Tag: Second Amendment

Trump under pressure to act after Texas shooting

Gabby Morrongiello · May 19, 2018 4:00 am

President Trump listens in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Trump ‘disappointed’ with farm bill’s failure in the House

Gabby Morrongiello · May 18, 2018 7:15 pm

FILE - In this June 16, 2016 file photo, Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., left, accompanied by Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democrats get their long-sought votes on gun control a week after the massacre in Orlando, Florida, but the prospects for any election-year changes in the nationâs laws are dim. The four votes on Monday, June 20, 2016, are the result of a deal after Murphy filibustered for almost 15 hours in response to the Orlando shooting.

Connecticut Dems: Blame Congress for latest school shooting

Pete Kasperowicz · May 18, 2018 6:31 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., holds a press conference.

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Republican leaders cornered on immigration

Al Weaver, Susan Ferrechio · May 18, 2018 3:25 pm

"We need someone who is steady and secure in his principles, someone who can cut through the noise and make a compelling case for conservatism. Mike Pence is that man," Paul Ryan said. (AP Photo)

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The major immigration battle brewing in the House

Susan Ferrechio · May 17, 2018 4:00 am

President Donald Trump adjusts his suit jacket after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, in Washington.

Dan Hannan: Don’t look to Britain for arguments about gun control

Dan Hannan · May 14, 2018 12:01 am

Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C, center, Rep. Tom Graves, R-Ga., right, and other conservative Republicans discuss their goal of obstructing the Affordable Care Act as part of a strategy to pass legislation to fund the government, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19.

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Next week: GOP tests the waters on food stamps work requirement

Susan Ferrechio · May 12, 2018 1:00 pm

Retired Marine Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks at the 2014 Values Voter Summit in Washington, Friday, Sept. 26, 2014. Prospective Republican presidential candidates are promoting religious liberty at home and abroad at a gathering of evangelical conservatives, rebuking an unpopular President Barack Obama while skirting divisive social issues that have tripped up the GOP.

Oliver North is the NRA’s next president

Melissa Quinn · May 7, 2018 6:08 pm

NRA claims record attendance at this year’s conference

Melissa Quinn · May 7, 2018 5:34 pm

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Alyssa Milano protested the NRA while armed security protected her

Nicole Russell · May 7, 2018 2:59 pm

Chris Cox speaks during the annual meeting of members at the NRA convention.

Top NRA official warns: Democrats are ‘on fire right now’

Caitlin Yilek · May 5, 2018 6:56 pm

Trump turns NRA appearance into call to action for GOP voters

Gabby Morrongiello · May 4, 2018 8:00 pm