Dec 13 In plea deal, Russian Maria Butina admits to being a secret agent By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The gun rights activist, who was arrested in July, is accused of gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations. Prosecutors say Butina's work was directed by a former Russian lawmaker. Continue reading
Oct 31 NRA’s election spending lower than previous campaigns By Lisa Marie Pane, Julie Pace, Associated Press The NRA has put $11 million into midterm races this year — less than half what it spent four years ago in a campaign that gave Republicans full control of Congress. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: ‘Being weak gets you nuclear war,’ Trump says at NRA convention By Associated Press President Donald Trump is touting his administration's tough approaches to North Korea and Iran. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: ‘The quickest way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,’ Pence says at NRA convention By Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence is offering a vigorous defense of the Second Amendment in an address to the National Rifle Association's annual convention in Dallas. Continue reading
May 04 WATCH: Trump salutes NRA, says electing Republicans can help save gun rights By Associated Press Starting at 1:15 p.m. ET, President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are expected to separately address a leadership forum as part of the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Dallas. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Mar 27 Senator asks the NRA to hand over records on foreign funding, spending By Associated Press Sen. Ron Wyden asked the NRA to turn over detailed internal records about foreign funding it received in the past three years and how it spent that money, including whether any of it went toward influencing American elections. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 25, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, March 25, political fallout from March for Our Lives, and why an increasing number of African Americans are looking to buy guns. Also, New York’s Tenement Museum exhibits the lives of three immigrant families to… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 1:45 These students carried stories of gun violence to the March for Our Lives By PBS News Hour Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Washington, D.C., and across the country on Saturday to speak out against gun violence in the wake of the Parkland shooting in February. Andre Tinoco of Northview High School and NewsHour’s Student Reporting… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 9:25 In response to racist violence, more African Americans look to bear arms By PBS News Hour The National African American Gun Association, known as NAAG, has tripled its chapters from 14 to 42 since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, as more people of color join gun clubs and refute the NRA. Some say they are defending themselves… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 4:23 Youth voices take center stage at March for Our Lives By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman Students across the country flooded into the streets on Saturday to call for stricter gun control laws in the wake of the Parkland school shooting that killed 17 people in Florida last month. Among the tens of thousands who rallied… Continue watching