A gunman killed at least 19 children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. Officials say they expect the death toll to rise with additional victims hospitalized but in critical condition.

Today, President Biden is expected to issue an executive order on federal police reform on the two-year anniversary of the death of George Floyd. The order will direct all federal law enforcement agencies to revise their use-of-force policies, create a national registry of officers who have been fired for misconduct, and more.

And in headlines: the Indiana Legislature overrode their governor’s veto of an anti-trans sports bill, the national birth rate rebounded in 2021, and an Iraqi national was arrested for plotting to assassinate George W. Bush.

Show Notes:

• KSAT: “Uvalde elementary shooting: How to help, where to donate blood” – https://bit.ly/3wNdp43
• Everytown for Gun Safety – https://www.everytown.org/
• Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense in America – https://momsdemandaction.org/
• Texas Gun Sense – https://www.txgunsense.org/

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