Tag: Florida

Navy officials say a fighter jet crashed off the coast of Key West, Fla., on Wednesday.

National Security

2 dead after Navy fighter jet crashes off Key West

Mandy Mayfield · March 14, 2018 11:03 pm

President Donald Trump giving a speech in San Diego.

Trump says American children must come first after House passes school safety bill

Diana Stancy Correll · March 14, 2018 10:31 pm

President Donald Trump talks with reporters as he reviews border wall prototypes, Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in San Diego.

Beltway Confidential

White House opposes trading 3-year DACA extension for 3 years of border wall money

Sarah Bedford · March 14, 2018 6:33 pm

Hundreds of students protesting gun violence march to the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn.

Students around the country will walk out of class Wednesday to mark Florida shooting

Katelyn Caralle · March 14, 2018 12:00 pm

Thousands of high school students hold a rally after they walked out of their schools and marched to the state Capitol in Saint Paul, Minn.

‘March for Our Lives’ permit approved by DC police

Washington Examiner · March 13, 2018 7:21 pm

Nikolas Cruz, accused of murdering 17 people in the Florida high school shooting, appears in court for a status hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Cruz was formally charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder.

Prosecutors seek death penalty for Florida school shooter

Kelly Cohen · March 13, 2018 6:14 pm

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Environment

Ryan Zinke suggests ‘riskier’ offshore drilling plan likely to be scaled back

Josh Siegel · March 13, 2018 5:45 pm

Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., evacuate the school following a shooting there on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. (WPLG-TV via AP)

Florida judge: Video of school shooting must be publicly released

Anna Giaritelli · March 12, 2018 8:46 pm

President Trump said Monday, "Highly trained expert teachers will be allowed to conceal carry, subject to State Law. Armed guards OK, deterrent!"

National Security

Trump vows gun reform, school safety changes akin to new Florida law

Anna Giaritelli · March 12, 2018 1:42 pm

President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township, Pa., Saturday, March 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump administration will help some school personnel get firearms training, urges Congress to act on gun bills

Diana Stancy Correll · March 12, 2018 12:15 am

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at a news conference following a visit to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the aftermath of the Feb. 14 mass shooting at the school, Wednesday, March 7, 2018, in Coral Springs, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Betsy DeVos can’t say why public schools are still underperforming despite greater ‘school choice’: Watch

Naomi Lim · March 11, 2018 3:19 pm

Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Act in the governor's office at the Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla., on Friday. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser)

NRA sues Florida over new gun law

Mandy Mayfield · March 9, 2018 11:38 pm