White House Uses Virginia Shooting Tragedy To Push Unrelated Gun Policy

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On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre responded to Sunday night’s shooting at the University of Virginia that killed three people by using the tragedy as an opportunity to push unrelated gun legislation. As reported by ESPN, “University of Virginia president Jim Ryan said three Cavaliers football players were shot and killed: junior receiver Lavel Davis Jr. of Dorchester, South Carolina; junior receiver Devin Chandler of Huntersville, North Carolina; and junior defensive end/linebacker D’Sean Perry of Miami.” The suspect in the shooting was apprehended “without incident” just before 11 a.m. in Henrico County, Virginia and was charged with three counts of second-degree murder and

Unemployment Rate Grew Last Month, U.S. Job Levels Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

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The unemployment rate increased last month as the economy under President Biden struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels, according to a report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. “The unemployment rate increased by 0.2 percentage point to 3.7 percent in October, and the number of unemployed persons rose by 306,000 to 6.1 million,” the report said. “The unemployment rate has been in a narrow range of 3.5 percent to 3.7 percent since March.” “The number of persons not in the labor force who currently want a job was little changed at 5.7 million in October and remains above its February

President Biden Wishes Republicans ‘Lots Of Luck’ If They Try To Investigate Hunter

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During a press conference on Wednesday, President Biden was asked about the Republicans potentially investigating his son Hunter if they gain control of the House over Hunter’s foreign business dealings while his father was vice president during the Obama administration. Biden responded by wishing Republicans “lots of luck,” and referred to calls for his impeachment as “almost comedy.” “Republicans have made it clear that if they do take control of the House, that they want to launch rapid investigations on day one into your handling of Afghanistan, the border; they want to look into some of your cabinet officials, they want to investigate you, they

FBI Arrests 2 Illegal Immigrants For Assault On Border Patrol Agent

On Tuesday, the FBI announced the arrests of two illegal Venezuelan migrants for allegedly dragging, pushing, and punching a US Border Patrol agent in Texas. The illegal immigrants – Kevin Escalona Gonzalez, 35, and 27-year-old Yuleixy Mata Fuentes – were arrested for an assault on a federal officer on October 31. “At approximately 6:45 a.m. that day, a U.S. Border Patrol agent was advised of a group of undocumented non-citizens crossing into the United States. It was not clear how many migrants were in the initial group,” Fox News reported. “The agent followed the group into a residential area adjacent to Ascarate Park.” “The group

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