Tag: Florida

"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)

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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.

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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)

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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

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)

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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