tamara keith and amy walter weigh in on the latest political headlines. we remember the life and career of long-time newshour analyst mark shields. and much more. >> this is the pbs newshour from w eta studios in washington and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arona state university. judy: today marked just the 2nd time in u.s. history that the federal government has recognized juneteenth. the holiday celebrates june 19th, 1865, when union soldiers brought word of slavery's end to galveston,exas, freeing the last enslaved. 2.5 years after the emancipation proclamation was signed. amna nawaz looks at the country's remembrances and the conversation around this history. >> in washington d.c. today, vice president kamala harris surprised students visiting the national museum of african american history with a special message for juneteenth. >> let this be a day to celebrate the principle of freedom and to speak about it honestly, and accurately. >> in galveston texas, home to the longest-running juneteenth celebration, the past was

to break it all down i'm here with amy walter of the political report with amy walter and tamara keith of npr. i want to begin with this conversation on gun violence prevention measures and where it is in washington specifically. amy, i will put thi. ys ou having this conversation for a few days now. it has been almost 30 years since the assault weapons ban in 1994 since there has been meaningful measures taken by lawmakers here. after every horrific mass shooting we see, is this time going to be different? based on where the conversations are now, there has been some optimism, is it going to be different? >> we are having two diffent discussions. four republicans the focus is about behavior more than guns, doing things to flag people who have mental illness, doing more with background checks. john cornyn who is leading this republican -- the republican leading the bipartisan group on that side is saying we are not going to do anything that would limit the magazine numbers or take away anybody's guns or even put a ban on assault weapons. the issue is not about the kind of gun legislati

and tamara keith of npr. welcome to you both. begin with this conversation on gun violence prevention measures and where it is in washington with lawmakers. we have had this conversation a few days -- it has been 30 years since the assault weapons ban in 1994, since there have been meaningful measures by lawmakers. after each horrific shooting we say, will this be different? there is some optimism. will it be different? amy: it seems we are having two different discussions. for republicans the focus is about behavior more than guns, doing more to flag people who have mental illness, doing more with background checks. a republican senator leading this bipartisan group says, we are not going to do anything that would limit the magazine numbers or take away anybody's guns or put a ban on assault weapons. the issue is not about what type of gun legislation can happen, it will happen for republicans based on making changes to behaviors they can regulate. if you have had a domestic record, or something in your record that raises red fl

joining me now to discuss all this are tamara keith of npr.oins us from germany where she's traveling with president biden. and at the desk with me is annie linskey of the washington post. amy walter is away. thank you both for joining us today. annie, i want to start with you. there were protests across the country this weekend in response to the supreme court's decision to overturn roe v. wade. president biden sees this as a motivator, calling on voters to elect more pro-abortion rights democrats. is ts going to be a galvanizing midterms issue for not just democratic voters, but also independent voters? annie: you are absolutely right. this weekend, as the ramifications of the decision settled in, there was an explosion of anger and emotion across the country. what democratic strategists are hoping is that that energy persts at that level, because if it does, they believe this shift in the legal landscape will motivate suburban women who have been drifting away from the party with vious school issues during covid. but also younger voters. th

tamara keith and amy walter break down the latest political headlines.rs its best at the first tony awards following the pandemic. and much more. >> this is "the pbs newshour" from weta studios in washington, and in the west from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. judy: after weeks of mounting pressure to see action on guns, lawmakers on capitol hill have come to an agreement on a framework for gun legislation. our political correspondent lisa desjardins is here with the details. welcome. there does seem to be the outline of a deal. tell us what is in this. lisa: there is a framework. 20 senators, notably 10 l'tat's'lkbo ahae signed on. in more depth. let's talk about the gun portions of this bill. in this bill, there would be -- there is a statement to encourage state red flag laws, currently 19 states have those laws. senators would like to see them in most states. they would close what is called the boyfriend loophole. that is a situation where if someone is convicted of domestic violence but is not married to the pe