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The ... . Tyra Hemans, 19, left, and Tanzil Philip, 16, student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, converse aboard their bus between Parkland ... .
The chairman of a House investigative subcommittee asked the Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Inspector General to investigate reports an Obama administration appointee may have violated anti-lobbying laws. Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold wants EPA Inspector General Arthur Elkins to investigate Chemical Safety Board member Rick Engler's working with union activists to pressure Congress for funding.
Members of the Indiana Republican State Central Committee today elected Anne Hathaway, the 7th District Chair of the committee, to represent them and their fellow Hoosier Republicans on the Republican National Committee as Indiana's National Committeewoman. Hathaway, who is president and chief executive officer of Indianapolis-based Hathaway Strategies, previously served as chief of staff of the Republican National Committee, as assistant to the vice president and director of scheduling and public liaison to Vice President Dan Quayle, and is currently the executive director of the Richard G. Lugar Excellence in Public Service Series.
"Until we do something about guns, you can't vote if you're over 18," he said Tuesday night on "The Late Show." His quip references the campaigns for stricter gun control carried out by high schoolers in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people were killed last week in the second-deadliest shooting at a U.S. public school.
Want a governor who's all-in on gun rights? How about one who supports a complete ban on assault-type weapons? Republican Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor reasserted her support for the 2nd Amendment and said more "trained, law-abiding citizens" should be carrying guns on school campuses.
A fiscal 2018 funding bill being negotiated is expected to provide a viable vehicle this year for advancing a meal and rest break provision for truckers which proponents argue would improve safety and efficiency. Congressional funding negotiators indicated they commenced work on their massive spending legislation, known as an omnibus, with a focus on wrapping up the measure in time to avoid a March 23 funding deadline.
Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania Legislature said Wednesday they will soon ask the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the imposition of new congressional district maps , two days after they were announced by the state's highest court. House Speaker Mike Turzai said that later Wednesday he and his Senate counterpart will request an emergency stay of what he called a "completely partisan, ultimate gerrymander."
The attention has given him a powerful platform -- but it has also made him the subject of smear campaigns and demonstrably false conspiracy theories. Either he has been "coached" by his father, a former FBI agent; or he is a "pawn" for anti-gun campaigners; or, the most far-fetched, he is not a victim but a "crisis actor," paid to travel to disaster sites to argue against stricter gun laws.
A busy Friday of news included Mitt Romney, as expected, dropping this video announcing his Senate candidacy in Utah. It's a reminder that F. Scott Fitzgerald didn't write the book on life after presidential politics - there are second acts.
A legislative staffer sent Steve Montenegro a topless photo via text message, according to a series of messages between Montenegro and the staffer that were reviewed by 12 News. Republican congressional candidate Steve Montenegro is a married man and a church minister whose campaign emphasizes his "virtue, honor and integrity."
Late-night comedians struck a serious tone on Tuesday as they called out lawmakers for "doing nothing" to curb gun violence in the wake of last week's mass school shooting in Florida. Add Gun Control as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Gun Control news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Students and parents appealed to President Donald Trump to set politics aside and protect America's school children from the scourge of gun violence. . FILE - In this June 26, 2005 file photo, the Rev.
That would seem to be the case as for the second year in a row the president's budget proposal this week zeroed out funding for the ongoing rollout of the earthquake early warning system that will serve the West Coast. Meaning, mostly us, though Oregon and Washington - also disliked by the White House, because they didn't vote for its current occupant - are also part of the system, though with less seismic activity to worry about.
A protester waves a sign as U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, R-Colorado, talks during a town hall meeting with constituents in a high school assembly hall Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, in Greenwood Village, Colo. Coffman was peppered with questions about gun control in the wake of the mass shooting at a school in south Florida last week.
The race for the U.S. House of Representatives is heating up, but the sitting congressman has yet to enter. Five candidates from the three parties available on North Carolina's ballot have all filed for this year's election.
Senator Elizabeth Dole, founder of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and advocate for military and veteran caregivers, releases statement regarding the VA Office of Inspector General Report Senator Elizabeth Dole, founder of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and advocate for military and veteran caregivers, released the following statement today on behalf of the Foundation, regarding the VA Office of Inspector General Report: "Secretary Shulkin recently acknowledged that mistakes were made with respect to the use of travel funds, and has since apologized and committed to addressing the issues highlighted in the VA Inspector General report. It is now time to move forward.
With Venezuela suffering one of the most severe economic collapses of modern times, the beleaguered administration of President NicolA s Maduro announced on Tuesday that it had begun a presale of virtual currency backed by the nation's vast petroleum reserves. The government, which had announced plans for the new digital currency late last year, said the initiative was a response to a financial crisis marked by a profound devaluation of the national currency, the bolA var, and quadruple-digit inflation.
In a Jan. 4, 2006 file photo, U.S. Rep. John "Jimmy" Duncan, R-Tenn., addresses a business development news conference in Knoxville, Tenn. The House Ethics Committee confirmed Tuesday,, Feb. 20, 2018, that it's investigating Republican Rep. John Duncan Jr., who is serving his 16th term in the House and had previously announced he won't seek re-election.
Rep. Adam Schiff said Tuesday that he expects to reach an agreement in the next day or two with Justice Department officials on public release of a Democratic memo about surveillance and the Russia investigation. Schiff , the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, prepared the document as a rebuttal to an earlier memo drafted by aides to Rep. Devin Nunes, the panel's Republican chairman.