The Department of Justice is moving forward with the Trump administration’s plan to ban the use or sale of bump stocks, a device that allows semi-automatic firearms to fire at automatic weapon speeds. “President Trump is absolutely committed to ensuring the safety and security of every American and he has directed us to propose a […]
Democrats in Congress are demanding answers from Carl Icahn over his recent sale of steel-related securities just days before President Donald Trump announced hefty new tariffs on steel imports — a well-timed stock dump lawmakers say might have been illegal. Icahn sold more than $30 million in steel-related stock, crane manufacturer Montiwoc, several days before Trump’s announcement last […]
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt hasn’t made much of an effort to hide the fact that he rejects the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change. Over the past year, Pruitt has falsely claimed that carbon dioxide is not a top contributor to climate change, and that humans have “flourished” in warming trends; he has […]
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing the Trump administration for forcibly separating parents awaiting asylum proceedings from their young children. The ACLU, which filed the class action lawsuit at the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of California on Friday, claims the practice by government agencies of separating young children from their […]
Under intense pressure from advocates — namely teenagers who survived a horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida that left 17 people dead — the Florida state legislature passed new bill that placed several restrictions on purchasing firearms in the state. Shortly after Gov. Rick Scott (R), surrounded by Parkland victims’ […]
President Donald Trump is a step closer to getting his fervently wished for military parade, which is expected to cost taxpayers between $10 and $30 million. But it’s likely to be missing some of the oversized hardware that thrilled him at a military procession in Paris last year. Less than a month after the Trump administration […]
Amid much fanfare, the White House announced Thursday that President Donald Trump had agreed to meet North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un to deescalate the spiraling tensions between the two countries, and work to denuclearize the Korean peninsula. The proposal stunned analysts, particularly considering how the two had traded insults over the last year — […]