Second Amendment Supporters Rally For Their Rights

Led by the 30,000 member Connecticut Citizens Defense League 1,500 gun owners and Second Amendment supporters rallied at the state Capitol Saturday. The rally comes less than three weeks after more than 10,000 marched in the same location to demand Connecticut toughen its already tough gun laws by increasing regulations by banning bump stocks and ghost guns.

Lawmakers say Syria strike appropriate but press President Trump for broader strategy

Congressional lawmakers generally applauded President Trump's decision to launch missiles in a coordinated strike with the United Kingdom and French allies against Syria for a chemical attack the Assad regime inflicted on Syrian citizens last week. Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., attends an Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 30 2017.

MeToo founder Tarana Burke, Margaret Atwood honoured for activism

They were honouring stars of Hollywood, the media and literature, but it was longtime activist and MeToo founder Tarana Burke - a name unknown to most people until six months ago - who got the biggest ovation at Variety's annual Power of Women event on Friday. Activist Tarana Burke attends Variety's Power of Women event Friday in New York and told the audience she's "desperate to change" the narrative surrounding the MeToo movement before it's too late.

The Russia Investigations: How Solid Is Trump’s Support From The Hill’s GOP Leaders?

The U.S. Capitol is seen at dusk in Washington, D.C. on February 6, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption This week in the Russia investigations: How different is the congressional situation now, really? How much might Moscow have depended on straw donors in the United States? After another head-spinning week in Donald Trump's Washington, an important new question is about the strength of the foundation under the support the president has enjoyed from another iconic edifice: The United States Capitol.

Democrat Richard Cordray Gains Support From U.S. Sen. Warren in Ohio Gubernatorial Race

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Richard Cordray got a boost today from Democratic Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren - who many progressives idolize and many conservatives demonize. Warren appeared with Cordray, the former head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which she created under President Obama.

Minnesota’s two largest export markets push for NAFTA renewal

Minnesota's two largest export markets are touting the benefits of the North American Free Trade Agreement, which may be headed for a renewal in Washington as early as next month. Canadian Consul General Paul Connors and Mexican Consul Gerardo Guerrero, who spoke Tuesday at a Minnesota Chamber of Commerce breakfast, have been on the road pitching the value of NAFTA to Minnesota factories, farmers and workers.

MeToo founder Tarana Burke: Focus on survivors, not blaming

They were honoring stars of Hollywood, the media and literature, but it was longtime activist and MeToo founder Tarana Burke - a name unknown to most people until six months ago - who got the biggest ovation at Variety's annual Power of Women event on Friday. Burke, who founded the MeToo movement 12 years ago and runs it out of the Brooklyn, New York, offices of Girls for Gender Equity, said she wanted people to recognize its deeper purpose - working with survivors of sexual assault, and not simply bringing down powerful abusers.

The Latest: Pence informed US leaders of Syria announcement

Pence plans to promote the U.S. as a steady trading partner and press Latin American partners to further isolate Venezuela during his ... A potent, slow-moving spring storm system that's expected to persist through the weekend has begun raking the Plains and Midwest, bringing blizzard conditions to South Dakota and the threat of tornadoes from Texas... A potent, slow-moving spring storm system that's expected to persist through the weekend has begun raking the Plains and Midwest, bringing blizzard conditions to South Dakota and the threat of tornadoes from Texas and Louisiana north all the way to Iowa.

Restored rail line reconnects Southern Nevada cities

A train returns to pick up attendees from an event hosted by the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City, Nevada on Friday, April 13, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @dreacornejo Gov. Brian Sandoval drives the final spike into a rail line that restores service between Boulder City and Henderson during an event hosted by the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Boulder City on Friday, April 13, 2018.

DOJ inspector general releases scathing report on fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

The Department of Justice's inspector general released on Friday findings from an internal investigation into fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe. McCabe was forced out of the FBI earlier this year as the Office of the Inspector General was putting together the report, which centers on his approval of disclosures to the media in October 2016 related to the bureau's Hillary Clinton email probe.

The Latest: Kentucky lawmakers finish tax hike veto override

In this April 2, 2018 file photo, teachers from across Kentucky fill the state Capitol to rally for increased funding and to protest last minute changes to their state funded pension system in Frankfort, Ky. A public employee pension crisis for state governments has deepened to a record level even after nearly nine years of economic recovery for the nation, according to a study released Thursday, April 12, 2018, leaving many states especially vulnerable if the economy hits a downturn.

George Pyle Opinion

Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg doesn't want his online empire slapped with a new regime of regulations, especially regulations written by people who think that deleting cookies is a euphemism for throwing up. So he was willing to sit there for two days, listening to old people who have no clue about what he has built and what parts of it might have escaped from his lab to wreak havoc among the ignorant villagers, promising to get back to them on technical questions and patiently explaining that just about all of the privacy bells and whistles the members of Congress suggested are already on there, somewhere, if you just keep clicking through.

Comey: Why, no, I didn’t tell Trump the dossier material came from…

Wasn't worth mentioning to the incoming president that the FBI was investigating him based on oppo research paid for by his political enemies, huh? If I were Trump, I think I might have found that relevant. If a Democratic president were the subject of a federal investigation kickstarted by the RNC, I think the left would have wanted him/her to know about its provenance as soon as possible too.

APNewsBreak: Indiana GOP locked candidate out of database

In this Aug. 9, 2017, file photo, Indiana Rep. Todd Rokita speaks during a news conference outside of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. Rokita likely violated ethics laws as Indiana's secretary of state by repeatedly accessing a Republican donor database from his government office, prompting party officials to lock him out of the system until he angrily complained, three former GOP officials told The Associated Press.