What Happened Was...

A lightning fast recap of the week's biggest events for August 1st - August 7th, 2022

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks during a news conference about the Inflation Reduction Act outside the US Capitol on August 4, 2022, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/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 events of the past week, you might want to scroll through my Twitter feed for more detail on other topics that I don’t mention below.

Gun Violence

There were 21 separate mass shooting incidents in the US last week, where 23 people were killed and 80 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, July 31, 2022: Hartford, Connecticut

2. Sunday, July 31, 2022: Detroit, Michigan

3. Sunday, July 31, 2022: Indianapolis, Indiana

4. Sunday, July 31, 2022: Orlando, Florida

5. Sunday, July 31, 2022: South Bend, Indiana

6. Sunday, July 31, 2022: Decatur, Illinois

7. Monday, August 1, 2022: Washington, DC

8. Monday, August 1, 2022: Paramount, California

9. Monday, August 1, 2022: Columbus, Ohio

10. Tuesday, August 2, 2022: Orlando, Florida

11. Tuesday, August 2, 2022: Albany, New York

12. Wednesday, August 3, 2022: Panorama City, California

13. Wednesday, August 3, 2022: Miami, Florida

14. Thursday, August 4, 2022: Laurel, Nebraska

15. Thursday, August 4, 2022: Nashville, Tennessee

16. Friday, August 5, 2022: Milwaukee, Wisconsin

17. Friday, August 5, 2022: Dayton, Ohio

18. Friday, August 5, 2022: Norfolk, Virginia

19. Saturday, August 6, 2022: Duquesne, Pennsylvania

20. Saturday, August 6, 2022: Detroit, Michigan

21. Sunday, August 7, 2022: Cincinnati, Ohio

• According to a newly disclosed report this week, Joseph V. Cuffari, the HHS watchdog now under scrutiny for his handling of deleted text messages from the Jan. 6 attack, has also been accused of misleading DoJ investigators and running “afoul” of ethics regulations while he was a federal agent in charge.