Month: August 2021

[ad_1] Davison’s rampage, the worst mass shooting in Britain since 2010, apparently began at the home of his mother, with whom he reportedly argued frequently over politics. After killing her with his handgun, he continued out onto the street outside and shooting people he came upon randomly. The first victims were a three-year-old girl and
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[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 135 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Jon Rosenthal, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket.  He STILL hasn’t showed
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[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 113 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Rhetta Bowers, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket.  She STILL hasn’t showed
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[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 65 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Michelle Beckley, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket.  She STILL hasn’t showed
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[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 47 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Vikki Goodwin, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket.  She STILL hasn’t showed
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[ad_1] Dear Texas House District 45 Member: Over a month ago, your State Representative, Erin Zwiener, fled the State of Texas on a private jet to Washington, D.C. to avoid a special session of the Texas Legislature — and then turned to none other than BETO “Hell Yeah, I’ll Take Your Guns” O’Rourke for fundraising help to finance that junket.  She STILL hasn’t showed
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[ad_1] US 01:40 GMT 13.08.2021(updated 01:41 GMT 13.08.2021) Get short URL Earlier, social media giants Facebook and Twitter were blasted after it became clear both platforms were deliberately disabling the sharing of articles regarding a missing laptop and emails said to belong to US President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. At the time, officials explained the
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[ad_1] The congressional hearings examining the January 6 riot at the Capitol, which were egged on by outgoing President Donald Trump and his false claims that the election had been rigged against him, have often emphasized the perspective of the Capitol Hill Police. The congressional hearings examining the insurrection portrayed the police as both heroic
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[ad_1]   Commentary: After more than 40 years of gun shows at the EXPO New Mexico at the State Fairgrounds in Albuquerque the State of New Mexico will no longer allow gun shows at state-run facilities. The NRA released a statement on the state’s “misguided policy” banning gun shows saying, “Senate Bill 8 [a 2019 bill that enacted sweeping
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[ad_1] Before she took on the statewide role of lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul briefly served on Capitol Hill, representing a congressional district in Western New York. During that stint, which lasted less than two years, she sometimes bucked her party. She also gained the backing of the National Rifle Association (NRA). Hochul won the seat
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[ad_1] Yesterday, Governor Chris Sununu vetoed two pro-gun measures, Senate Bill 141 and House Bill 334. Senate Bill 141: Sought to resolve New Hampshire’s longstanding problem with delays during handgun purchases, by abolishing the “state gun line” system that the State Police currently use for handgun purchases.  Instead, the process for purchasing a handgun would
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[ad_1] New York Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul has a fine line to walk as she prepares to take the helm amid a resurgent wave of the pandemic. | Seth Wenig/AP Photo ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul spent the afternoon of Aug. 11, 2020 welcoming the Toronto Blue Jays to play in
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[ad_1] Daily Political Briefing Aug. 10, 2021Updated  Aug. 11, 2021, 12:54 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2021, 12:54 p.m. ET Among the Democratic Texas representatives who left the state last month to block the passage of an elections overhaul bill were, from left, Hubert Vo, Senfronia Thompson and Diego Bernal.Credit…Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images AUSTIN, Texas — The
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[ad_1] Daily Political Briefing Aug. 10, 2021Updated  Aug. 10, 2021, 5:05 p.m. ET Aug. 10, 2021, 5:05 p.m. ET Video transcript Back transcript Senate Passes Sweeping $1 Trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill The Senate approved a $1 trillion package to improve and modernize the nation’s aging infrastructure through a bipartisan 69 to 30 vote. The legislation
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[ad_1] Supporters of banning abortions and unrestricted access to rapid-fire weapons have something in common — a preference for bait and switch debate tactics. They provide emotionally charged justifications for policies that in reality have less politically potent rationales. This is their response to a dilemma. If they did not use exaggerated melodramatic rhetoric that calls
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