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• Texas Republicans declare Biden ‘not legitimately elected’

  19-06-2022 23:59 via rt.com
  
  The party’s state convention adopted a plank denouncing the US president’s election as illegitimateTexas Republicans adopted a plank to their platform declaring the 2020 election of Democrat Joe Biden as US president to be illegitimate on Saturday during the party’s first in-person convention since 2018. It was one of several planks signaling the party’s further shift rightward.
  "We reject the certified results of the 2020 presidential election, and we hold that acting Pr
  
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• 'Mr. Bean' Breaks Silence with Message on Cancel Culture: 'The Job of Comedy Is to Offend'

  19-06-2022 23:54
  
  In recent years, many comedians have come under fire from the left for the subject matter they joke about. One English comic said in a recent interview these attacks demonstrate a misunderstanding of comedy.
  While Rowan Atkinson’s comedy is well-known in much of the United Kingdom, he is likely most famous in the United States for his character “Mr. Bean.” In an interview ahead of his new Netflix show, “Man vs. Bee,” he explained the character was the brainchild of
  
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• Hillary Clinton Finally Throws in the Towel Against Trump

  19-06-2022 23:37
  
  Hillary Clinton has quashed speculation that she would run for president in 2024.
  Earlier this year, the declining popularity of President Joe Biden prompted a bout of name-dropping by Democratic Party figures to the effect that Clinton might emerge to give the party some hope of winning in 2024.
  ”No, out of the question,” she said when asked about a 2024 campaign. “First of all, I expect Biden to run. He certainly intends to run. It would be very disruptive to challenge that.&
  
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• US is worried about Russia using new efforts to exploit divisions in 2022 midterms

  19-06-2022 23:26 via cnn.com
  
  Homeland and national security officials are worried about how Russia could significantly exploit US divisions over the November midterms, considering scenarios like Russia staging smaller hacks of local election authorities -- done with the deliberate purpose of being noticed -- and then using that to seed more conspiracies about the integrity of American elections.
  
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• FINA Restricts Transgender Swimmers; Lia Thomas Banned from Women's Events Under New Standard

  19-06-2022 23:22
  
  On Sunday, the International Swimming Federation took a stand on transgender athletes the NCAA has refused to take.
  Lia Thomas and many other transgender swimmers have been officially banned from competing in women’s events on the world stage.
  According to YahooSports!, 71.5 percent of the sport’s governing body, known by its French acronym FINA, voted for the new policy.
  That being the case, the decision is far from a full-on ban of transgender competition.
  Specifically, the new pol
  
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• Bombshell Report About the Door in Uvalde Classroom Changes Everything

  19-06-2022 22:53
  
  A new report claims that police never tried to enter the Uvalde classroom in which 19 children died last month.
  The report in the San Antonio Express-News adds a new wrinkle to an already convoluted story of the police response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School, which has been riddled with contradictions and contrary clarifications from the beginning.
  The newspaper reported that surveillance footage indicates that not once in the 77-minute period between when gunman Salvador Ramos entere
  
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• Family of 12-Year-Old Boy Granted Protection Order Against Hollywood Star Accused of Grooming

  19-06-2022 22:50
  
  Ezra Miller has been banned from having contact with a 12-year-old Massachusetts child in the latest legal battle for the star of “The Flash.”
  Earlier this month, a Native American couple won an order to keep Miller away from their 18-year-old daughter, Tokata Iron Eyes, but because of uncertainty over Miller’s whereabouts, the order has yet to be served upon the actor. The couple said Miller had been grooming their child since she was 12.
  The Massachusetts court order was issu
  
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• Buttigieg Threatens Airline with His Power After Cancelled Flight Left Him Driving

  19-06-2022 22:21
  
  Unfortunately, for us mere mortals, there’s little we can do beyond accepting flight delays and cancellations and adjusting our plans accordingly.
  But if you happen to run the U.S. Transportation Security Administration, you have considerably more leverage. Specifically, you can use your authority to force airlines to meet consumer-protection standards which would include hiring additional staff to accommodate the post-pandemic uptick in air travel.
  Transportation Secretary Pete Butti
  
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• Fired Teacher Defends Pictures of Undressed Underage Girls as 'Art'

  19-06-2022 22:15
  
  Authorities in the United Kingdom fired a 41-year-old teacher.
  They banned her from teaching indefinitely after she had allowed her students as young as 15 to take sexually inappropriate images of themselves for a class project.
  The Teaching Regulation Agency decided that Emma Wright’s class violated safety standards and ruled that banning and firing the teacher was necessary “to maintain public confidence in the profession,” The Daily Mail reported.
  The agency learned of Wrigh
  
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• You Know Biden's America Is a Backward Nightmare When Hillary Clinton Is the One Bringing Good News

  19-06-2022 22:03
  
  Everyone has been wondering what the Democrats’ plan is for 2024.
  Will they continue this “Weekend at Bernies” routine with President Joe Biden? Do they dare back Kamala Harris despite her tanking approval ratings? Will they bring back one of 202o’s failed candidates like Pete Buttigieg?
  Thankfully, at least one possibility has been ruled out as of Sunday — Hillary Clinton won’t be making another run at the White House.
  Clinton revealed as much on Friday durin
  
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• Biden Responds to His Bicycle Fall, Nobody Was Prepared for What He Did Next

  19-06-2022 21:55
  
  After his surprising fall off a bicycle in Delaware on Saturday, Biden set out to prove he was not physically injured from the incident.
  According to Fox News, a White House official issued a statement after Biden’s stumble on Saturday and ensured Americans the president was okay.
  “The President said, his foot got caught on the pedal while dismounting and he is fine,” the official said. “No medical attention is needed. The President looks forward to spending the rest of t
  
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• Daily Harvest meal delivery service recalls lentil crumbles after customers report gastrointestinal emergencies

  19-06-2022 21:48 via nbcnews.com
  
  A popular meal delivery service has recalled a lentil-based food product after days of customers posting online about gastrointestinal issues they faced after
  
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• Jury convicts Seattle woman in massive Capital One hack

  19-06-2022 21:42 via nbcnews.com
  
  A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Seattle tech worker of several charges related to a massive hack of Capital One bank and other companies in 2019.
  
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• Macron alliance projected to lose parliamentary majority

  19-06-2022 21:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist alliance was projected to lose its majority despite getting the most seats in the final round of the parliamentary
  
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• 'Lightyear' grosses $51 million in debut weekend, missing expectations

  19-06-2022 21:24 via nbcnews.com
  
  Buzz was no match for the T. rex.
  
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• Video: Frustrated Drivers Blocked on Busy Road Take Matters Into Their Own Hands and Drag Protesters Out of the Way

  19-06-2022 21:17
  
  We have all seen these protests where leftist agitators fill roadways with demonstrators, blocking cars, and shutting down the streets. But this time, motorists in Rome were not just going to sit idly by and let their lives be disrupted by leftist demonstrators.
  How many times have you watched these protests that shut down the roads and wondered why drivers don’t just get out of their cars en masse and start physically draging the screeching demonstrators out of the way?
  Well, motorists in
  
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• Op-Ed: There's a Roadmap for Dads Everywhere in the Bible

  19-06-2022 21:10
  
  It isn’t hard to conjure up images of a dysfunctional father: failure to provide financial support, absence from the home physically and emotionally, and all forms of physical and substance abuse.
  Modern media almost seems to delight in showing us fathers who don’t measure up. We are constantly bombarded by images of either macho men who chase women for conquest or hardened drunks who terrorize the women (and others) around them.
  For men seeking to be good fathers, the successful for
  
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• Two Years Before Biden Proved He Needs Training Wheels, He Boasted About How Fit He Is

  19-06-2022 20:43
  
  By now, most Americans have probably heard that President Joe Biden fell off his bike in Delaware on Saturday. However, many may have forgotten what he said about Trump’s physical health just a short time ago.
  In September 2020, in response to questions about his own health during the presidential campaign, Biden poked fun at Trump for walking slowly down a ramp.
  “Look at how he steps and look how I step,” Biden said. “Watch how I run up ramps and he stumbles down ramps,
  
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• Jan. 6 committee will show evidence of Trump's involvement in fake elector plot, Schiff says

  19-06-2022 20:38 via nbcnews.com
  
  Jan. 6 committee will show evidence of Trump's involvement in fake elector plot, Schiff says
  
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• Op-Ed: There Is Great Joy in Fatherhood, But It's Not for the Faint of Heart

  19-06-2022 20:19
  
  As fathers, we have a unique calling to lead our children in the right direction.
  Each of our children is different, and each will answer a calling that is perhaps unexpected. And, of course, all of them are experiencing a world right now that is unlike anything we’ve ever imagined.
  With so much at stake, accepting the responsibility of fatherhood is not for the fainthearted. Yet when we do, we find our energies reap a tremendous reward — joy. Jesus’ disciple John wrote, &ldquo
  
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• Analysis: Democrats are losing ground with the fastest-growing political bloc: Asian Americans

  19-06-2022 20:13 via cnn.com
  
  A lot of attention has been paid to the problems President Joe Biden and other Democrats have with core party constituencies, including young and Hispanic voters. And there's been plenty of polling to back that up.
  
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• Bitcoin Was at a $68,000-High, Brutal Collapse Now Puts Its Worth at Less Than a Third of That

  19-06-2022 20:03
  
  Weighed down by risk and fear, Bitcoin’s value is rising as economic concerns rise that a recession could be looming.
  The value of Bitcoin went down 35 percent last week, according to CNBC. In November, Bitcoin was at about $68,000, but on Saturday it had fallen below $18,000 before closing out the day at around $19,000.
  The BBC said Bitcoin’s value is a reflection of confidence, which is found in increasingly short supply as months of inflation are giving way to predictions of a rec
  
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• 4 men escape from federal prison camp

  19-06-2022 20:03 via cnn.com
  
  Four inmates escaped early Saturday from a federal prison camp in Hopewell, Virginia, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).
  
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• Trump's Best Speech Ever? 90-Second Clip from Friday May Be the Best Trump Footage We've Ever Seen - We Worship God, Not Gov't

  19-06-2022 19:44
  
  On Friday, former President Donald Trump spoke at the Faith and Freedom Coalition Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. In just 90 seconds, he perfectly encapsulated the conservative values all Americans ought to embrace.
  “Everyone in this room is gathered here today because we’re all committed to the same key beliefs and the same core values,” Trump began.
  “We believe that the Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution represent the principle of human civili
  
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• Bill Clinton Admits to Searching for Aliens at Area-51 - 'I Said We Got to Find Out'

  19-06-2022 19:34
  
  Former President Bill Clinton confirmed on Wednesday that his administration went looking for the truth about aliens in Area 51.
  Clinton made the comment while he was a guest on “Late Late Night” with James Corden.
  “When I was president, and I had a Chief of Staff John Podesta — he loved science fiction — we made every attempt to find out everything about Roswell. And I, we also sent people to Area 51, we wanted to make sure there were no aliens,” Clinton said
  
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• Woman charged with hate crime over anti-Asian pepper-spray attack in New York City

  19-06-2022 19:26 via nbcnews.com
  
  New York City authorities charged a woman with hate crimes in relation to an anti-Asian attack in Manhattan this month.
  
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• Cartel Monkey Takes Fire During Gang Shootout, Armored Simian Dies Along with 11 Cartel Members

  19-06-2022 19:15
  
  Mexican police killed a pet monkey during a deadly raid on a Mexican drug cartel, despite the monkey being dressed in a bulletproof vest.
  The animal’s owner was among 11 cartel members killed in a shootout Tuesday, according to the U.K. Sun.
  The monkey had been a pet of a member of La Familia Michoacana.
  “A primate was killed at the scene, which was presumably owned by a criminal who was also killed at the scene,” Mexican prosecutors said in a statement, according to the Guardi
  
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• Pixar's 'Lightyear' fizzles at the box office

  19-06-2022 19:08 via cnn.com
  
  "Lightyear" wasn't able to get enough buzz at the box office this weekend.
  
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• A third U.S. citizen missing in Ukraine has family worried: 'A good possibility he is a POW'

  19-06-2022 19:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  The family of a Marine veteran who disappeared fighting in Ukraine believe he is alive and being held as a prisoner of war, a spokesperson said.
  
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• Report: 'Socialist' Teacher Whose Timeline Is Full of Propaganda Calling Conservatives Pedophiles Now Arrested for Child Pornography

  19-06-2022 18:52
  
  A Hawaii teacher has been arrested on child pornography charges.
  Prosecutors said that Alden Bunag sent illegal images and video to a teacher in Philadelphia on the mainland and admitted to sex with a 13-year-old student, according to KHON-TV.
  Bunag has the same name as a Twitter poster who says he lives in Hawaii and identifies himself as a “Socialist high school teacher fighting for a better society for my students to graduate into. Artist, dancer, singer, photographer, writer, creative
  
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• We're in Trouble: 'Captain America' Comes Out with Message for 'Idiots' Who Don't Want LGBT Kiss in Newest Disney Movie

  19-06-2022 18:09
  
  Don’t like your young children being religiously and sexually indoctrinated by a lesbian kiss in Disney/Pixar’s kids’ movie “Lightyear”? The voice for the titular character, “Captain America” actor Chris Evans,” thinks you’re one of the “idiots.”
  In an interview with Reuters last week, Evans said those who have issues with the animated movie’s value systems will “die off like dinosaurs” and said the project is pa
  
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• John Kerry Put on Notice, New Legislation Targets His Spending of Taxpayer Money

  19-06-2022 17:44
  
  New legislation would clip the wings of Climate Czar John Kerry.
  Republican Rep. Chip Roy of Texas has introduced a bill that would ground Kerry, who has spent the Biden administration jetting around the world to protest the use of fossil fuels.
  The legislation is called the “No Taxpayer Funding For Climate Zealots Advancing Radical Schemes Act” or No Taxpayer Funding for CZARS Act
  Roy explained the reason for his bill in a news release on his website.
  “Hardworking Americans ar
  
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• Episode of 'Sesame Street' allegedly removed for being too frightening is posted to social media

  19-06-2022 17:14 via nbcnews.com
  
  An episode of "Sesame Street," allegedly removed from syndication for being too frightening for children, has been posted to social media sites like YouTube and Reddit.
  
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• Thousands of flight cancellations mark holiday weekend

  19-06-2022 16:55 via nbcnews.com
  
  Thousands of flights wound up canceled and delayed during the Juneteenth and Father's Day holiday weekend, which included the busiest air travel day of the
  
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• Big Twist Leaves MAGA-Hating CNN Employees Answering to the 'Cable Cowboy'

  19-06-2022 16:52
  
  With a moniker like the “Cable Cowboy,” you’d probably guess John C. Malone isn’t quite the woke type. That only begins to tell the story, however — and now, CNN’s MAGA-hating employees could be answering to a conservative whose company donated to Donald Trump’s inaugural festivities.
  As leftist media watchdog Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting noted in a February article, Malone was the chairman of the board of directors at Discovery, Inc. — the c
  
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• Op-Ed: Here Are 3 Lessons Dads Can Learn from Jesus' Resurrection of Lazarus

  19-06-2022 16:33
  
  We don’t usually talk about Lazarus when we talk about fathers. We talk more about his sibling dynamics with Mary and Martha. But Lazarus’ story has profound implications for fathers and those who lead families.
  In John 11, we find a friend of Jesus named Lazarus. Jesus knows Lazarus is dying, so he says to his disciples, “Let’s go back to Judea.” His disciples object because people in Judea were trying to kill Jesus just a few days prior.
  No surprise, Jesus wins th
  
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• City of Uvalde Hires Private Law Firm to Stop Release of Shooting Information

  19-06-2022 15:59
  
  The city of Uvalde, Texas, to trying to block the release of information about the response to the May school shooting that left 19 children dead.
  In response to 148 records requests received, the city has written Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to rule on what must be shared, according to NPR.
  “The City has not voluntarily released any information to a member of the public,” Cynthia Trevino, a lawyer for the firm Denton Navarro Rocha Bernal & Zech, wrote in the letter.
  The cit
  
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• Mark Shields, political analyst on CNN and PBS 'NewsHour,' dies

  19-06-2022 14:49 via cnn.com
  
  In photos: People we've lost in 2022
  
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• Church Shooting Suspect's Mug Shot Shows Serious Damage Done by Hero Bystander Who Stopped the Attack

  19-06-2022 14:28
  
  The mug shot of the suspect in Thursday’s church shooting near Birmingham, Alabama, showed the black eye the man received from a bystander who helped stop the attack.
  The attack occurred when a man identified as 70-year-old Robert Findlay Smith walked into St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, while members were gathered for a potluck diner and opened fire, Fox News reported.
  Smith allegedly shot two 84-year-olds and one 75-year-old victim before being confronted
  
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• Two Actors Die, Multiple Crew Members Injured During Filming of Blasphemous Netflix Show

  19-06-2022 14:09
  
  Two actors in a Netflix series about a boy who is the returned Jesus Christ were killed last week in an accident in Mexico.
  Six other members of the cast and crew of “The Chosen One’” were injured when the van in which they were riding crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula.
  The crash took place Thursday, The Associated Press reported, citing local media accounts that said the van flipped over after going off the road.
  The accident led to a pause in filming th
  
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• Last summer, this school district served kids 36,000 meals a week. This summer, it will be lucky to serve 600 a week. Here's why.

  19-06-2022 14:00 via cnn.com
  
  Last summer, Shenae Rowe was able to provide 36,000 meals a week to hungry kids throughout Warrick County in rural southwest Indiana. Parents could pick up a week's worth of food in one trip to take home.
  
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• Last summer, school district served kids 36,000 meals a week. This summer, it will be lucky to serve 600

  19-06-2022 14:00 via cnn.com
  
  Last summer, Shenae Rowe was able to provide 36,000 meals a week to hungry kids throughout Warrick County in rural southwest Indiana. Parents could pick up a week's worth of food in one trip to take home.
  
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• State by state, some patients are losing telehealth access to doctors

  19-06-2022 12:00 via nbcnews.com
  
  Many states are making it difficult for people to have virtual visits with doctors in other states, partly reversing the explosion in telehealth that occurred
  
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• My husband’s dream of celebrating Father’s Day abruptly ended with a phone call

  19-06-2022 11:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Hopeful mothers have a lot of resources to help cope with pregnancy loss, while men are still mostly left out of the conversation.
  
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• The growing pains that come with making Juneteenth a federal holiday

  19-06-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Juneteenth may be the country’s newest federal holiday, but for many Black Americans, June 19 has long been associated with homegrown community celebrations,
  
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• Heat wave, high energy costs compound the pain of inflation for many

  19-06-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  High temperatures and humidity hitting large parts of the U.S. last week collided with the ongoing challenges many people face from inflation and high energy
  
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• Award-winning reporter Dom Phillips' killing is part of a brutal pattern. Here's why.

  19-06-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Murder of Dom Phillips, a journalist in Brazil originally from the United Kingdom, reveals danger of environmental journalism as increasing reporters are killed
  
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• A Memphis abortion clinic prepares patients for Roe's likely fall

  19-06-2022 10:30 via nbcnews.com
  
  Workers at Choices, an abortion clinic in Memphis, Tennessee, are preparing patients for the Supreme Court's decision on the future of Roe v. Wade.
  
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• Mass shooting at family barbecue leaves at least 2 dead in San Antonio

  19-06-2022 10:26 via nbcnews.com
  At least two people were killed and five others were injured in a drive-by shooting on a family barbecue late Saturday, San Antonio police said. “The
  
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• GOP Senator Backing Gun Control Gets Nasty Surprise While Taking the Stage in Front of Angry Republicans

  19-06-2022 01:09
  
  Texas Republicans are letting their senator know they don’t approve of red flag laws.
  Sen. John Cornyn was met with a negative reception when he spoke at the Texas Republican Party’s convention in Houston this weekend.
  The convention hall filled with loud boos when Cornyn took the stage, with Texas Republicans letting their feelings known on his gun legislation.Very loud boos for John Cornyn as he takes the stage at the @TexasGOP convention. Cornyn has faced opposition within the par
  
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