After Parkland, guns at forefront in Florida Senate campaign

In this Feb. 27, 2018 file photo, Florida Gov. Rick Scott talks alongside Andrew Pollack, right, whose daughter Meadow was murdered in Parkland during press conference at Miami-Dade Police Department in Doral, Fla. The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has put guns at the forefront, for now, in the U.S. Senate campaign in Florida.

Florida shooting survivor David Hogg says he hung up on the White…

Florida shooting survivor David Hogg says he hung up on the White House during a call inviting him to Trump's listening session Two survivors of the Florida shooting, high school students David Hogg and Cameron Kasky, told TV host Bill Maher that they "don't respect" politicians simply because of who they are, and demanded action from politicians like Sen. Marco Rubio. Hogg bragged that he hung up on the White House during a call about the listening session on gun control and school safety that President Donald Trump hosted last week.

Haley Praised by Rubio, S. Florida Republicans During Panel

Sen. Marco Rubio joined Nikki R. Haley, US Ambassador to the United Nations, for a panel discussion with Hispanic and Latin American community leaders Friday, as the all-Republican panel heaped effusive praise on her. The discussion took place at Florida International University's Modesto Maidique campus, after Haley's travels to Honduras and Guatemala.

Rubio set to announce his own gun safety plan

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is set to announce a gun safety plan which he said will keep "any guns of any kind out of the hands of dangerous or deranged people." He tweeted Thursday morning, "Later today I will be announcing my plan to keep our students safe in school & keeping any guns of any kind out of the hands of dangerous or deranged people.

Whoopi Goldberg skewers hypocritical GOP leaders for flipping out…

Whoopi Goldberg couldn't help but notice that leaders of the Republican party like Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Leader Mitch McConnell have been remarkably silent in wake of the Stoneman Douglas massacre. "One of the things I heard over the weekend and people kept saying is 'Well, where were the Republicans?'" Goldberg asked.

Senate’s midterm calculations could scuttle gun debate before it begins

As Congress returns to Washington this week, a sweeping and polarizing debate on guns is waiting for them, and lawmakers must decide if it's one they're willing to tackle just months ahead of the midterm elections. Control of the Senate is up for grabs , though Democrats face a steep climb to regain the majority as they have 10 seats in states President Donald Trump won that they must defend.

Unions fight legal battle over fees at Ohio Statehouse rally

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has changed a proposed overhaul of his department with a new organizational map that more closely follows state lines instead of the natural boundaries he initially proposed. U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has changed a proposed overhaul of his department with a new organizational map that more closely follows state lines instead of the natural boundaries he initially proposed.

After years of dejection, proponents of gun laws see hope

FILE- In this Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, file photo, parents wait for news of their loved ones after a former student opened fire killing several students and three staff members, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School i... . In this photo from Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018 shows Dr. Allen Konis, a dentist whose son is a freshman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., stands near a memorial for the students and three staff members ki... .

Florida school shooting: ‘abject breakdown at all levels’

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel speaks before a CNN town hall broadcast, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018, at the BB&T Center, in Sunrise, Fla. President Donald Trump Thursday endorsed tighter background checks for purchasing guns and reiterated his calls for trained teachers to carry guns but said he believes armed shooting drills in school are "a very negative thing."

At CPAC, Trump’s base trusts him on guns

In the aftermath of a high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead, President Donald Trump is urging the country and Congress to act. But, pushing the boundaries of conservative orthodoxy on something as fundamental to the Republican Party as the Second Amendment has the potential to reveal schisms between Trump and the base that elected him.