Tag: Florida

Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced the Students, Teachers, and Officers Preventing, or STOP, School Violence Act on Monday. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Orrin Hatch introduces bill to improve school safety following mass shooting

Diana Stancy Correll · March 6, 2018 1:39 am

A man removes the word "Trump" off outside the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower in Panama City, Monday, March 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Arnulfo Franco)

Trump Organization ousted from Panama hotel, ending standoff with property owners

Melissa Quinn · March 5, 2018 7:15 pm

When President Trump announced plans to impose tariffs, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said the EU would put tariffs "on Harley-Davidson, on bourbon, and on blue jeans," which could hurt Speaker Paul Ryan's and Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's constituents. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

The EU will make Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell’s voters the first casualties of the trade war

Philip Wegmann · March 5, 2018 5:02 pm

In the wake of another mass shooting, young Americans have flooded streets, capitol buildings, and D.C. demanding additional gun control measures. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Government is not best done in a state of outrage

Washington Examiner · March 4, 2018 5:01 am

Lawmakers in the Florida Senate briefly approved a two-year moratorium on the sale of AR-15 rifles. (AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane)

Florida Senate approves AR-15 ban, then shoots it down 15 minutes later

Katie Leach · March 4, 2018 12:13 am

"If the only thing that comes out of this tragedy is we outlaw bump stocks and we raise the age at which people are allowed to buy an AR-15, that will be a failure," Eric Holder, who served as attorney general under former President Barack Obama, said on Friday. (Screenshot / YouTube)

Eric Holder, Florida shooting survivor David Hogg discuss gun control strategy

Daniel Chaitin · March 3, 2018 4:37 pm

President Trump took a trip from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday morning. According to one count, this means Trump has spent 100 days at one of his golf courses since taking office. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

CNN counts: Trump has spent 100 days at one of his golf properties

Daniel Chaitin · March 3, 2018 2:17 pm

A 20-year-old quit his job at Dick's Sporting Goods over the store's announcement that they will no longer sell firearms to those under 21 years of age.

Red Alert Politics

20-year-old quits job after Dick’s raises purchasing age for guns to 21

Lauren Cooley · March 3, 2018 2:06 am

According to a statement, REI says it believes it is the responsibility of companies that manufacture and sell guns and ammunition to come up with solutions to stop gun violence like the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., last month. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Customers demand REI cut ties with company connected to NRA

Katelyn Caralle · March 2, 2018 8:45 pm

An aide to House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the House this month would likely consider legislation that would authorize $50 million annually to provide schools with training and programs to prevent acts of violence like last month's Florida school shooting that left 17 dead. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP plans to move school safety bill in March as gun legislation stalls

Susan Ferrechio · March 2, 2018 8:27 pm

The Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990 bans weapons in and around all public and private K-12 schools, with limited exceptions. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Rand Paul wants to repeal federal gun-free school zones

Pete Kasperowicz · March 2, 2018 5:00 pm

A Florida Republican said Trump is more popular in deep-red districts like his than NRA is. Thus, he said, Trump has the power to help change the trajectory of gun control legislation and cement Trump's legacy "in a positive way." (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

GOP lawmaker: Trump will win fight against NRA on gun control

Caitlin Yilek · March 2, 2018 2:52 pm