Combating gun violence - Free speech in schools - Russia-UK military tension

The administration will allow communities to spend some of the funding they received as part of this spring's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill to combat gun crime, such as investing in youth summer jobs programs; hiring more police officers and court personnel; spending on gun violence enforcement; and paying for more nurses and social workers.
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Other measures include establishing a "zero-tolerance" policy for gun dealers who break the law; embedding federal law enforcement officials with local police departments; and hiring more formerly incarcerated people for jobs in the federal government, according to the White House. The Justice Department also announced it was launching gun trafficking "strike forces" to five U.S. cities experiencing rising violent crime levels.
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[Republicans blame] high homicide rates on Democrats who called for police funding to be cut last year. In reality, demands to "defund the police" amounted to modest funding reductions in some cities, while homicides have risen across the country.