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Mourners bring flowers as they pay tribute at a memorial for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Sunday, February 25, 2018. In the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High have channeled their grief and fury into demands for better gun control.
DACA recipients, and congressional leaders, get a temporary reprieve after Supreme Court ruling ensures program will survive at least through the fall. Rep. Ruben Kihuen, D-Nev., helps leads immigrants and supporters as they march on the Las Vegas Strip during a rally to oppose President Trump's decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Sept.
WASHINGTON When the Republican-controlled Congress first approved its tax bill in December, most Democrats believed it would be a political loser for the GOP. Indeed, a New York Times poll found that just 37 percent of Americans approved of the plan.
Six-year-old Sophie Cruz speaks during a rally in front of the Supreme Court next to her father Raul Cruz and supporter Jose Antonio Vargas in 2016. The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a setback over the DACA program, which shields hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
With the justice holding the decisive vote silent, a divided Supreme Court sparred Monday over a case that could undermine the financial footing of labor unions that represent government workers. The justices heard arguments in a challenge to an Illinois law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join.
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.
Hidden Treasure Mining Company has not said whether it will end its discount program in the wake of the deadly Parkland shooting. An educational activity and party company geared toward kids came under scrutiny last week after several customers discovered the business was offering a 10 percent discount to members of the National Rifle Association .
Members of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees union, or AFSCME, listen to a council executive speak about conditions at state prisons and detention centers in Illinois. The Supreme Court heard fiery arguments Monday in a case that could remove a key revenue stream for public-sector unions.
U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke , an El Paso Democrat, once again reported raising more money than Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in what is shaping up to be an intense general election matchup. Over the first 45 days of 2018, O'Rourke raised $2.3 million - almost three times more than Cruz's $803,000, according to new reports filed by Cruz and O'Rourke with the Federal Election Commission.
An en banc federal appeals court has ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects workers from discrimination based on sexual orientation. The New York-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that discrimination against gay workers constitutes a form of sex discrimination banned by Title VII.
The closing days of the Republican primary to replace an Arizona congressman who quit in a sex scandal have included a top contender admitting he received texts from a Senate aide posing topless, and a second favorite fighting claims of campaign funding improprieties. It remains to be seen what the impact may have on Tuesday's contest to replace Rep. Trent Franks because the state relies heavily on mail-in ballots completed before the revelations surfaced.
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April in South Dakota's case seeking to collect sales taxes from out-of-state internet retailers. South Dakota is asking the high court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments for April in South Dakota's case seeking to collect sales taxes from out-of-state internet retailers. South Dakota is asking the high court to review whether retailers can be required to collect sales taxes in states where they lack a physical presence.
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Congress returns to work under pressure to respond to the outcry over gun violence and facing a list of proposals, some of them from President Donald Trump. . A man signs a banner as people pay tribute at a memorial for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018, in Parkland, Fla.
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.
Rep. Mike Conaway , who is currently leading the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, told CNN this week that he doesn't see any need for Congress to scrutinize loans given by Deutsche Bank to President Donald Trump on the grounds that it isn't a Russian bank. "I don't see the link at this stage," Conaway said, referring to calls to examine whether the Deutsche Bank loans establish financial links between Trump and Russia.
During a discussion about the solutions in wake of the Parkland, Florida, mass shooting, former Sen. Rick Santorum argued that laws are already in place to keep guns away from the mentally ill. CNN host Chris Cuomo had to fact-check the senator with an A+ rating from the NRA in real time.
The Supreme Court is hearing arguments in a case that could deal a painful financial blow to organized labor, taking up a challenge to a law that allows unions representing government employees to collect fees from workers who choose not to join. Some union workers say a possible outcome in the Janus vs. AFSCME case could significantly weaken the power of organized labor.