- At oral arguments before the Supreme Court on a case looking at partisan redistricting, there was reason to think Justice Anthony M. Kennedy may be ready to join the Supreme Court’s more liberal members in a groundbreaking decision that could reshape American democracy.
- After one of the deadliest shootings in American history, congressional Democrats are calling for a special committee to investigate gun violence. Republicans are focusing on praising emergency medical workers.
- Stock prices for firearm companies rose this week after a gunman killed dozens of people in Las Vegas, an apparent continuation of a morbid trend linked to mass shootings.
- In Puerto Rico, President Trump expressed pride that Hurricane Maria killed so few people, as compared to “a real catastrophe like Katrina.”
- Mr. Trump expelled 15 Cuban diplomats, escalating his response to a mysterious affliction that has stricken American Embassy personnel in Havana, in a move that cast a Cold War chill over relations between the two countries.
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
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