What Happened Was...

A lightning fast comprehensive recap of the week's biggest events for July 10th - 16th, 2023

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 This Week

There were 16 separate mass shooting incidents in the United States this past week, where 16 people were killed and 70 were injured. My Sunday recap covers all of this as well as the week's most critical news. Here at SHERO, we 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 9, 2023: Montgomery, Alabama

2. Sunday, July 9, 2023: Cleveland, Ohio

3. Sunday, July 9, 2023: Dubuque, Iowa

4. Sunday, July 9, 2023: Wadesboro, North Carolina

5. Sunday, July 9, 2023: Amarillo, Texas

6. Tuesday, July 11, 2023: Bronx, New York

7. Tuesday, July 11, 2023: Dallas, Texas

8. Thursday, July 13, 2023: East Saint Louis, Illinois

9. Thursday, July 13, 2023: Silver Spring, Maryland

10. Thursday, July 13, 2023: El Paso, Texas

11. Friday, July 14, 2023: Bladensburg, Maryland

12. Saturday, July 15, 2023: Antioch, California

13. Saturday, July 15, 2023: Hampton, Georgia

14. Saturday, July 15, 2023: Memphis, Tennessee

15. Saturday, July 15, 2023: Homestead, Pennsylvania

16. Sunday, July 16, 2023: Chicago, Illinois

Republicans in critical swing states continue to struggle with defining their party platform headed into 2024, as a meeting in Michigan turns violent for members of the state GOP. For more on this issue read:

• Americans have gained some much-needed relief with inflation reaching its lowest point since early 2021, thanks in part to easing prices for gasoline, airline fares, used cars and groceries.

• Federal prosecutors investigating Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election have questioned multiple witnesses — including Jared Kushner — about whether Trump had privately acknowledged in the days after the 2020 election that he had lost.

• Several lawyers who have had business before the US Supreme Court, including one who successfully argued to end race-conscious admissions at universities, paid money to a top aide to Justice Clarence Thomas, according to the aide’s Venmo transactions.