Aug 05 Texas Republican congressman retiring as GOP departures rise By Alan Fram, Associated Press Another Texas Republican congressman, Rep. Kenny Marchant, announced his retirement Monday as the party's mounting departures made it increasingly unlikely it will be able to regain the House majority in next year's elections. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Trump calls for death penalty for hate crimes By Associated Press President Donald Trump is asking the Justice Department to propose legislation so that those who commit hate crimes and mass murders face the death penalty. Continue reading
Aug 05 Hate ruled out, but motive still a mystery in Dayton attack By John Seewer, Dan Sewell, John Minchillo, Associated Press As authorities in Ohio try to pin down a motive for the weekend's second U.S. mass shooting and dig into the slain shooter's life, what they find might also help answer another big question looming over the tragedy: What, if… Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Trump addresses mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton President Donald Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes "against all humanity" and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun violence. Continue reading
Aug 05 Trump suggests linking immigration reform to stronger gun checks, but offers no details By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump claimed Monday he wants legislation providing "strong background checks" for gun users, but he provided no details and has reneged on previous promises to strengthen gun laws after mass shootings. Continue reading
Aug 04 Police: Ohio gunman who killed 9 was stopped in 30 seconds By Dan Sewell, John Minchillo, Associated Press A masked gunman in body armor opened fire early Sunday in a popular entertainment district in Dayton, Ohio, killing nine people, including his sister, and wounding dozens before he was quickly slain by police, officials said. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 7:52 In Ohio, do Republican voters care about Trump’s remarks on race? By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump prompted more controversy this week by insulting a lawmaker of color, Rep. Elijah Cummings, and his Maryland district. Trump called Baltimore “filthy” and “infested,” terms he has used before to refer to urban areas with majority black populations. Continue watching
Aug 01 WATCH: Trump denounces Democrats at rally, plays down race President Donald Trump used a revved-up rally Thursday in Cincinnati to tear into the Democrats he has been elevating as his new political foils, attacking four liberal congresswomen of color and their party's urban leaders, while also training fire on… Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Trump says he’d rather rallygoers not chant ‘Send her back!’ By Jonathan Lemire, Dan Sewell, Associated Press "I don't know that you can stop people," President Donald Trump told reporters. "If they do the chant, we'll have to see what happens."… Continue reading
Jul 03 Judge blocks Ohio abortion law, allowing clinics to remain open By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press The ruling by U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett halts enforcement of the so-called heartbeat bill law that opponents argued would effectively ban the procedure. That's because a fetal heartbeat can be detected as early as six weeks into pregnancy, before… Continue reading