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In a rare political post-presidency statement, former President Barack Obama called for tighter gun laws after the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton. "We are not helpless here," he said.

President Trump delivered remarks from the White House in the wake of two mass shootings over the weekend, one potentially linked to white nationalism.

The U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, John Bash, said the investigation into the deadly attack is proceeding with a "view towards bringing federal hate crime charges."

More than two dozen were also injured in the shooting, according to state and local officials. A white man was taken into custody without incident.