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First LookBiden plans Saudi trip as gas prices hit record highsPresident Joe Biden will travel to Saudi Arabia in the coming weeks and is expected to meet with the kingdom鈥檚 once-shunned crown prince. The visit to the world鈥檚聽top oil exporter聽comes amid skyrocketing energy costs around the globe.聽
First LookProtecting Our Kids Act: House advances gun control billThe House is pushing gun legislation in response to mass shootings by 18-year-olds in Texas and New York. The bill would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic rifle from 18 to 21. The Senate is unlikely to take up the bill due to Republican opposition.聽
GOP makes gains with minorities. Will it change the party?The Republican Party, which critics accuse of enabling racism, is fielding more diverse candidates and drawing new support from voters of color.
In GOP vs. GOP recount, Pennsylvania officials battle to restore trustThe Pennsylvania recount shows how much distrust in elections has seeped into the Republican mindset 鈥� even when it鈥檚 a GOP-vs.-GOP fight. What does that mean for the democratic process going forward?
First LookVoters across the spectrum push back against Trump candidatesGeorgia鈥檚 Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won the Republican primary with help from Democratic voters, an AP analysis shows. Voters across the political spectrum are working to stop candidates who support Donald Trump鈥檚 claims of election fraud from winning.
Big problems, consensus solutions: Why so hard for Congress to act?From gun safety to abortion, measures with broad public support have gone nowhere on Capitol Hill. What can overcome systemic dysfunction?聽
FocusColumbine. Sandy Hook. Parkland. Uvalde. What do we do now?Can America break free of its cycle of anger, despair, and inaction on mass shootings?
By the numbers: Guns and mass shootings on the rise in USGiven the entrenched positions in the gun rights debate, it can be hard to find common ground. But data 鈥� facts and figures 鈥� may offer a starting place.
First Look鈥業ncremental progress鈥�: Biden signs executive order on policingOn the second anniversary of George Floyd鈥檚 death, amid congressional deadlock on police reform, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at addressing racism and excessive use of force particularly in federal law enforcement agencies.聽
First LookIt's the law: Oklahoma prohibits all abortions, with few exceptionsOklahoma has signed into law the nation鈥檚 strictest abortion ban prohibiting all abortions except to save the life of a pregnant woman or if the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest that has been reported to law enforcement.
Why Fed says fighting inflation is Job 1, despite recession riskIndicators point toward the economy cooling, but 40-year-high inflation remains untamed. This creates a delicate balancing act for policymakers.
First LookElections roundup: What happened in this week's primaries?In Georgia, two candidates who didn鈥檛 endorse Donald Trump鈥檚 false claims of election fraud still won support from their GOP base. A Democratic matchup in Texas is still too close to call. Here鈥檚 a roundup of the primary results in five states.
Are US elections fraud-filled? One Georgia dispute is a window.Elections are not exempt from human error. But wide-scale fraud in U.S. elections is exceedingly rare. A dispute in Georgia shows that.
The ExplainerVoting: Should it be only for citizens?Citizenship is traditionally required to vote, but a growing number of cities are allowing noncitizen residents to vote. The pros and cons explained.
鈥楻eplacement theory鈥�: The view from an immigration-wary Georgia districtThe recent mass shooting in Buffalo focused attention on the 鈥済reat replacement theory.鈥� How widespread is this fear and its variants?
In Georgia primary, a test of Trump鈥檚 influencePrimaries are by nature forward-facing, a time to select candidates for upcoming elections. But this year, some primaries seem stuck in 2020. That may be nowhere more true than in Georgia.
First Look鈥極peration Fly Formula鈥�: White House works to combat shortageAmid the national baby formula shortage, President Joe Biden has聽authorized the Defense Department to fly in formula from overseas.聽He also invoked the Defense Production Act to speed up domestic production.聽
In key battlegrounds, races for secretary of state take on new weightHigh-profile primary in Georgia tests the salience of Donald Trump鈥檚 disproved claims of widespread fraud. At stake: oversight of the 2024 elections.
First LookIs Trump endorsement key to GOP victory? Primaries offer test.Primary elections in states across the U.S. show that former President Donald Trump鈥檚 endorsement of Republican candidates still holds sway but his backing does not guarantee victory. Here鈥檚 a look at the most recent results in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Idaho.聽
For many women defending Roe, 1973 decision is a living memoryMany women at abortion-rights protests this past weekend were beyond their childbearing years. Some have memories of a pre-Roe America.
