Tag: Florida

Florida Rep. Jason Brodeur, left, (R- Sanford), watches the vote board as he votes on the school safety bill which passed the House 67-50 at the Florida Capital in Tallahassee, Fla., on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Gun legislation passes Florida House, goes to Gov. Rick Scott

Associated Press · March 8, 2018 12:37 am

Supporters of two Obamacare stabilization bills are looking into adding protections that prevent the money from funding abortions into a must-pass, two-year spending bill Congress is expected to take up this month. House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., said, "Hyde language needs to be in whatever we do." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

House Republicans seek anti-abortion protections in Obamacare stabilization bills

Robert King · March 8, 2018 12:27 am

Nikolas Cruz appears in court for a status hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday, Feb. 19, 2018. Cruz is charged with killing 17 people and wounding many others in Wednesday's attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, which he once attended. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz faces death penalty after being charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder

Anna Giaritelli · March 7, 2018 7:27 pm

"While gun control is not the answer, the best and most effective path forward, I believe, is one that safeguards our schools from becoming "soft targets," or areas with little to stand in the way of someone with bad intentions," said Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Beltway Confidential

Mark Meadows proposes $1.5B to boost school safety after Florida shooting

Anna Giaritelli · March 7, 2018 6:52 pm

President Trump's recently announced tariffs are proving remarkably unpopular with most Americans. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republicans cope with Trump unpredictability ahead of midterms

David M. Drucker · March 7, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., right, speaks during a press conference alongside Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., on Monday in Philadelphia. Toomey and Coons say they have introduced a bill that will require federal authorities to notify states when a felon or a fugitive attempts to buy a firearm but fails the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma)

Here’s what Congress can actually do about mass shootings

Washington Examiner · March 7, 2018 5:01 am

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will travel to the school in Parkland, Fla., on Wednesday to "connect with students and teachers in the wake of the tragic shooting," according to a schedule notice. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Betsy DeVos to meet with survivors of Florida high school shooting

Diana Stancy Correll · March 7, 2018 1:38 am

The claim went unchallenged by the moderator, which was debunked shortly after the Parkland, Fla., shooting initially by the Washington Examiner.

Beltway Confidential

Obama repeats ’18 school shootings in 2018′ lie

Siraj Hashmi · March 6, 2018 7:31 pm

A common surname and an undiscerning law enforcement database landed Tom McClintock, then a state representative, on the no-fly list. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Beltway Confidential

Think twice about that bipartisan ‘no-fly, no-buy’ gun control bill

Philip Wegmann · March 6, 2018 6:48 pm

Deborah Gibson said she plans to run for a Florida House seat in the 89th District, which is currently held by Republican Rep. Bill Hager. (Image courtesy screenshot)

Roy Moore accuser leaves Republican party, announces intent to run for Florida House seat

Mandy Mayfield · March 6, 2018 5:40 pm

Florida Sen. Lauren Book, right, embraces Sen. Bill Galvano after Galvano's bill, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Student Safety Act, passed 20-18 at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

Florida Senate passes bill to restrict gun sales, but stops short of weapons ban

Katelyn Caralle · March 6, 2018 12:59 pm

Katie Schoettler is the spokesperson of the House Natural Resources Committee. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Energy and Environment

House Natural Resources Committee spokeswoman comes from a family of reporters

John Siciliano · March 6, 2018 5:01 am