The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 31 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 31
#MassacreMitch Trends As People Blame Mitch McConnell Blocking Gun Control Legislation For Mass Shootings: 'You Are Owned By The NRA'
FBI agents are reluctant to pursue white nationalist extremists because they don't want to target Trump's base, former counter-terror officer says
Beto O'Rourke Rips Media for Failing to Connect Trump Rhetoric to El Paso: 'You Know the Sh*t He's Been Saying...Members of the Press, What the F*ck?'
Rashida Tlaib slams Ivanka Trump over shootings solidarity message: "Try checking your dad on his tweets"
El Paso shooting: Trump blames news media for causing 'anger and rage' in wake of domestic terror attack
‘Jesus Christ, of course he’s a racist,’ Beto O’Rourke vehemently says of Trump, tying him to weekend shootings
Trump mistakenly refers to shooting in Toledo
Most Americans thought that Trump encouraged white supremacists — even before El Paso
Rep. Kenny Marchant calls it quits, becomes 12th House Republican to retire
Donald Trump Has Run Roughly 2,200 Facebook Ads Using The Word 'Invasion' Since May 2018
FBI warns of copycat attacks in wake of mass shootings
Trump Is Already Trying To Hold Gun Law Reform Hostage | He suggested Monday morning that gun law reform could be tied to immigration reform — days after a white supremacist targeted Mexicans.
Democrats: ‘Moscow Mitch’ would take blame for clearing Trump of impeachment charges
El Paso attack: Beto O’Rourke angrily snaps at media when asked about role of Donald Trump: ‘What the f*** - join the dots’
Elizabeth Warren: Trump should not 'wink and nod and smile' about white supremacy
Trump pictured greeting guests and smiling at his golf club hours after 20 people killed in mass shooting
Violent video games don't cause mass shootings despite Republican talking points
‘Do something!’: Ohio governor drowned out by angry chants at Dayton shooting vigil
Republican state lawmaker in Nebraska says his party is ‘enabling white supremacy’
White Supremacist President Blames Media, Internet, and Video Games for Mass Shootings, Says Nothing about Guns
'An Act of Terrorism': Mexico Plans Legal Action Against US After 6 Citizens Killed in El Paso Shooting
FBI warns that conspiracy theories like QAnon pose a domestic terror threat
Trump blames video games for mass shootings
Trump should not come to El Paso, says congresswoman
Former FBI Agent Says Agency Is "Hamstrung" by Trump in Investigating White Supremacist Movements

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 31

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 09:00 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. "I live in X, you know what happened" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. Before we start, I'd like to restate the intention of this thread, which is to highlight local news. Therefore, any stories that made national news like the shootings in El Paso and Dayton, stories about national politicians like the President, US Senators and US Representatives, and stories about people running for the office of President, are considered off topic for this thread. Thank you, and enjoy your day.

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#MassacreMitch Trends As People Blame Mitch McConnell Blocking Gun Control Legislation For Mass Shootings: 'You Are Owned By The NRA'

Posted: 05 Aug 2019 05:20 AM PDT