by Capitol police outside of a committee hearing

The Independent UK

Parkland dad detained in DC after being removed from hearing

Authorities on Thursday detained Parkland father Manuel Oliver, who was attending a committee hearing in Washington, D.C., on gun rights, according to U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, who shared footage of the encounter on Twitter.

Tribune News Service

Outrage as Parkland father violently arrested on Capitol Hill after hearing protest

‘You took my soon away from me,’ Patricia Oliver reportedly shouted at a Republican committee chair in the hearing room

The Independent UK

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Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost focuses on gun violence in first bill

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New Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost focuses on gun violence in first bill

U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, Orlando’s new Gen Z congressman, is making gun violence the focus of his first bill.

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis is engaging in ‘fascism’, says Florida Democrat

‘He’s acting on scapegoating vulnerable communities due to his failures,’ freshman congressman says

The Guardian - US

How Florida’s Republican supermajority handed Ron DeSantis unfettered power

The governor – expected to mount a 2024 White House bid – is ramping up an extremist crusade

Tribune News Service

Parkland youth activists find new ways to fight back against gun violence

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The Independent UK

This Parkland dad has a history of interrupting Biden. But he found the GOP’s behaviour at SOTU ‘offensive’

Manuel Oliver lost his son, 17-year-old Joaquin ‘Guac’ Oliver, in the February 2018 school shooting in Florida. He tells Sheila Flynn what it was like attending his second State of the Union address

WEKU

Two new kids in class share their State of the Union first impressions

They might be new to school, but two freshman congressmen have plenty of insight to offer on Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

Axios

Top Dems vs. McCarthy’s GOP firebrands on House Oversight Committee

"I think I’m going to have a lot of fun on this committee,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Chicago Sun-Times

Get ready for Gen Z, Congress

Young people who have formed their entire identities in the 21st century will transform government.

The Independent UK

Abortion rights groups condemn Republican-controlled House passage of so-called ‘born alive’ abortion bill

‘Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act’ will not survive a vote in the Democratic-controlled Senate

Tribune News Service

House lawmakers call for a freer C-SPAN. But is that what they actually want?

WASHINGTON — There were no rules in the House chamber last week, and C-SPAN made the most of it.

Roll Call

House lawmakers call for a freer C-SPAN. But is that what they actually want? - Roll Call

Nose-pickers and gossipers do their business in Congress unobserved. Do they want everyone at home to see their unscripted moments?

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