What Happened Was...

A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for September 19th - 25th, 2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James announces a civil lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, his family, and his organization in Manhattan on September 21, 2022. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Below is a catch-up of the significant events of this past week. You can check in with a minimal time commitment, read about the big stuff, and stay in the know before we’re on to the next. If you want more information on the past week's events, you might want to scroll through my Twitter feed for more detail on other topics I don’t mention below.

Gun Violence

There were eight separate mass shooting incidents in the US last week, where six people were killed and 28 were injured. I document all mass shooting incidents for the week every Sunday, so please take a moment to review them and remember to keep up the fight for sensible gun reform. 

1. Sunday, September 18, 2022: Corona (Queens), New York

2. Sunday, September 18, 2022: Las Vegas, Nevada

3. Sunday, September 18, 2022: Allendale, Michigan

4. Sunday, September 18, 2022: Kenosha, Wisconsin

5. Monday, September 19, 2022: Swainsboro, Georgia

6. Tuesday, September 20, 2022: Niles, Michigan

7. Tuesday, September 20, 2022: Mount Vernon, New York

8. Thursday, September 22, 2022: Chicago, Illinois

• Under questioning last month for a civil lawsuit, a former Georgia Republican Party official named Cathy Latham said in sworn testimony that she briefly stopped by the office in Coffee County, but recently released surveillance video footage shows that Latham visited the elections office twice that day, staying for more than four hours in total.