Balanced News: Biden holds White House’s first-ever Lunar New Year event, in mass shootings’ shadow

President Joe Biden on Thursday held the White House’s first-ever Lunar New Year reception only days after a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California, during a Lunar New Year celebration. “Our prayers are with the people of Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, and after yet another spree of gun violence in America,” Biden said, referring to both the Lunar New Year killings and a second mass shooting at two farms in California on Monday. President Joe Biden speaks during a reception to celebrate the Lunar New Year, in