Trump calls Vegas shooting an ‘act of pure evil’
President Donald Trump is calling upon the "bonds that unite us," following the mass shooting in Las Vegas. He says "our unity cannot be shattered by evil."
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Acts of heroism saved countless lives at Las Vegas shooting
Natalynn Rivis, a student at University of Nevada Las Vegas, right, takes part in a vigil Monday, Oct. 2, 2017, in Las Vegas. A gunman on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino hotel rained automatic weapons fire down on the crowd of over 22,000 at an outdoor country music festival Sunday.
DNC Favors Democrat Incumbents Over Bernie-Backing Primary Challengers
On September 29, Politico published an article claiming that Bernie Sanders Supporters have opted not to primary Democratic Party incumbents. "Democrats have long been terrified that the Sanders-Clinton slugfest of 2016 would set off a prolonged civil war in the party, forcing incumbents to fight off primary challengers from the left in Senate and gubernatorial races," Politico reported.
Baldwin Faces Unsettled Field of Potential Opponents
Wisconsin Republicans have two credible and likely well-funded candidates vying to challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin. But strategists are keeping their eyes on at least one other possible competitor.
Las Vegas gunman used ‘bump-stock’ device to speed fire
Drapes billow out of broken windows at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino today on the Las Vegas Strip following a mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas. Authorities say Stephen Craig Paddock broke the windows and began firing with a cache of weapons, killing dozens and injuring hundreds.
Bodyguard gives harrowing account of Benghazi attack
This June 28, 2014, file courtroom sketch, United States Magistrate, Judge John Facciola, swearing in the defendant, Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, wearing a headphone, as his attorney Michelle Peterson watches during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington. The trial of Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being the mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2, 2017.
Trump-Russia investigation: Four keys to understanding special counsel Mueller’s probe
Special prosecutor Robert Mueller and his team have a big advantage in the Washington debate about the story of the Trump campaign and the Russian government : a wellspring of new evidence gathered by the FBI and the NSA , with warrants approved by the federal courts. Mainstream media news organizations cultivate this relationship.
California congressman’s father released from prison
The father of a California congressman has been released from federal prison after serving most of his sentence for illegally funneling nearly $270,000 in contributions to his son's campaign. Babulal Bera was released Thursday, seven weeks shy of his full sentence of one year and one day behind bars.
Senate confirms Trump choice to head FCC
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Bill O’Reilly: Las Vegas shooting is ‘the big downside of American freedom’
Former Fox News host Bill O'Reilly said Monday that the Las Vegas massacre, which unfolded Sunday night, was "the big downside of American freedom" on "gruesome display." "This is the price of freedom," O'Reilly wrote on his website Monday after suspect Stephen Paddock killed at least 58 people and injured another 500 when he opened fire on the Las Vegas Strip during the Route 91 Harvest festival.
Facebook to turn over to Congress Russia-linked ads
Social media giant Facebook is expected to provide Congress on Monday with more than 3,000 ads that ran around the time of the 2016 presidential election and are linked to a Russian ad agency. Company officials will meet with the House and Senate intelligence committees and the Senate Judiciary Committee to hand over the ads, a Facebook official said.
Connecticut governor orders flags to half-staff for Vegas
Hartford - Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has ordered flags lowered to half-staff until Friday to honor the victims of the shooting in Las Vegas. Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal on Monday both criticized their colleagues in Congress for failing to act to prevent gun violence, while also expressing their sorrow.
Cold War radiation testing in US widespread, author claim
Three members of Congress are demanding answers after a St. Louis scholar's book revealed details of how the U.S. government sprayed, injected and fed radiation and other dangerous materials to countless people in secret Cold War-era testing. St. Louis sociologist Lisa Martino-Taylor wrote "Behind the Fog: How the U.S. Cold War Radiological Weapons Program Exposed Innocent Americans."
American Intellectual Property Law Association 2017 Annual Meeting to Draw Thousands
Intellectual Property practitioners from across the world will join together with their peers in the creative and legal communities at the American Intellectual Property Law Association's 2017 Annual Meeting. AIPLA's Annual Meeting, which gathers thought-leaders from all areas of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret law, expects hundreds of attendees to descend upon Washington, DC this fall.
Trump, US leaders react to Las Vegas shooting
The gunman in the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on October 2, 2017, has been identified as 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, Las Vegas Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said Monday morning. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has been briefed on the shooting in Las Vegas, which has left at least 50 dead and 200 injured, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement Monday morning.
Latest Scandal Too Much For HHS Secretary Tom Price. He’s Out.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned Friday, amid controversy over his use of private jets for official and personal business. He promised a day earlier to pay back some of the $400,000 spent on those flights, but the offer came too late for the Trump White House.
Congress Reacts to Las Vegas Mass Shootings
People scramble for shelter at the Route 91 Harvest country music festival after a gunman opened fire, leaving at least 50 people dead and more than 2oo wounded. A gunman opened fire on concert-goers on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday night, killing at least 50 people and leaving at least 200 others injured, officials said.
Cold War radiation testing in US widespread, author claims
Three members of Congress are demanding answers after a St Louis scholar's new book revealed details of how the US government sprayed, injected and fed radiation and other dangerous materials to countless people in secret Cold War-era testing. Louis who wrote "Behind the Fog: How the US Cold War Radiological Weapons Program Exposed Innocent Americans," acknowledged that tracing diseases like cancer to specific causes is difficult.
Pat Stacey: ‘The Late Late Show’s problems run deeper than just…
Unless you spent the last week hiding in a forest somewhere with a bucket over your head, you'll be aware that Hillary Clinton was Ryan Tubridy's guest on The Late Late Show. Unless you spent the last week hiding in a forest somewhere with a bucket over your head, you'll be aware that Hillary Clinton was Ryan Tubridy's guest on The Late Late Show.
Facebook to give Russia-linked ads to US Congress on October 2
Facebook Inc said it plans on Monday to turn over to the U.S. Congress copies of some 3,000 ads that the social network says were bought on Facebook likely by people in Russia in the months before and after the 2016 U.S. election. Last month, in response to calls from U.S. lawmakers, Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pledged to hand over the ads to congressional investigators who are looking into alleged Russian involvement in the U.S. presidential election, but he had left the timing unclear.