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Category Archives: National Rifle Association (NRA)
Dem jabbing primary opponent on gun control was chief of staff for NRA-backed congressman
Democratic primary challenger is slamming her opponent for a "reckless" vote for gun legislation in Virginia, but she worked as chief of staff for an NRA-backed congressman Democrat Lindsey Davis Stover continued to take aim at primary opponent Jennifer Wexton for her "reckless" vote for 2016 gun legislation in the Virginia state senate, but her own work for the campaign of a National Rifle Association-endorsed pro-gun Democrat went unmentioned. Gun control has been a point of contention between candidates in the Democratic primary for Virginia's 10th district.
A week to mourn the NRA’s death grip on our politics
This week marks the anniversary of two bloody events in America: the mass shooting at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999, and the Virginia Tech shooting on April 16, 2007. After both, Congress scrambled to lower flags, stage moments of silence and offer thoughts and prayers - then proceeded to pass measures at the behest of the gun lobby.
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Michael Cohen and the End Stage of the Trump Presidency - On May 1, 2003, the day President George W. Bush landed on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln in front of the massive "Mission Accomplished" sign, I was in Baghdad performing what had become a daily ritual.
The Latest: Pence, 15 nations urge free vote in Venezuela
Vice President Mike Pence has joined heads of state from 15 hemispheric nations in calling on Venezuela to hold free and transparent presidential elections in which all political parties are allowed to participate. The seven-point statement was released on the sidelines of the Summit of the Americas by a handful of mostly conservative-run countries that have been highly critical of Venezuela's socialist government, which was barred from participating in the regional gathering.
Francis Wilkinson: Sandy Hook victims get redemption
The 2012 murder of 26 young children and teachers in their Newtown, Connecticut, classrooms was succeeded by purposeful inaction in Washington. The Senate contemplated a rational, if arguably tangential, effort to require background checks for all gun purchases, a proposal supported by more than 80 percent of Americans.
NRA acknowledges accepting over 20 Russia-linked contributions
The National Rifle Association is once again backtracking on the number of Russia-linked contributions it has accepted since the 2016 campaign. The powerful gun lobby acknowledged Wednesday that it has accepted payments from "about" 23 Russia-linked individuals since 2015, sharply diverging from its previous assessments.
Giving less bipartisan as parties shift on guns
The National Rifle Association has been a powerful force in Arkansas politics for decades; members of both parties have sought its support over the years. And for years, it cultivated friendships and curried favor on both sides of the aisle -- not just in Arkansas, but nationwide.
Reports put NRA funds to Hill at $3,000 or $1M
U.S. Rep. French Hill is currently the top "recipient of National Rifle Association funding" in the entire U.S. House of Representatives, according to The New York Times, but he barely registers on The Washington Post' s list of NRA beneficiaries. The Democrats trying to unseat Hill are stressing the Times' tally: $1,089,477 over the past four years, much of it coming in 2014.
Ralph Norman, Gunslinger
Liberals are all about grabbing guns but they failed to take advantage of a golden opportunity to do so earlier this week. U.S. congressman Ralph Norman of South Carolina pulled out a loaded weapon during a meeting with constituents on Friday morning - leaving it sitting on the table of a local diner for several minutes .
We need to have a paradigm shift with guns
The Associated Press) A group of Second Amendment advocates gather in opposition to about a half-dozen gun control bills expected to get a vote in the Assembly on Monday, March 26, 2018, outside the War Memorial near the Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Gun control! It's frightening! They're coming for your guns! They'll start with the ARs! It's a slippery slope! They'll take 'em all! "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." The Second Amendment has been debated and litigated ad nauseam.
Alexander Torshin, Russian who courted NRA leaders, sanctioned by US Treasury
Alexander Torshin, the Russian politician who sat at a dinner table with Donald Trump Jr. at the 2016 National Rifle Association convention, has been added to the list of Russian nationals sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department. The deputy governor of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation was for years a paying member of the NRA and repeat guest at the annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, but more recently has been the subject of scrutiny as lawmakers and Special Counsel Robert Mueller investigate possible attempts by Russia to influence the 2016 presidential campaign.
Liberal Dallet easily takes Wisconsin Supreme Court race
To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: Wisconsin candidate Judge Rebecca Dallet greets supporters as they watch returns on election night at Good City Brewing in Milwaukee, Wis., Tuesday, April 3, 2018.
The Latest: Walker warns of blue wave after Dallet win
Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker is warning of a possible Democratic wave in November after the liberal candidate for state Supreme Court thumped her conservative opponent. Walker says the results show "we are at risk of a #BlueWave in WI."
DC officials cite gun control hypocrisy in condemning Rubio
It was one week after the fatal shootings at a Parkland, Florida, high school, and Republican Sen. Marco Rubio was looking to show solidarity with an angry crowd of parents and students in his home state. He told them - and a national television audience - that 18-year-olds should not be able to buy a rifle and said, "I will support a law that takes that right away."
Lawmakers Determined To Get Guns In Schools
Right now the NRA and their supporters are using the Parkland shooting as an opportunity to get multiple people carrying guns into schools all around the country. I've been watching legislative sessions and Town Halls in Kansas, Tennessee and Florida where lawmakers are voting to create and fund armed teachers programs.
Ponnuru: Wishful thinking on guns
After a massacre at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo., in April 1999, journalists thought they saw a groundswell of public support for new regulations on gun ownership. Frank Bruni, then a reporter for the New York Times, marveled that "the earth has finally moved."
Parkland, hurricanes and Trump shaping Florida Senate race between Rick Scott and Bill Nelson
GOP Gov. Rick Scott has yet to officially announce he'll run to unseat Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., but three extraordinary events during the past 18 months are already shaping the contours of a race that could determine control of the U.S. Senate next year. The Parkland School shooting in February, back-to-back hurricanes Irma and Maria last year, and the election of Donald Trump as president in 2016 might be in the rear view mirror but their political reverberations are likely to be felt when Florida voters go to the polls or mail in their ballots this fall.
New York tightens gun restrictions for domestic abusers
How America's Largest Local TV Owner Turned Its News Anchors Into Soldiers In Trump's War On The Media - Earlier this month, CNN's Brian Stelter broke the news that Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner or operator of nearly 200 television stations in the U.S., would be forcing its news anchors WATCH: Parkland students react in the best possible way to news the NRA is sending Ted Nugent after them - A panel made up of three student survivors from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School reacted appropriately when AM Joy host Joy Reid informed them that the NRA was unleashing aging rocker Ted Nugent David Hogg Calls on Laura Ingraham to Apologize to Lebron James: 'A Bully is a Bully' - School shooting survivor and gun control activist David Hogg doubled down on his refusal to accept an apology from Fox News host Laura Ingraham in an interview with CNN on Saturday Report: McCabe lied four times - ... (more)
Mollie King earns fashion stripes in chic trousers with a denim jacket
Thousands line the streets of Cambridge as Stephen Hawking's coffin is carried into church for emotional service, with actor Eddie Redmayne among celebrities attending the physicist's funeral 'Palm Sunday Massacre' killer is freed from prison and believed to be living in New York after serving just two-thirds of his 50-year sentence Protesters surround diners in Sacramento restaurant just hours after autopsy revealed police shot unarmed Stephon Clark SEVEN times in the back 'Why do you take so much money from the NRA?' Now Parkland survivor David Hogg takes on gravely ill John McCain on Twitter over his $7.7million in donations from gun lobby 'Have some healthy reflections this Holy Week': David Hogg fires parting shot at Laura Ingraham as she announces a 'pre-planned' break from her show following the loss of 11 advertisers over spat with Parkland teen Alex Jones has 'brainwashed' his ... (more)