Cramer launches Senate campaign to unseat Heitkamp

Republican Congressman Kevin Cramer launched his campaign for U.S. Senate Friday at a rally in Bismarck, saying he had to jump in the race after his opponent celebrated voting against a 20-week abortion ban. The North Dakota lawmaker has served three consecutive terms in the House, but decided to give vulnerable Democrat Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, North Dakota's incumbent, a challenge.

Jimmy Kimmel blasts Donald Trump, Congress for Florida school shooting

Jimmy Kimmel urged the U.S. government to bring about stronger gun control laws after the latest mass shooting at a school in Florida. Jimmy Kimmel opened his late night show by replaying clips from President Donald Trump's statement about the killings of 17 people by a teenager with an AR-15 assault weapon at a Florida high school - including the part where Trump said "no parent should ever have to fear for their sons and daughters when they kiss them goodbye in the morning."

Trump focuses on first responders after Florida shooting

President Donald Trump has made a grim trip to a Florida community reeling from a deadly school shooting, meeting privately with victims and cheering the heroics of first responders. But he extended few public words of consolation to those in deep mourning, nor did Trump address the debate over gun violence that has raged since a 19-year-old gunman killed 17 and injured 14 others.

DACA sets off finger-pointing

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., flanked by, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., left, and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, discuss the bipartisan immigration deal they reached during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump, on Twitter on Friday, accused Democrats of abandoning "Dreamers" because they wouldn't back his immigration plan.

Pentagon report doubts progress against Taliban

A Pentagon watchdog agency raised fresh doubts Friday about progress in the 16-year-old U.S. war in Afghanistan and suggested that restrictions on the public release of information make it difficult to gauge the effectiveness of U.S. strategy. The Pentagon's office of the inspector general, in a report done jointly with the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development, said the Afghan government by the end of 2017 had not expanded its areas of control, even as the U.S. added about 3,500 troops and intensified airstrikes against the Taliban.

Romney makes it official: He’s running for Utah Senate seat

Former presidential hopeful Mitt Romney is running for a Utah Senate seat, officially launching his political comeback attempt Friday by praising his adopted home state as a model for an acrimonious national government in Washington. Having been one of the Republican Party's fiercest internal critics of President Donald Trump, Romney didn't mention the administration or Trump himself in a campaign announcement posted online.

Senate candidate Rokita’s spending of ‘franking’ money’s out of control, some say

AP/FileToo much spending?: In this Aug. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Ind., speaks during a news conference outside of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. An Associated Press review questions Rokita's spending of public money to support media campaigns, mailers and other forms of mass communication designed to raise his name recognition.

Rep. Cramer officially launches North Dakota Senate bid

North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer officially launched his campaign Friday night for U.S. Senate, giving Republicans the candidate many consider the best hope of unseating Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp. Cramer's formal announcement amid party faithful comes about a month after he first passed up the Senate race and said he would run for another House term instead, citing family considerations and his House seniority.

Gov. Deal wants study of offshore drilling ‘pros and cons’

Gov. Nathan Deal says he's asking a state agency to study the "pros and cons" of drilling for oil off the Georgia coast. The Republican governor told WTOC-TV Friday he wants to examine the state Department of Natural Resources' findings before taking a position on President Donald Trump's plan to expand drilling in waters off Georgia and other coastal U.S. states.

Kentucky school shooting suspect to be tried as an adult

Marshall County High School shooting suspect Gabriel Park, 15, faces two counts of murder and 14 counts of first-degree assault. Brian Cope, his wife, Teresa, and their son Maddox share memories of Preston Cope, who was one of two students who died in the Marshall County High School shooting.

Alabama Rep. Aderholt joins Trump for Kari’s Law signing Friday

Alabama Rep. Robert Aderholt stands with President Donald Trump Friday at the signing of Kari's Law, a new 911 law that will require businesses provide direct-dial access to 911. The law is named for Kari Dunn, who in 2013, was stabbed multiple times by her estranged husband in a Texas hotel room as her daughter watched.

House Republicans add 5 members to incumbent protection program

The House GOP campaign arm announced Friday that it is adding five Republicans to the ranks of its incumbent protection program for this year's midterm elections. The National Republican Congressional Committee's Patriot Program now has a total of 23 GOP lawmakers on its roster as it tries to defend the House GOP majority.

Interview: Filmmaker Matthew Heineman

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Mitt Romney makes it official: He’sa

Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is interviewed at the Silicon Slopes Tech Conference on January 19, 2018 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The former presidential nominee made his campaign official Friday in an online video after a delaying his launch following a deadly shooting at a Florida high school.

Jimmy Kimmel blames Trump, Congress for school shooting

PARKLAND, Fla. - Jimmy Kimmel opened his late night show by replaying clips from President Donald Trump's statement about the killings of 17 people by a teenager with an AR-15 assault weapon at a Florida high school -- including the part where Trump said "no parent should ever have to fear for their sons and daughters when they kiss them goodbye in the morning."

Senate rejects immigration bills; young immigrants in limbo

The Senate has left hundreds of thousands of "Dreamer" immigrants in limbo, rejecting rival plans that would have spared them from deportation and strengthened the nation's border security. Senators dealt President Donald Trump an especially galling defeat as more than a quarter of fellow Republicans abandoned him on an issue that helped propel him to the White House.

Warning signs were reported about suspect in Florida school shooting Posted at

Disciplined repeatedly in school, treated for mental health issues, crushed after his mother died - more signs of unheeded red flags are emerging about the young man accused of murdering 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Parkland this week. Nikolas Cruz, 19, faced a judge Thursday for the first time since authorities say he rode an Uber to his former school at dismissal time with an AR-15 and fired more than 100 shots.