Nation Apr 18 Parents of Parkland victims call for national school safety standards At a Capitol forum led by Florida's two U.S. senators, one father said airports and other public buildings must meet national standards -- why not schools?…
Nation Apr 16 Interior Department officials approved Zinke's $12,000 charter flight without full information, report says Two other charter flights taken by Zinke, in Alaska and the U.S. Virgin Islands, "appeared to have been reasonable as related to official DOI business," an internal watchdog said Monday.
World Mar 16 U.S. says Russian hack did not compromise power grid, plants Even so, government and industry leaders said the attacks underscored the increased threat of electronic and computer-based attacks on a range of infrastructure.
Nation Mar 14 FBI official: 'We clearly should have done more' in Florida shooting WASHINGTON — The FBI could have and should have done more to investigate information it received prior to last month's massacre at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the agency's deputy director told a Senate panel on Wednesday.
Nation Feb 23 Second judge says Trump can't keep stalling clean-air rules A second judge has told the Trump administration it can't keep stalling clean-air rules for oil and gas production on federal lands.
Politics Feb 22 Trump endorses raising minimum age to 21 for more weapons President Donald Trump endorsed stricter gun-control measures Thursday, including raising the minimum age to 21 for possessing a broader range of weapons than at present.
Politics Feb 16 Little action in Congress after shootings, despite lots of talk In a rare comment that appeared unscripted, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said he would speak to Trump and fellow Cabinet members about gun violence.
Politics Feb 15 Lots of talk, little action in Congress after shootings Four months after the Las Vegas massacre, the only gun legislation that has moved in the House or Senate eases restrictions for gun owners.
Politics Jan 29 WATCH: Kennedy to give Democratic response to State of the Union Rep. Joe Kennedy III, a 37-year-old Massachusetts congressman and grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, says Democrats should focus on the economic worries of working-class voters who bolted the party in the 2016 elections.
Politics Jan 17 WATCH: Sen. Flake calls Trump's attacks on media 'shameful,' recall Stalin rhetoric Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said Wednesday that President Donald Trump's use of the terms "fake news" and "enemy of the people" is "shameful" and reminiscent of words infamously used by Russian dictator Josef Stalin to describe his enemies.