Feb 17 Aurora shooter’s permit was revoked but gun wasn’t seized By Don Babwin, Julie Watson, Associated Press An initial background check failed to detect a felony conviction that would have barred the man who killed five co-workers and wounded six others at a suburban Chicago manufacturing plant from buying the gun. Continue reading
Feb 17 Trump will veto if Congress disapproves national emergency, White House implies By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove his declaration of a national emergency along the U.S.-Mexico border, a top White House adviser said on Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 17 Virginia school district reconsiders transgender bathroom rules, rejects sex change on transcripts By Ben Finley, Associated Press For nearly four years, Gavin Grimm has been suing his former school district after it banned him from using the boys bathrooms in high school. Continue reading
Feb 17 State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially nominated, has withdrawn from consideration, the State Department said. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 4:57 Pope sends ‘signal’ by defrocking ex-cardinal for sexual abuse By PBS NewsHour Pope Francis has defrocked ex-Cardinal and Archbishop Theodore McCarrick after officials at the Vatican found him guilty of sexually abusing both minors and adults.The announcement made Saturday comes less than a week before international church leaders meet to address the… Continue watching
Feb 16 Analysis: Shutdown saga delivers lesson on political compromise, defies skeptics By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press When you want results in a polarized Washington, sometimes it pays to simply leave the professionals alone to do their jobs. Continue reading
Feb 16 Judge bars immigration policing criteria for 2 grants By Brian Melley, Associated Press A federal judge on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from imposing conditions that police departments cooperate with immigration authorities to receive law enforcement grants. Continue reading
Feb 16 Aurora shooting update: Plant manager, intern among 5 killed by colleague losing job By Associated Press Police on Saturday identified five male employees of Henry Pratt Co. who were found dead Friday and the gunman, who was killed in a shootout with police after a 90-minute search of the sprawling warehouse. Continue reading
Feb 16 Amazon’s exit from New York provoked by swell of push back, lack of transparency By Joseph Pisani, Associated Press In early November, word began to leak that Amazon was serious about choosing New York to build a giant new campus. The city was eager to lure the company and its thousands of high-paying tech jobs, offering billions in tax… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 6:05 Which funding sources does Trump plan to use for wall money? President Trump declared a national emergency Friday over immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, so he can redirect billions of dollars to build additional sections of wall there. Trump plans to take roughly $6 billion from the Defense Department and millions… Continue watching