Politics Dec 06 U.S. judge rules in favor of tough Oregon gun law, giving initial victory A federal judge in Portland has delivered an initial victory to proponents of a sweeping gun-control measure approved by Oregon voters.
Politics Nov 30 WATCH: Garland holds briefing on conviction of Oath Keeper leader for seditious conspiracy Tuesday verdict, while not a total win for the Justice Department, gives momentum to investigators just as the newly named special counsel ramps up his probe into key aspects of the insurrection fueled by Trump’s lies of a stolen election.
Politics Nov 29 Oath Keepers founder guilty of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes has been convicted seditious conspiracy for a violent plot to overturn Biden's presidential win, handing the Justice Department a major victory in its prosecution of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
Nation Nov 28 Mom of child killed in Uvalde shooting sues police, gunmaker The mother of one of 19 children killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has filed a federal lawsuit against police, the school district and the maker of the gun used in the massacre.
Politics Nov 25 Biden, Democrats continue push for assault weapons ban After the mass killing last Saturday at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs, Biden said in a statement: "When will we decide we’ve had enough? ... We need to enact an assault weapons ban to get weapons of war off…
Politics Nov 18 Pro-Trump Oath Keepers sought 'violent overthrow' of government on Jan. 6, prosecutors tell court A federal prosecutor says Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four associates discussed using violence to overturn the results of the 2020 election for weeks and saw an opportunity to do it when rioters started attacking the Capitol.
Politics Nov 09 Voters uphold abortion rights in Michigan, California, Vermont ballot measures The Tuesday ballot initiatives come months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and the constitutional right to abortion it guaranteed.
Politics Nov 07 Oath Keepers leader denies there was a plan for group to attack Capitol on Jan. 6 Rhodes is on trial with four others for what prosecutors have alleged was a plan to stage an armed rebellion to stop the transfer of presidential power from Republican Trump to Democrat Joe Biden.
Politics Oct 31 Justice Department raises concern about armed people at Arizona ballot boxes The Justice Department says reports of people watching ballot boxes in Arizona, sometimes armed or wearing ballistic vests, raise serious concerns about voter intimidation as it steps into a lawsuit over the monitoring.
Politics Oct 21 Former Trump advisor Bannon gets 4 months behind bars for defying Jan. 6 committee subpoena Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to serve four months behind bars after defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.