Dems flip Kentucky House seat held by lawmaker who killed himself Democrats gained a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives Tuesday after a special election following the suicide of a GOP lawmaker who had faced sexual assault allegations. Linda Belcher, a retired teacher and former Democratic state lawmaker, soundly […]
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Trump Moves to Regulate ‘Bump Stock’ Devices President Trump — under pressure from angry, grieving students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week — ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to issue regulations banning so-called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons […]
Trump endorses recent GOP foe Mitt Romney for Utah Senate President Trump gave his full backing to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday, saying Romney’s bid for a Senate seat from Utah “has my full support and endorsement!” The president’s tweet suggested he may have buried the hatchet, […]
Uber Eats driver charged with murder in the shooting death of a customer, police say An Uber Eats driver has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a customer Saturday in Atlanta. Authorities said Robert Bivines, 36, opened fire on 30-year-old Ryan Thornton late Saturday night in the […]
Mueller’s interest in Kushner grows to include foreign financing efforts Special counsel Robert Mueller’s interest in Jared Kushner has expanded beyond his contacts with Russia and now includes his efforts to secure financing for his company from foreign investors during the presidential transition, according to people familiar with the inquiry. […]
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues New Congressional Map To Replace Gerrymandered One Republicans have enjoyed a considerable advantage under the earlier map, which was in place for three congressional elections. Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on Monday issued a new congressional map to replace the state’s current one, which the court said is […]
Head bowed, Florida shooting suspect returns to court for hearing A former student accused of last week’s deadly shooting at a Florida high school returned to court for a hearing on Monday in a case that has galvanized advocates of stricter gun control, including many of the rampage survivors. Nikolas […]
Student survivors of Florida shooting slam Trump over FBI tweets Student survivors of the deadliest-ever shooting at a U.S. high school reacted angrily on Sunday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the FBI may have been too distracted with a Russia probe to follow leads that could have prevented the […]
Sessions says he’s ‘aggressively’ going after leakers Embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he doesn’t regret recusing himself from the Russia investigation and has since championed one of President Trump’s pet projects: identifying leakers. After Trump announced last year that the “real story” is not Russia but “illegal leaks,” Sessions […]
John Kelly, Chinese officials caused commotion over nuclear football in Beijing, report says President Donald Trump has boasted repeatedly about his big and powerful “nuclear button” — but according to a new report, it almost got away from him last year in China. According to Axios, five sources said that […]
