Episode Details

Today, we start with the terrible news that a shooter is in custody after opening fire at a holiday parade in Highland Park, Illinois, while Uvalde Texas is still grappling with the aftermath of the country’s last most traumatic shooting. Then, a curfew and a ‘state of emergency’ has been issued in Akron, Ohio, Trump’s ‘Save America’ has paid half a million dollars to law firms involved in the January 6th committee, and 2 bills were signed to bolster abortion rights in New Jersey. Finally, same sex marriage became legal in Switzerland this past Friday.

Resources/Articles mentioned this episode:

• Chicago Sun Times: Horror on the Fourth: Suspect in custody after 6 killed, dozens wounded at Highland Park Fourth of July parade
• Texas Tribune: Uvalde schools police Chief Pete Arredondo resigns from City Council
• Huffington Post: Police Are Harassing Mom Who Pulled Kids From Uvalde School Shooting, Lawyer Says
• NBC: Ohio police release graphic bodycam video in fatal shooting of Jayland Walker
• NBC: Akron, Ohio, sets downtown curfew, cancels fireworks in wake of Jayland Walker protests
• NY Times: Trump Group Pays for Jan. 6 Lawyers, Raising Concerns of Witness Pressure
• ABC: Trump PAC paid nearly half a million to law firms representing allies subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
• Bloomberg: New Jersey’s Murphy Signs Laws to Protect Out-of-State Abortion Patients
• NBC: In Switzerland, first same-sex couples say 'I do'

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