White House press briefing live: Psaki holds news conference ahead of
Biden calls for gun control action following Boulder mass shooting
President Joe Biden has implored the House and the Senate to act and take ‘common sense steps that will save lives’ after a second mass shooting in the space of a week, as Donald Trump has been accused of using migrants as “political pawns.”
The rampage in Boulder on Monday – that left 10 peopled dead – comes just a week after eight people were shot dead in Atlanta.
The violent attacks have plunged the president into the country’s hotly contested debate on gun control laws, with reform often encountered by significant political pushback.
“I don’t need to wait another minute, let alone an hour, to take common sense steps that will save lives in the future and to urge my colleagues in the House and Senate to act,” Biden said on Tuesday.
Last year the Trump administration ordered thousands of migrants being held at the border back to Mexico citing concerns over coronavirus, despite critics asserting they had a legal right to claim asylum.
President Biden set for first press conference on Thursday
President Joe Biden will hold a press conference on Thursday, after mounting criticism from Republicans for his apparent reluctance to speak to reporters.
It comes as Mr Biden is the first president is many years to go without facing the press in a question and answer session.
Louise Hall has everything we know so far
Joe Middleton24 March 2021 14:18
LA police investigating hate crime after car ramming at anti-Asian hate rally
A potential car ramming at an anti-Asian hate rally is under investigation by Los Angeles police as a hate crime.
A video of the incident shows a car swerving through a pedestrian crossing during a rally in Diamond Bar on Sunday afternoon, as protesters – all visible with placards — attempted to cross.
The suspect came close to running over some of the pedestrians, however no injuries were reported by police.
Joe Middleton24 March 2021 13:57
Senior White House officials to visit border facility with one news network camera allowed to join
A group of senior White House officials and elected representatives are travelling to the US-Mexico border on Wednesday, as the Biden administration attempts to deal with an unprecedented amount of migrant children at the border.
The Biden administration has been under pressure over the last few days to deal with what some pundits are calling a “crisis” at the border, and have been criticised for denying media access at the facilities.
However, in a statement to The Washington Post on Wednesday, a White House spokesperson confirmed that one network camera will accompany the visit later in the day.
“The Biden Administration is committed to transparency and will continue to work with agencies on creating avenues for media access and visibility at both Homeland Security and Health and Human Services facilities,” the spokesperson said.
They added:…
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