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As Nancy Pelosi and Democratic lawmakers prepare to speak to the media about rising gun crime and domestic terrorism in the wake of the Buffalo massacre comes news of another multiple shooting: at a high school graduation in Tennessee.

According to the Associated Press, one person was killed and another injured in the incident Wednesday night at Middle Tennessee state university, where graduating seniors at Murfreesboro's Riverdale high school were being honored.

The masks have fallen and we see only the cold faces of war.

Russia's war in Ukraine has changed Europe's and our security environment.

The situation in Ukraine reminds us of the darkest days in European history.

[But] over these past months we have shown transatlantic unity and strength at its best and have responded forcefully to Russia's aggression by providing unprecedent support for Ukraine.

After 200 years of military non-alignment, Sweden has chosen a new path.

Russia's full-scale aggression against a sovereign and democratic neighbor was a watershed moment for Sweden.