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Buffalo shooting sparks debate, finger-pointing over ‘great replacement’ theory

An investigator works at the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

The White House said Monday the racially motivated mass shooting in upstate New York is “another vivid reminder” of the need to prevent hate-driven terrorism, as President Biden prepares to visit Buffalo in the wake of a tragedy that symbolizes his oft-repeated reason for seeking the White House in 2020.

The U.S. Supreme Court, Monday, May 16, 2022, in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

House Pro-Choice Caucus rejects ‘choice’ as Dems struggle with abortion messaging

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks before President Joe Biden presents Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor awards to fourteen recipients, during an event in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Baby formula maker won’t accept Dems’ blame for shortages, says no evidence plant sickened infants

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Michael Sussmann, a cybersecurity lawyer who represented the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign in 2016, arrives to the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse, Monday, May 16, 2022, in Washington. Sussmann is accused of making a false statement to the FBI during the Trump-Russia probe. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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President Joe Biden speaks during a reception for Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden announces sweeping policy changes toward Cuba

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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden administration releases 35,000 foreign worker visas for summer season

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President Joe Biden speaks before presenting Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor awards to fourteen recipients, during an event in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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The U.S. Supreme Court, Monday, May 16, 2022, in Washington. A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report released. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

House Pro-Choice Caucus rejects ‘choice’ as Dems struggle with abortion messaging

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks ahead of meeting with members of Congress on Capitol Hill, Monday, May 16, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib).

House Democrats pump the brakes on gas price gouging bill over lack of support

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Police walk outside the Tops grocery store on Sunday, May 15, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y. A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at the supermarket, killing and wounding people in what authorities described as racially motivated violent extremism. (AP Photo/Joshua Bessex)

Buffalo shooter previously on authorities’ radar in threat investigation

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

Attorney Michael Sussmann leaves federal court in Washington, April 27, 2022. A criminal case brought by special counsel John Durham, the prosecutor appointed to investigate potential government wrongdoing in the early days of the Trump-Russia probe, heads to trial in Washington's federal court on May 16. The case centers on a single false statement that Sussmann, a cybersecurity lawyer who represented the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign in 2016, is alleged to have made to the FBI during a meeting that year. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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New York City Mayor Eric Adams gestures after throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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An investigator works at the scene of a shooting at a supermarket, in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Buffalo shooting sparks debate, finger-pointing over ‘great replacement’ theory

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A group of migrants mainly from Honduras and Nicaragua wait along a road after turning themselves in upon crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, in La Joya, Texas, on May 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

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By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Peter Kirsanow, a member of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, said illegal immigration "dwarfs" the more inflammatory issues of police brutality as a threat to the black community, saying, "When you look at the hundreds of thousands of blacks thrown out of work over the years as a result of the competitive pressure the downstream effects are profound." (Associated Press)

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Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks before President Joe Biden presents Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor awards to fourteen recipients, during an event in the East Room of the White House, Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

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Ukrainian servicemen walk in the forest near a recently retaken village, north of Kharkiv, east Ukraine, Sunday, May 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov)

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Ukrainian sappers carry a Russian military drone backdropped by the Antonov An-225, world's biggest cargo aircraft destroyed by the Russian troops during recent fighting, at the Antonov airport in Hostomel, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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This photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what it says is a test-fire of a Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), at an undisclosed location in North Korea on March 24, 2022. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. Yoon Suk Yeol takes office as South Korea's president Tuesday, May 10 amid heightened animosities over North Korea's nuclear program. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) **FILE**

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