Category: Government

President Trump on Tuesday directed Attorney General Jeff Sessions to craft new regulations to ban firearm modifiers including the “bump stock” used in the Las Vegas massacre, amid bipartisan calls to strengthen gun laws in the wake of recent shooting rampages. During an event at the White House, the president announced he signed a memo […]

An attorney who communicated with former Trump campaign adviser Richard Gates is pleading guilty to lying to federal investigators, The Associated Press reported. He allegedly did so as part of his work for a firm hired by the Ukrainian Ministry of Justice to prepare a report on the trial of Yulia Tymoshenko, a former prime minister of […]

President Donald Trump’s position on gun control, particularly regarding assault rifles, has appeared to shift over the years. Trump in 2000 said he took a middle ground, supporting a ban on assault weapons though generally opposing gun control. Trump in 2015, however, was dismissive of calls to regulate assault rifles which, he said,0 are common […]

President Trump questioned why former President Obama didn’t take action on Russian interference in the 2016 election, despite Obama having implemented sanctions against the country over its meddling. “Obama was President up to, and beyond, the 2016 Election. So why didn’t he do something about Russian meddling?” The tweet comes just days after special counsel […]

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Trump plans to meet with high school students on Wednesday following last week’s deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla. The White House announced Sunday that Trump will host a “listening session” with both students and teachers, followed by a similar event Thursday with state and local officials to discuss […]

President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested the FBI was “spending too much time” on the Russia investigation when it failed to follow up on a tip about a man who would go on to kill 17 people at a Florida high school this week. “Very sad that the FBI missed all of the many signals […]

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces indictment of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies for U.S. election meddling. A federal grand jury on Friday indicted 13 Russians and three Russian companies for allegedly interfering in the 2016 presidential election, in a case brought by Special Counsel Robert Mueller that detailed a sophisticated plot to […]

The Senate on Thursday failed to advance four proposals that addressed immigration reform, one of which was backed by the White House. With the hopes Congress comes to an agreement on immigration this week now completely out of reach, the fate of the Dreamers — and the deadline for Congress to act — is now […]

Former White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon would only answer questions pre-approved by the White House during an interview Thursday with the House Intelligence Committee, lawmakers said. Members from both parties were fuming after the interview, which lasted roughly three hours, saying Bannon had refused to answer any questions that touched on his work for […]

Vice President Pence on Wednesday said that he ignored Kim Jong Un’s sister during last week’s opening ceremonies at the Winter Olympics to send a message that the U.S. would stand up to North Korea’s nuclear program and human rights record. “I didn’t avoid the dictator’s sister, but I did ignore her. I didn’t believe it […]

The head of U.S. intelligence told Congress Tuesday that Russia, just as it did in the 2016 presidential election, is determined to meddle in the 2018 midterms in order “to undermine democracy, sew discord and undermine our values.” Officials tell ABC News that the Russians plan not only to use social media to sow discord […]

Lawmakers begin a week of open-ended debate on immigration reform as the families of victims of illegal immigrants have their voices heard on the issue. For the second time in as many months, a federal judge has barred the Trump administration from ending the Obama-era DACA program next month. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis in […]