[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load A term-limited governor and a surprise congressional retirement set the stage for Saturday’s primaries in Hawaii, with Democrats battling over offices they’re favored to win in November. The race for the Democratic nomination to succeed Gov. David Ige (D), who’s ending his second term with low approval ratings, pits

[ad_1] Campaign Action The memo could be a little stronger on the issue that is motivating so many voters: abortion. It does say the word, once, in talking about the Republicans’ “extremist agenda,” which “includes taking away a woman’s right to choose.” Bedingfield and Dunn stress that Republicans want to, and in some cases have,

[ad_1] By Jeremy Diamond and Arlette Saenz, CNN President Joe Biden doesn’t plan to allow the investigations into his predecessor to muddy his efforts to tout a recent string of legislative achievements ahead of the midterm elections. Even as federal and state investigations into former President Donald Trump heat up and dominate headlines, senior administration

[ad_1] The White House will use the August recess to argue that President Biden and Democratic allies “beat the special interests” and delivered results on climate change and health care while rewarding work and not wealth. Mr. Biden’s team will say his pressure on oil companies led to lower gas prices, trumpet a bipartisan overhaul

[ad_1] It’s past time for responsible gun owners to speak out against assault weapons and call for a ban. These killing machines do not belong in public places in the hands of untrained civilians and kids who can’t even buy beer. I’m no liberal. I’ve voted Republican my whole life and was a National Rifle

[ad_1] CHICAGO — In the wake of the mass shooting in Highland Park last month, Democrats have renewed their calls for a national ban on assault weapons. But WGN Investigates has found that some politicians’ words do not always match their actions.   From the first hours after seven lives were cut short in Highland Park, Democratic

[ad_1] Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion Page staff. Send your letters to letters@bangordailynews.com. A recent letter to the Bangor Daily News by Mary Royal on the dangers to the public posed by easy access to AR-15-style assault rifles highlighted its sacred status among most gun owners in our society. And it’s chiefly

[ad_1] HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — The ongoing fight for gun control measures that many Highland Park residents have been championing continued to be discussed Thursday night on the one-month anniversary of the shooting. David Sallak is a father who was at the parade. “I was at the parade, I saw the shooter – he shot

[ad_1] How Portapique began to heal after a mass shooting “There’s a new sense of hope, there’s a sense of pride.” Nate Chute and Omar Ornelas, El Paso Times On Aug. 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas. Authorities say the gunman targeted Mexicans in hopes of scaring

[ad_1] Adolescents well into their early 20s still are developing their abilities to use judgment and impulse control. If you want help grasping that fact, think of the difference between an incoming college freshman and the same young person as a college senior. The difference in emotional maturity is often dramatic. Gov. Greg Abbott and

[ad_1] WINK NEWS Nikki Fried, a Democratic candidate for Governor, made a campaign ad bashing current Governor Ron DeSantis running in Southwest Florida. Some of the claims Fried makes are about inflation, assault weapons, and abortion limits. Put the blame on Governor DeSantis and one of Fried’s Democratic opponents. WINK News reviewed edited pictures

[ad_1] WASHINGTON, Aug 2 (Reuters) – The U.S. House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed Smith & Wesson Brands Inc (SWBI.O) for information on its AR-15 style firearms sales and marketing after the gunmaker’s chief executive refused to appear before lawmakers last month, it said in a statement. The panel, led by Democratic U.S. Representative Carolyn Maloney,

[ad_1] Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told CNN that, sadly, every mass shooting that occurs on US soil has reinforced their commitment to the gun control measures they implemented in 1996. TAPPER: In 1996, after 35 Australians were killed in a mass shooting, your country’s government took immediate action. You implemented a gun buyback. You

[ad_1] Hide your wife! Hide your kids! Hide your … puppies? Colorado GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert recently went on Newsmax to warn Americans that we’ll all be frying up our pets for dinner if the dastardly Democrats manage to pass an assault weapons ban. “If the citizenry in America is disarmed, then we are no

[ad_1] Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is calling for new, blue blood in the Governor’s Mansion with her first TV ad of the campaign. The ad, which dropped with just over three weeks remaining in the Florida Democratic gubernatorial Primary, calls out Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis by name and takes subtle jabs at the Democratic front-runner and

[ad_1] Commentary In late June, Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker traveled to New Hampshire to be the keynote speaker at New Hampshire’s Democratic Party state convention. Officially, he was there to “help other Democratic governors get elected” and to lobby for Chicago as the site of the party’s 2024 presidential convention. Unofficially, there was buzz that

[ad_1] The House passed a bill to ban assault weapons—although just barely—and it will likely be struck down in the Senate. The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 passed in a final vote on Friday of 217-213, as Representatives did not vote strictly along party lines. Two Republicans, Chris Jacobs (R-N.Y.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) voted

[ad_1] The House approved legislation Friday to ban high-powered firearms of the kind that have been used in recent mass shootings around the country, although it is unlikely to become law anytime soon. The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 would prohibit the manufacture and sale of certain types of semiautomatic rifles, shotguns and pistols, with

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[ad_1] The AR-15 is a weapon of war that has no place on our streets. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) Bryan Oberc, Munster, Indiana, tries out an AR-15 from Sig Sauer in the exhibition hall at the National Rifle Association Annual Meeting in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 27, 2019.   | July 28, 2022, 3:00 p.m. Today on my

[ad_1] article FILE IMAGE – An attendee holds a Springfield Armory SAINT AR-15 style rifle displayed during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting at the George R. Brown Convention Center, in Houston, Texas on May 28, 2022. (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/ WASHINGTON – Gun makers have taken in more than $1 billion from

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[ad_1] “Mastriano calls for arming school employees to protect kids” blazed the headline of an article I encountered as I was perusing my morning news sites earlier this week.  “School employees with a license to carry a firearm would be permitted to carry a weapon at work under legislation introduced on late last week by

[ad_1] Two months after a shooting in Uvalde, Texas, left 19 students dead, some Connecticut school districts are considering adding armed security officers on campus. This school year in particular marks 10 years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, which prompted universal background checks and expanded the state’s assault weapons ban. The town of

[ad_1] The eyes of Texas’ legal establishment are on its disgraced attorney general, Ken Paxton. The Texas Bar has taken steps to discipline Paxton for his fraudulent attempt to sell Donald Trump’s Big Lie to the Supreme Court, and Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody should be watching very closely. Moody tried to sell the Big

[ad_1] Mass shooters’ favorite gun is an assault rifle (AR-15). These assault rifles were used in the Uvalde, Texas,school slaughter and also used in the Sandy Hook school shooting. It was also the weapon used in the Buffalo, N.Y., supermarket shooting as well as the July 4th shooting in Gary and the Minneapolis shooting. It

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “They’re coming for your guns,” warned Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla. “What about our right to live?” countered Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. The trio of mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, Tex., and Highland Park, Ill., sparked House Democrats to prep a bill to ban high capacity weapons

[ad_1] Brandon Wolf — Photo: Sean Black “On Monday, June 13, 2016, I felt I didn’t even know whether or not it would be worth living to see Tuesday,” says Brandon Wolf. “There was a part of me that hoped that when I fell asleep, I never woke back up again.” The 33-year-old gun safety

[ad_1] Guest Opinion By Mary Keyes Rogers | July 23, 2022 Regardless of your political persuasion, you’ve gotta hand it to the Democrats for how well they’ve presented the Jan. 6 hearings. Every “i” has been dotted and each “t” has been crossed, emotions kept in check, timetables explained, and unbiased witnesses called upon to

[ad_1] In Texas, Senate Bill 8 lets people sue anyone who performs or aids in an abortion. Newsom’s bill is similar but allows Californians to sue those who make or distribute illegal assault weapons. Gun dealers who sell firearms to those who are under 21 can also be sued. Loading Something is loading. California Gov.