In the aftermath of yet another mass shooting, this time in Southerland Springs, Texas, members of Congress are once again proposing legislation aimed at overhauling and enforcing stricter gun laws. Twenty-six people were left dead on Sunday, according to police, who have included an unborn child in the death count, […]
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Steyer claims Democratic establishment sweeping Trump offenses ‘under the rug’
Billionaire activist Tom Steyer won’t call it a litmus test. But he says Democrats in Congress and those running for office should pay attention to his petition advocating President Donald Trump’s impeachment. “The American people are supposed to be running this country…If that’s inconvenient, if that disturbs people’s plans, then […]
Controversy erupts over alleged push to spin off CNN in media mega-merger
Amid antitrust concerns over a potential merger between AT&T and Time Warner, a controversy has erupted over whether AT&T would have to sell off CNN to sidestep those concerns. According to U.S. Department of Justice officials, AT&T offered just days ago to divest from CNN and later sell the news […]
TSA fails most tests in latest undercover operation at US airports
In recent undercover tests of multiple airport security checkpoints by the Department of Homeland Security, inspectors said screeners, their equipment or their procedures failed more than half of the time, according to a source familiar with the classified report. When ABC News asked the source familiar with the report if […]
Husband who lost pregnant wife in Texas shooting says couple had named unborn baby
A man who lost eight family members in Sunday’s mass shooting in Texas said he and his now-deceased wife already had names picked out for their unborn child. John Holcombe wrote in a statement on Facebook that while it was too early to determine the sex of the baby, he […]
Michigan Senate OKs concealed guns in schools, bars
Licensed gun owners with extra training could legally carry inside schools, churches, bars and other pistol-free zones under hotly contested legislation that was approved Wednesday by the Republican-led Michigan Senate, days after the Texas church massacre. The bills were sent to the GOP-led House for consideration next. They face an […]
Video shows Texas gunman methodically executed churchgoers, source says
The man who authorities say gunned down worshipers at a rural Texas church on Sunday was seen on video methodically walking into the pews and executing his victims, a law enforcement official told ABC News. After the gunman opened fire at the small First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, 26 […]
House GOP tax plan would add $1.7 trillion to deficit: CBO
The House Republican-backed tax plan released last week would add $1.7 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, according to a new review by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The plan adds $1.4 trillion to the deficit, but that figure goes up to $1.7 trillion with interest, according to […]
Homeland nominee questions human role in climate change
President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department of Homeland Security said Wednesday that she believes climate change exists, but said she cannot determine whether humans are the primary cause. Speaking at her Senate confirmation hearing, Kirstjen Nielsen said she is “not prepared to determine causation” on climate change. Nielsen’s […]
The moment EMT who lost family in church shooting realized she was on the way there
Emergency medical technician Torie McCallum was on her way to a reported shooting at a rural Texas church Sunday morning when she learned the calls had come from the Texas church some of her family members attended: the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs. At that moment, “my heart immediately […]