The Russian Embassy in Washington and the Consulate General in Houston have proposed to the United States trilateral talks with Mexico about illegal crossings at the US southern border, but has not received a response, Russian Consul General in Houston Alexander Zakharov told Sputnik

Russian Consul General in Houston Alexander Zakharov told Sputnik that the diplomatic mission is receiving dozens of reports of Russians being detained at the southern US border over illegal crossing, and is trying to provide them with assistance

Republicans in the US Congress are likely to continue the years old tradition of blocking new gun control measures proposed by Democrats amid a number of deadly mass shootings across the United States, experts told Sputnik

The US automatic weapons making company Daniel Defense that made one of the firearms used in the Robb Elementary School massacre in Uvalde, Texas, announced on Friday that it will not attend the regular National Rifle Association (NRA) convention

A verbal brawl broke out in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday when the Democratic candidate for the the Texas Gubernatorial election confronted Governor Greg Abbott during a press conference, for speaking about mental health services in light of the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary rather than addressing the issue of gun control

Students across the United States staged walkouts on Thursday in a show of support for the families grieving in Uvalde, Texas after this week's mass school shooting and to demonstrate their opposition to gun violence