Charles Lane, Washington Post: Attack further depletes trust in one another
Acts of murderous political violence are not new in America. In and of themselves, they do not tell us much about the state of the country and its political culture.
Category Archives: Representative Steve Scalise
The Latest: Rivalry without rancor on ballfield
They played their annual congressional ballgame for charity before a record crowd of 25,000 on Thursday night. Many on the Republican side were fresh from the horror of the ballfield shooting rampage a day earlier.
Charleroia s John K. Tener rounded up the first Congressional Baseball Game
Pennsylvania Gov. John K. Tener of Charleroi, a former professional baseball player, throws out the first pitch at a baseball game in 1914 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y. John K. Tener has been forever etched in local history as helping to put Charleroi on the map before becoming the 25th governor of Pennsylvania.
The myth of the Amazons ‘revealed’ in new book
Trump launches all-out attack on 'Crooked Hillary', saying she smashed phones and bleached servers - but his Russian 'non-dealings' are being investigated as he hits back at obstruction of justice probe Baseball gunman had foster daughter, 17, who committed suicide by dousing her body in gasoline and then lighting herself on fire Woman claims a United Airlines employee woke her up by kicking her in the head while she slept in a Houston airport chapel Otto Warmbier is in a vegetative state: Doctors say freed North Korean detainee has suffered 'extensive loss of brain tissue', likely had a heart attack - and there is NO evidence of botulism Republican congressman says TRUMP is partly to blame for 'demons that have been unleashed' in lead up to baseball shooting Trump reveals Steve Scalise is 'in some trouble' after visiting him and asks for prayers for other critically-wounded victims of ... (more)
Portraits emerge of officers hailed as heroes at shooting
One of the U.S. Capitol Police officers injured while defending members of Congress during a shooting at a baseball field is a gregarious gym-goer and hard worker who adores his mother, his friends say. The other is a high-achieving former college athlete who a former boss says "exudes confidence and dedication."
Play ball! GOP, Dems battle as 1 _ Team Scalise
Republicans and Democrats fought for bragging rights Thursday in the annual Congressional Baseball game, all counting themselves as one unit - Team Scalise. The opposing sides were paying tribute to Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip who was critically wounded when a gunman opened fire at a Republican baseball practice in Virginia on Wednesday.
Scalise has more surgery as authorities track shootera s path
In this file photo, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Lawmakers play in Congressional Baseball Game
Lawmakers will play in the annual Congressional Baseball Game Thursday night at Nationals Stadium after a gunman opened fire on congressional Republicans practicing in Northern Virginia early Wednesday morning. House Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise , and four others were injured during a shooting at a practice for the game.
Trump says Scalise a in some troublea as House gavels back in
In this file photo, House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La. speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Reward to $130,000 in growing search for fugitive inmates
A Georgia sheriff said officers were "desperate... An official with the company operating an advertising blimp at the U.S. Open golf tournament in Wisconsin says the pilot is "OK" after the craft crashed but that he is being taken to a hospital. International students at a Connecticut flight school that closed after two fatal plane crashes say they're out thousands of dollars and are being forced to return to their home countries.
Trump slams widening Mueller probe
President Donald Trump slammed special counsel Robert Mueller's expanding probe on Thursday, calling the inquiry into whether he obstructed justice a "phony story" and "the single greatest WITCH HUNT in American political history." Trump, in a series of morning tweets, reverted back to the tone that won him the White House, slamming the investigation a day after he called for unity in the wake of a shooting at a Republican congressional baseball practice that injured several people, including House Majority Whip Steve Scalise.
Congressional baseball game will go on
Lawmakers call for bipartisan unity, vowing to play the charity baseball game as planned on Thursday after a gunman opened fire on a group of Republican lawmakers and colleagues practicing for the game. Linda So reports.
‘They tried to make money off it’: Colorado GOP leader…
Republican Colorado House Minority Leader Patrick Neville on Wednesday defended using the shooting of U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise to raise funds. The blog Colorado Pols reported on Wednesday that Neville sent out a fundraising letter on behalf of Colorado Liberty PAC asking to donors to contribute to combat the "hate-inspired violent rhetoric against conservatives and Republicans."
The Latest: Congressional women’s team hits practice field
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Summer vacation? Lots of Americans say they can’t afford it
The aerialist wife of daredevil Nik Wallenda is preparing for a stunt that will have her hanging by her teeth from a helicopter over Niagara Falls. As deliberations in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial continue into a fourth day, nerves are frayed, patience is shot and no one is certain when it will all end.
Congress seeks normalcy, heads back to work after shooting
In this undated file photo, James Hodgkinson holds a sign during a protest outside of a United States Post Office in Belleville, Ill. Hodgkinson has been identified as the suspect in the Wednesday, June... .
Gunman wounds GOP leader, 3 others
A rifle-wielding attacker opened fire on Republican lawmakers as they practiced for a charity baseball game Wednesday, critically wounding House GOP Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana and hitting aides and Capitol police as congressmen and others dove for cover. The assailant, who had nursed grievances against President Donald Trump and the GOP, fought a running gun battle with police before he, too, was shot and later died.
Shooting of Gun-Rights Congressman Fires Up Both Sides of Debate
The shooting of a Republican lawmaker known for his support for gun rights sparked alarm among GOP colleagues, with some calling for lawmakers to carry weapons and others saying the attack doesn't justify tighter firearms restrictions. Representative Steve Scalise, 51, was in critical condition Wednesday after surgery to treat a gunshot wound to the hip.
Coast Guard investigating threat claim at Charleston port
The search for two Georgia inmates accused of killing two guards and escaping from a prison bus is expanding as it stretches into a third day. As deliberations in Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial continue into a fourth day, nerves are frayed, patience is shot and no one is certain when it will all end.
Man who shot congressman was living in van, called a loner
Officials said Hodgkinson has been identified as the man who opened fire on Republican lawm... . Law enforcement talk while investigating outside the home of James T. Hodgkinson on Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Belleville, Ill.