This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. Gabby Giffords’ black SUV rolled through the security blockade and right to the southern entrance of the U.S. Capitol, to be greeted by a former colleague and a half-dozen current and former
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Gun rights advocates have filed lawsuits against Washington state’s newly signed law that immediately banned the sale of AR-15s and dozens of other semiautomatic rifles. The National Rifle Association’s lobbying arm filed a suit against Washington Attorney General Robert Ferguson and Washington State Patrol Chief John Batiste on Tuesday, the same day that Gov. Jay
Tomorrow, April 27, the Senate Local Government & Housing Committee is scheduled to vote on HB23-1165, a bill that allows counties the authority to ban shooting on private property within their jurisdiction. Please contact the committee members immediately and ask them to vote NO on HB23-1165. Use the link below to take action and make your voice heard.
The prosecutors pointed to Trump’s propensity to post attacks on social media. April 26, 2023, 10:38 AM The Manhattan district attorney’s office has asked the judge overseeing the criminal case against former President Donald Trump to prevent him from publicizing evidence obtained during discovery. In a new motion, prosecutors said Trump’s defense attorneys “will not
April 26, 2023, 7:39 PM UTC By Bridget Bowman Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson officially launched his campaign for the GOP presidential nomination on Wednesday. Here’s where he stands on some top issues: Abortion Hutchinson signed a near-total abortion ban into law in 2021, which included an exception for the life of the mother. Hutchinson
There is a familiar pattern after the mass shootings that have become a well-known feature of American life. The initial shock and grief gives way to demands for greater regulation of gun ownership by Democrats, while Republicans dismiss such measures and blame mental illness instead. But if we actually want to do something about it,
After Governor Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday a bill that bans the sale of assault weapons in Washington state, multiple gun advocacy groups immediately sprung into action, filing lawsuits to try and overturn the ban. Bryan Suits predicts that the ban will be short-lived. Gov. Inslee signs ban on assault weapons sales; challenges begin
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson formally launched his Republican presidential campaign Wednesday, pledging to “bring out the best of America” and aiming to draw contrasts with other GOP hopefuls on top issues, including how best to reform federal law enforcement agencies. Hutchinson kicked off his 2024 bid in his hometown of Bentonville,
FIRST ON FOX: The NRA filed a lawsuit in Washington state following Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed a sweeping gun package into law, which includes a ban on so-called assault weapons. “This new law is blatantly unconstitutional. The Supreme Court long-ago ruled that states cannot ban firearms that are in common use,” Aoibheann Cline, Washington
For months, former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson faced questions regarding if he would run for president in the 2024 election cycle. Hutchinson, 70, teased a bid during the final year of his governorship and after leaving office. He journeyed to Iowa and other key places in the presidential primary process to engage with possible supporters
Community Foundation for Palm Beach & Martin Counties Invites High School Students to Apply for 2023 College Scholarship – NRA News Today – EIN Presswire Trusted News Since 1995 A service for political professionals · Wednesday, April 26, 2023 · 630,245,680 Articles · 3+ Million Readers News Monitoring and Press Release Distribution Tools News Topics
Elections have consequences, and unfortunately, Democrats in leadership wasted little time using their narrow majority to push forward with their agenda. At the top of that list is gun control. On Wednesday, April 26, the House Judiciary Committee will be having a voting session on four very bad gun bills which include: HB 338 –
President Biden announced that he and Vice President Harris will seek re-election in a video released early Tuesday morning. In the video titled “Freedom,” President Biden echoed his 2020 campaign message of battling for the “soul of our nation,” uniting the country, and supporting the middle class, his campaign said. The video opens with footage
On April 26th, the Vermont Senate Judiciary Committee will be holding a markup on H230, a “kitchen-sink” gun control bill that greatly infringes your Second Amendment rights. This dangerous anti-gun bill violates Vermont citizens’ Second Amendment rights by implementing a slew of anti-gun laws. This bill includes a laundry list of gun control measures including
State legislatures from the North and the South are considering gun control legislation this week. The Minnesota House of Representatives is expected to pass HF 2890, an Omnibus Bill that includes universal background checks and Minnesota’s version of the extreme risk protection order, or red flag law. On the other side of the country, the
Attention NRA members and Second Amendment supporters! Governor Jim Pillen has signed the NRA-backed constitutional carry bill, Legislative Bill 77, authored by Senator Tom Brewer, into law! Once the bill goes into effect later this year (approximately 90 days after session ends), law-abiding adults may exercise their fundamental right to carry firearms for self-defense without having to navigate burdensome
US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One at the Delaware Air National Guard Base in New Castle, Delaware, on January 15, 2023, en route to Atlanta, Georgia. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP With the two candidates from the United States’ previous election now campaigning for the next one, the 2024 US presidential election coud be
If you’re under the age of 18 in Iowa, you already don’t have many rights of your own. You’re at the mercy of adults—including lawmakers, whom you’re not allowed to vote for. Yet. “Childhood is the one prison from which there’s no escape, the one sentence from which there’s no appeal,” wrote English author P.D.