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May 16th, 2022.

Let's get into the mix.

Here are your Washington headlines of the day.

Number one, President Joe Biden is headed to Buffalo and there could be some action in Congress

on a domestic terrorism bill after the horrific shooting of 13 people in a racist attack.

Number two, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's reaction on more Ukraine funding after a visit

over the weekend to Kev.

And number three, Senator Chris Van Hollen had a stroke.

All right, Jake, let's get into it.

The big story that is going to be dominating the week, of course, is the fallout from

this horrific attack

in Buffalo where 13 people were shot. The president is headed there this week, and we also could be

seeing some action on this domestic terrorism bill that was shelved in the house over some issues by the squad.

Yeah, you know, this is a truism.

Every time there's a tragedy, anywhere in America, whether it's any kind of attack,

any kind of gun attack or whatever, there's always an inclination to

legislate to try to cure the problem.

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