President Trump Puts GOP In Hot Seat Over Guns
The president called for speedy and substantial changes to the nation's gun laws on Wednesday, criticizing lawmakers for being too fearful of the National Rifle Association to take action.
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The president called for speedy and substantial changes to the nation's gun laws on Wednesday, criticizing lawmakers for being too fearful of the National Rifle Association to take action.
The Assembly Judiciary Committee was debating the bills Wednesday before a large crowd that included several members of a national gun control group.
The news comes a day after Hicks was interviewed for nine hours by the panel investigating Russia interference in the 2016 election and contact between Trump's campaign and Russia.
On Tuesday, Sessions announced the Justice Department's inspector general will look into whether the DOJ and FBI wrongly obtained a warrant to monitor former Trump campaign official Carter Page – an issue raised with the release of a controversial GOP memo earlier this month.
The bills would have strengthened background checks and funded research into gun violence.
Retiring New York City schools chancellor Carmen Fariña sat down for a frank interview Tuesday to talk about what's next, and some of the hot-button issues facing the agency.
Student survivors of the Valentine's Day school shooting in Florida spent the day meeting with lawmakers in Washington.
It appears President Donald Trump is already thinking way down the road. The president all but confirmed Tuesday that he will run for re-election in 2020, naming Brad Parscale as his campaign manager.
At a City Hall hearing Monday, a number of councilmembers told representatives of the NYPD that minorities are being arrested disproportionately to whites when it comes to marijuana law enforcement.
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-New York) said Monday that a Trump administration budget proposal would put a key resource combating the opioid scourge in jeopardy.
A New York federal appeals court ruled Monday that people cannot be fired for being gay.
The Democratic memo that's meant to counter a GOP memo about surveillance of a former Trump campaign official has been released with some redactions.
The resolution was demanded the ceasefire "without delay" to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.
The president met with survivors of school shootings and parents of victims Wednesday during a "listening session" at the White House.
Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday called for new drills and unannounced weapons checks in New York City schools, one day after a Bronx student was arrested for allegedly threatening to shoot up the school.
