What Happened Was...

A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for October 10th-16th, 2022

Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) are seen on the screen making calls from a secure location on Jan. 6, 2021, as the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, October 13, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Jabin Botsford/via 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 12 separate mass shooting incidents in the US last week, where 15 people were killed and 50 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, October 9, 2022: Tampa, Florida

2. Sunday, October 9, 2022: Beaumont, Texas

3. Sunday, October 9, 2022: Jacksonville, Arkansas

4. Sunday, October 9, 2022: Miami, Florida

5. Sunday, October 9, 2022: Inman, South Carolina

6. Monday, October 10, 2022: Delano, California

7. Thursday, October 13, 2022: Raleigh, North Carolina

8. Thursday, October 13, 2022: Lanett, Alabama

9. Thursday, October 13, 2022: New Bern, North Carolina

10. Friday, October 14, 2022: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

11. Saturday, October 15, 2022: Worchester, Massachusetts

12. Saturday, October 15, 2022: Denver, Colorado

• Since emerging in late 2021, the highly transmissible omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 has splintered into an array of subvariants that are now driving fresh waves of Covid-19 cases around the world.

• Millions of Social Security recipients will get an 8.7% boost in their benefits in 2023, the largest in more than 40 years, to combat the rising cost of everyday living.