Biden vows to meet with lawmakers on gun control
President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to meet with lawmakers about gun control legislation, while aides said the administration is currently researching additional executive actions he might take in the aftermath of last week’s deadly massacre at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
“I will meet with the Congress on guns, I promise you,” Mr. Biden said as he welcomed New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to the White House.
But White House officials fear he may have already exhausted all available options, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
Before the Texas shooting, Mr. Biden placed additional restrictions on socalled ghost guns that are sold in kits and assembled by consumers, as well as pistol-stabilizing braces that can make handguns handle more like rifles.
Hurricane Agatha breaks record
Hurricane Agatha made history as the strongest hurricane ever recorded to come ashore in May during the eastern Pacific hurricane season, ripping off roofs and washing out roads before fading Tuesday in southern Mexico.
Oaxaca state Gov. Alejandro Murat told MVS Noticias that eight people were listed as missing in either mudslides or flooding.
The storm hit Oaxaca state Monday afternoon as a strong Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, then quickly lost power as it moved inland over the mountainous interior.
Ex-Trump adviser Navarro subpoenaed
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro revealed in a draft court filing Tuesday he was subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury this week as part of the Justice Department’s probe into the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Mr. Navarro, who was a trade adviser to then-President Donald Trump, said that he was served by the FBI at his Washington, D.C., house last week.
“On May 26, 2022, two FBI special agents banged loudly on my door in the early morning hours to present me with a fruit of the poisonous tree,” a grand jury subpoena “commanding me to comply with the original ... subpoena issued to me by the Committee dated February 9, 10 2022,” Mr. Navarro said in the complaint.
Spacey to face U.K. sex assault charges
Kevin Spacey will go back to England on his own to face four charges of sexual assault, he announced Tuesday.
“I very much appreciate the Crown Prosecution Service’s statement in which they carefully reminded the media and the public that I am entitled to a fair trial, and innocent until proven otherwise,” he said in a statement to “Good Morning America.”
“While I am disappointed with their decision to move forward, I will voluntarily appear in the U.K. as soon as can be arranged and defend myself against these charges, which I am confident will prove my innocence.”