A new – and familiar – name might soon be added to the list of candidates running in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District race: Levi Sanders, the son of 2016 presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. A senior adviser to Levi Sanders told ABC News he’s “in the stages of deciding” whether he’ll run for Congress, talking […]
Category: Domestic
Attorneys General Of Several States Going After Trump As Private Citizen
A lawsuit by the attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia accusing President Trump of accepting gifts from foreign governments will now challenge Trump as both a government official and a private businessman, The Associated Press reports. Plaintiffs argue that the president is in violation of the Constitution’s “emoluments” clause, which prohibits the […]
Sheriff Paid To Protect Florida School Failed To Engage Shooter
The home of the former school resource deputy who stayed outside the Florida high school as last week’s massacre unfolded was being protected Friday by law enforcement officials — even as President Trump called out the ex-cop, suggesting he was a “coward.” Deputy Scot Peterson, shown speaking in 2015, was armed and stationed on campus […]
Former Trump Aide Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy Against The United States
Former Trump campaign adviser Richard Gates pleaded guilty Friday afternoon as part of a deal with special counsel Robert Mueller in his investigation into Russian interference in the election. Gates pleaded guilty to two charges brought against him by Mueller’s team in federal court in Washington, D.C.: one count of conspiracy against the United States […]
Billy Graham To Lie In Honor At U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON — The body of evangelist Billy Graham will lie in honor under the US Capitol Rotunda next week as Congress pays tribute to a clergyman who counseled presidents and preached the Gospel to millions worldwide, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday. Graham, who died at his home near Asheville, North Carolina, on Wednesday at […]
Trump Suggests Pay Bonus For Armed Teachers
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday expanded on his idea to train and arm some teachers with guns, suggesting that firearm-adept school staff be given “a little bit of a bonus” for carrying weapons, and promising federal funds to train them. At a White House discussion on school safety solutions with state and local […]
ICE Agents To Be Removed From California?
President Trump said Thursday that he is thinking of pulling federal immigration enforcement officers from California over the state’s sanctuary policies. “Frankly it’s a disgrace, the sanctuary city situation,” Trump said at a White House meeting on school safety. Opponents of the administration have been critical of the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]
Trump Will Not Support Assault Weapons Ban
The White House said Thursday that President Trump does not support a ban on “assault weapons.” Democrats are calling on lawmakers to enact a ban on semi-automatic weapons that have been fashioned to fire more rapidly, like the AR-15 that was used to kill 17 students at a high school in Florida last week. The […]
Beloved Televangelist Billy Graham Dies At Age 99
US evangelist Billy Graham – one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century – has died aged 99. He died at his home in Montreat, North Carolina, a spokesman for the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association said. In a 60-year career, he is estimated to have preached to hundreds of millions of people around […]
Mueller Adds New Charges Against Manafort And Gates
Prosecutors have filed at least one new charge under seal in the case against President Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort and aide Rick Gates. Fox News observed the filing in the clerk’s office at U.S. District Court in Washington Wednesday afternoon. The filing of new charges was first reported by Politico. It was not immediately […]
Number Of Hate Groups Has Risen By 20%
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s annual census identified 954 hate groups in 2017, a 4 percent rise from the year before. The increase followed a 2.8 increase in 2016, and the most recent number represents a jump of one-fifth from 2014. Among the more than 600 U.S. white supremacist groups, neo-Nazi organizations rose to 121 […]
Trump Wants To Ban Bump-Stocks And Other Gun Modifiers
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 […]