A month after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, David Hogg stood in front of a crowd of hundreds of thousands gathered at the U.S. Capitol to demand an end to gun violence. “Who here is going to vote in the 2018 election?” asked Hogg, then a senior at
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is expected to be appointed after a rare weekend session to advance the confirmation a week out from the election. AP Photo / Greg Nash, Pool The expected confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett to the US Supreme Court on Monday is the culmination of a decades-long coordinated effort by
The gun-ban proponents at Everytown, New York Billionaire Michael Bloomberg’s personal anti-gun advocacy apparatus, have finally begun talking about guns in their political ads. In August and September, we pointed out that Everytown seemed rather focused in its political messaging on things like health care, pharmaceuticals, and school funding. An odd collection of topics for
Earlier this year, in a ruling of first impression in Washington State, the Kitsap County District Court decided that the state’s compulsory “firearm surrender” laws violated the Fourth and Fifth Amendments and the analogous provisions in the state constitution. “In our constitutional system of government, individuals have rights that the government and its agents (including
Throughout the two presidential debates and single vice-presidential debate the moderators did not ask a single question about gun control or the right to keep and bear arms. The dearth of coverage on Second Amendment issues at the debates follows a larger trend. Anti-gun lawmakers up and down the ballot, and even anti-gun organizations, have made the calculated
click to enlarge Photo via News Service Florida National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer A full federal appeals court has rejected a request by prominent National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer to take up a case about graphic emails she received after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Hammer
“Pro-life” Judge Amy Coney Barrett, who will almost certainly be seated on the Supreme Court this week, seems to have no problem putting guns in the hands of individual Americans who want to buy them — every Tom, Dick and Kyle. She reportedly takes “an expansive view” of the Second Amendment, writing in her only ruling on
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Governors tend to be lousy judges of political talent, at least with respect to appointed senators. Since World War II, almost 50 senators have been appointed by governors. By my count, about 32 of those subsequently ran to complete the term for which they were appointed or for a full term of their own.
WASHINGTON — Several words are missing from Sen. John Cornyn’s ad blitz hitting Texas TV viewers in the final weeks of his reelection bid: Republican. Conservative. Trump. Instead, the three-term incumbent focuses on his concern for victims of sexual violence and the scourge of COVID-19, and his dismay that challenger MJ Hegar uses vulgarity in
Editor’s note: There are five candidates for the two at-large San Jacinto City Council seats opening as listed on the Nov. 3 general election local ballot. This week, readers have the opportunity to meet four of the candidates for those seats. After several attempts to contact, candidate Cynthia Stroffolino did not respond to Valley News’
Of the 35 U.S. Senate seats up for grabs in the 2020 general election, the race to replace Tennessee Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander has largely been overshadowed, with attention riveted on Alabama, Arizona, Colorado and other states experts say are most likely to flip, determining which party will control the U.S. Senate. But the showdown in “the Volunteer State” — between a Black woman candidate who
A convention goer looks at various models of Bushmaster rifles at the 142nd annual National Rifle … [+] Association(NRA) Convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center May 4, 2013 in Houston, Texas. AFP PHOTO / Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The future is uncertain
ANNOUNCER: Welcome to Moyers on Democracy. What is the shadow network behind the nomination of Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court? Who selected and groomed her for this moment? Who’s financing the campaign to get her confirmed? Who’s counting on her to side with President Trump if he’s losing the election and wants
Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on the State Senate races in Cleveland County. This week, the candidates for District 27 respond to the same set of questions posed to each by the Herald. Keidra Burrell Keidra Burell Party: Democrat Age: 41 Family: I am married with 3 children. A 17
Do you still the current election mirroring the ’16 election? There are millions and millions of people that are still in the throes of PSTD from that night alone. We had just played a festival in Colombia. We get on the plane and changed planes in Panama city and people had just started voting. Hillary’s
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