FBI admits failure to act on Florida school gunman, drawing anger The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday it had failed to act on a tip warning that the man now accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school possessed a gun, the desire to kill and […]
breaking political news today
Senate’s Renewed Push for Sentencing Overhaul Hits a Familiar Roadblock A bipartisan group of senators pushing to revive legislation that would bring sweeping changes to federal sentencing laws cleared a key hurdle on Thursday, but the effort appeared likely to stall once again. Advocates of criminal justice overhaul from both […]
Obama ran out of words on mass shootings. Trump has struggled to find them. As he heads to Florida this weekend, President Trump is following in the footsteps of former president Barack Obama, a man he disparages and a leader whose time in office in many ways came to be […]
Immigration bills fail in Congress, leaving ‘dreamers’ in limbo Weeks of intense negotiations for a bipartisan deal on immigration collapsed in Congress on Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants facing possible deportation. The rejection of four proposals in the Senate, coupled with a lack of consensus in […]
Senators Strike Bipartisan Deal on Immigration Despite Veto Threat A broad bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a narrow rewrite of the nation’s immigration laws that would bolster border security and resolve the fate of the so-called Dreamers, even as President Trump suggested he would veto any plan […]
How one conservative state is flouting Obamacare The Republican-led state has a maverick plan to flout the federal health care law, letting insurers sell plans that don’t meet Obamacare coverage rules and patient protections. And the brazen move — Gov. Butch Otter is plowing ahead on his own, without seeking […]
Adam Schiff: There is ‘ample evidence’ of collusion between Trump campaign, Russians There is “ample evidence” that the Trump campaign colluded with Russians, but only special counsel Robert Mueller can decide if it’s enough to prove a crime beyond a reasonable doubt, the senior Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee […]
High-ranking Chicago officer killed; 5th cop slain in U.S. since last week A high-ranking Chicago police officer was shot and killed Tuesday after a downtown foot chase, the latest in a spate of law enforcement officers killed across the nation in unrelated shootings. Commander Paul Bauer, a veteran of more […]
Bill Gates’ dire warning: U.S. could lose its global leadership role under Trump Tech pioneer Bill Gates thinks the U.S. can keep its historically influential role as a global leader. But for a second year in a row, he cautioned that the nation risks losing its geopolitical clout if the […]
In third bellwether contest, Florida Democrats again carry the day and hope for a blue wave For the third Florida bellwether election in a row, the Republican candidate lost to the Democrat, giving activists and elites in both parties a sense that the GOP’s political grip is slipping in the […]
