Several national teachers unions and education experts have spoken out against President Donald Trump’s recent suggestions that arming teachers would be a way to lessen the carnage of school shootings. Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, said there was a telephone town hall with 60,000 teachers […]
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Man who plotted his family’s murder will not be executed, governor says
The governor of Texas decided today to spare the life of a convicted killer who carried out a plot to kill his parents and his brother. About 40 minutes before the scheduled execution, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced he would grant clemency to 38-year-old Thomas “Bart” Whitaker. The Texas Board […]
Special counsel files 32-count indictment against former Trump campaign officials
A federal grand jury in Virginia has handed up a new 32 count indictment against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and his former top aide, Rick Gates. In all, the two men face 16 counts related to filing false individual income tax returns, seven counts of failure to file […]
Slain football coach ran ‘toward danger’ to save students in shooting: Sheriff
At the funeral today for the assistant football coach killed while protecting students in a mass shooting, the sheriff said, “Before you even heard how he died, you knew he died putting himself in harm’s way to save others. That’s who he was.” Aaron Feis, 37, a father and husband, […]
Legal status of Melania Trump’s parents raises questions about ‘chain migration’
As President Donald Trump calls for an end to immigration to the U.S. based on extended family ties, the legal status of his mother and father-in-law faces new scrutiny as they move closer toward naturalization and U.S. citizenship. First Lady Melania Trump‘s parents Viktor and Amalija Knavs are permanent residents […]
Trump administration denies entry to Iranian Christian refugees
Dozens of Iranian refugees waiting in Austria to be resettled in the U.S. have now been denied entry by the Trump administration, according to refugee resettlement groups and the State Department. The Christians and other religious minorities, about 100 in total, had been left in limbo for over a year […]
FCC officially repeals landmark net neutrality rules
The Federal Communication Commission on Thursday officially repealed the landmark Obama-era “net neutrality” rules by publishing the order to the National Register, the official journal of U.S. federal government regulations. The reversal is a hallmark victory for FCC Chairman Ajit Pai, whose tenure has seen him strongly advocate for reduced […]
Gun lobby chief says ‘NRA does care’ in wake of Parkland shooting
National Rifle Association vice president and CEO Wayne LaPierre took the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Thursday just over a week after a deadly mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida galvanized a national conversation on gun policy reform. In a highly anticipated speech, he […]
Trump wants to ban bump stocks; ATF doesn’t know if it can
President Donald Trump has ordered his Justice Department to work toward banning rapid-fire bump stocks like the ones used in last year’s Las Vegas massacre— but officials aren’t sure they can. Trump’s surprise order this week comes as officials from the department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are […]
9-year-old in Tennessee writes letter to sheriff asking for more school security
As the nation continues to deal with the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida, one elementary school student in Tennessee is pleading for action. Abigail Daniels, a fourth-grade student at Tazewell-New Tazewell elementary school, wrote the Claiborne County sheriff a letter asking for additional protection […]