18-year-old, walk in, a 20-year-old, and buy an ar-15. that s why back in 1994, i took on the nra and passed the assault weapons ban. for ten years, mass shootings were down. ten years in a row since i passed that legislation in 1994 as a senator. but in 2004, republicans let that ban expire. what happened? mass shootings in america tripled. tripled. it s time to ban these. it s time to ban these weapons. we did it before. we can do it again. [ applause ] time to hold every elected official s feet to the fire and ask them are you for banning assault weapons, yes or no? ask them. if the answer is no, vote against them. look, i m proud that after seven years, we finally have a senate confirmed director of alcohol, tobacco, and firearms responsible for any gun crimes. for seven years, the other team would not let us appoint anyone to that job. incredibly important job, to help local law enforcement, federal law enforcement. identify the ballistics. a whole range of things. for s
this morning. a judge has given donald trump s legal team until 3:00 p.m. to respond to the justice department s motion to unseal the search warrant and property receipt from the mar-a-lago search. overnight, trump posted on his social media platform that he would not oppose the release of the documents. in fact, he says, quote, he would encourage their immediate release. now, that s what he says. but remember, he s had the documents since monday. and he could have released them at any point himself. he still could. he doesn t have to wait until 3:00 p.m. he could release them right now. also, remember, what he said in the past about wanting to release his tax returns. and ultimately not doing it. we ll see. we ll see. as of now, his attorney says it doesn t appear they will object to the release. so attorney general merrick garland says he personally approved the decision to seek a search warrant for trump s mar-a-lago home. what may be the most extraordinary of all the de
into bear market territory yesterday. economists predict the fed will raise interest rates again in another attempt to battle rising inflation. cnn business correspondent solomon is here with me now. this ppi report, why should people at home care about this? what s it matter for us? it s interesting because ppi doesn t get as much attention as the consumer price index, but it s really important because it s factory level inflation, what producers are experiencing, and we know what companies are feeling, we ll likely see a few months down the line in terms of consumer prices. even though we did see slight moderation in categories like food, the topline number is troubling because we know after friday s report that there were no signs of moderation, that there were signs of acceleration in inflation and what we have now with this report is a sign perhaps of more pain to come down the road. okay. so, now, tomorrow, expecting this big announcement. on how much, by how much t
South in tennessee. This decision is about 90 minutes. Good morning, everyone. Good morning again. Thank you for joining our second session today. My name is woody register. I teach in the History Program here. I also am the director of the project on slavery, race and reconciliation. The institutions endeavor to understand not only its particular history but slavery and slaverys legacies, but also the obligations that history has bequeathed to us. Its my pleasure today to introduce our two speakers in order of their appearance. First up this morning is professor Tracy Campbell at the department of history at the university of kentucky. He has a remarkable record of teaching and scholarship on the political and social history of the United States in the 20th century. Before arriving at kentucky, he taught at mar rorris hill and u colleges. Since hes been in kentucky, hes been recognized not only for his scholarship but especially for his skill as a classroom teacher. Hes the author of
Reconciliation. The institutions endeavor to understand not only its particular history but slavery and slaverys legacies, but also the obligations that history has bequeathed to us. Its my pleasure today to introduce our two speakers in order of their appearance. First up this morning is professor Tracy Campbell at the department of history at the university of kentucky. He has a remarkable record of teaching and scholarship on the political and social history of the United States in the 20th century. Before arriving at kentucky, he taught at morris hill and union colleges. Since hes been in kentucky, hes been recognized not only for his scholarship but especially for his skill as a classroom teacher. Hes the author of five books including his 2013 study of the gateway arch in st. Louis. Perhaps directly related to today if his 2005 work, deliver the vote. Surely, this is a book that we need to take up today if not for the first time, then even a second time. At present, he is hard at