Since January, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign has posted more than 2,000 ads on social media that include inflammatory claims about an “invasion” along the southern border with Mexico. That language is now under intense scrutiny following the shooting this weekend in El Paso, where the suspect appeared to be the author of a manifesto declaring the attack a “response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas.” [NYTimes]
Topping the news: As Gov. Gary Herbert and other Utah leaders addressed the recent mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, gun law reform advocates say they expect more than rhetoric from elected officials.