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Drury High School students stand in front of the school in North Adams, Mass., each of them holding signs representing each of the people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School one month ago, during a walkout on Wednesday morning, March 14, 2018.
A handful of people gathered on the Statehouse lawn in Montpelier, Vt., to protest gun violence as a crowd of sportsmen and gun-rights supporters held an event inside on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.
More than $10 million, a visit by President Donald Trump , the mobilization of the GOP army a all to buy a tie? Republicans fought to almost even in a district Trump carried by nearly 20 points in 2016, and where Democrats had stopped bothering to even field House candidates in recent cycles. Plus, the district won't even exist this time next year.
Organizers said last month's shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, served as a catalyst for creating the memorial and sending a message to lawmakers Thousands of children's shoes were on display outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday as a temporary memorial to children killed by gun violence. The Monument for Our Kids, made up for 7,000 pairs of shoes, represents every child killed with a gun since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012, organizers said.
Senator Charles Grassley plans to convene a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in response to violence in schools following the Parkland, Florida, massacre. Among those Grassley will call as witnesses at the hearing are Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Governor Bill Nelson.
In the shadow of the Capitol, an emotional tribute to child victims of gun violence took an unorthodox format: Thousands of shoes. In the shadow of the Capitol, an emotional tribute to child victims of gun violence took an unorthodox format: Thousands of shoes.
MSNBC political analyst Rick Tyler, formerly a presidential campaign spokesperson for Ted Cruz who was fired for promoting a fake story, is currently "helping" Chris McDaniel, a Mississippi Republican waging his second attempted primary challenge for a Senate seat. McDaniel has a record of associating with extremists, neo-Confederates, and radio hosts with anti-Semitic views.
One senator and five members of Congress have written to the Trumpinator, asking him to reject the immediate and eventual results of today's absolutely phony "election" in Castrogonia. This is a futile and quixotic gesture, for sure - even if the Trumpinator follows their advice - but futile gestures have an elegance of their own.
American women have it pretty good compared to their counterparts in other nations who are still denied basic rights like learning how to read or drive. Last week marked International Women's Day, which advocates for the rights and freedom of women around the world.
Three and a half weeks ago, Marco Rubio walked into an arena of 7,000 grieving Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students, parents, teachers and alumni with a message: Young adults should not be able to buy rifles. "I absolutely believe that in this country if you are 18 years of age, you should not be able to buy a rifle and I will support a law that takes that right away," the Florida Republican said at the town hall event in response to a question from Fred Guttenberg, a Parkland father whose 14-year-old daughter, Jaime, was killed in the shooting.
The White House has published its 'violent video game' reel that President Trump shared at today's meeting with members of the video game industry and critics of the medium. According to The Washington Post, Trump showed the reel at the beginning of the meeting, and asked the group: "this is violent, isn't it?" The sizzle reel, shared on The White House's YouTube channel , features clips from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 , Wolfenstein, Dead by Daylight, Sniper Elite, and Fallout 4. Trump's meeting was organized in the wake of the Florida shooting that sparked a conversation on the causes of youth violence, with Trump focusing on violence in video games.
A number of representatives of the game industry met with US president Donald Trump today to discuss the issue of school safety in the wake of a school shooting in Parkland, Florida that left 17 dead. While it's unclear what exactly went on during the meeting, one attendee has released the first public statement out of the event.
President Trump is holding a White House meeting to discuss video games and violence Thursday with the makers of such games as 'Doom' and 'Grand Theft Auto'. Trump to meet with video game makers on whether games cause violence President Trump is holding a White House meeting to discuss video games and violence Thursday with the makers of such games as 'Doom' and 'Grand Theft Auto'.
Trump, a Republican, cited the influence of video games after a 19-year-old gunman was accused of killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida and injuring more than a dozen others. "I'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts," he said last month.
Trump, a Republican, cited the influence of video games after a 19-year-old gunman was accused of killing 17 people at a high school in Parkland, Florida and injuring more than a dozen others. "I'm hearing more and more people say the level of violence on video games is really shaping young people's thoughts," he said last month.
Modern technology... . Florida Rep. Janet Cruz walks around a group of 20 college students and activists as they stage a die-in on the 4th floor rotunda between the House and Senate chambers while the House takes up the school safety bil... .
Modern technology... . Florida Rep. Janet Cruz walks around a group of 20 college students and activists as they stage a die-in on the 4th floor rotunda between the House and Senate chambers while the House takes up the school safety bil... .
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School seniors Simon Hoo and Julia Bishop share their struggle with the loss of friends in the shooting and how they're rebuilding together as a 'family.' Margarita Lasalle , the budget keeper, and Joellen Berman, Guidance Data Specialist, look on at the memorial in front of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as teachers and staff are allowed to return for the first time on February 23, 2018.
Republicans in Congress are frantically lobbying President Trump to water down his proposal to slap steep new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, fearing the move would spark a trade war and damage the U.S. economy just eight months before the 2018 elections. Republican Speaker of the House from Wisconsin Paul Ryan speaks to the media about President Trump's planned steel and aluminum tariffs during a press conference in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, March 6, 2018.