The first and only vice-presidential debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz was marked by a mostly orderly, policy-driven, and civil exchange between the two candidates vying for the role of the next vice president. However, one of the sharpest remarks came from a debate moderator. Here are some of the … Read more
Hispanic registered voters consider halting gun violence a top political priority, ranking the issue alongside concerns about the economy and affordability, according to a poll shared with HuffPost on Thursday. The nationwide survey highlighted the unique importance of firearm safety to a demographic that both parties struggle to reach, pointing to an opportunity for Democrats … Read more
A group of state legislators, local politicians and nonprofits on Tuesday launched a national coalition that hopes to circumvent the congressional stalemate on gun reform by pressing for violence prevention efforts at the local level. The coalition, Legislators for Safer Communities, aims to capitalize on the shifting politics of gun reform by focusing more attention … Read more
As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump took the debate stage Tuesday night, Kentucky law enforcement officers swept the woods for a former Army reservist. They suspected Joseph Couch, 32, of opening fire this week on highway traffic with an AR-15 outside the town of London. The week before, a 14-year-old student … Read more
Tim Walz hit back at Republicans with a “fact of life” Saturday after Sen. JD Vance’s (R-Ohio) response following the deadly school shooting in Georgia. The Minnesota governor, in a speech to the Human Rights Campaign’s annual dinner in Washington, D.C., knocked right-wing book ban efforts by pointing to a bill he signed into law … Read more
PHOENIX (AP) — School shootings are a “fact of life,” so the U.S. needs to harden security to prevent more carnage like the shooting this week that left four dead in Georgia, Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said Thursday. “If these psychos are going to go after our kids we’ve got to be prepared … Read more
Sarah Palin, 2008 Republican vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor, arrives for her defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, at the United States Courthouse in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., February 14, 2022. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters A federal appeals court on Wednesday for the second time overturned the dismissal … Read more
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe on Tuesday acknowledged that the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on July 13 represented a “failure on multiple levels,” and pledged his full support to the various ongoing investigations into the events of that day. In opening comments to the Senate committees on homeland security and the judiciary, Rowe … Read more
A sign promoting safety is seen on the Regional Transportation Commission 109 Maryland Parkway bus in Las Vegas Thursday, June 8, 2023. Las Vegas Review-journal | Tribune News Service | Getty Images On your next visit to Vegas, an extra set of eyes will be watching you if you decide to hop onto the local … Read more
The father of a 14-year-old who was killed in the 2018 Parkland school shooting thinks Republican National Convention attendees’ fake ear bandages are disrespectful to people who were actually injured in last week’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. “This image infuriates me in ways that I cannot express deeply enough,” Fred Guttenberg wrote … Read more
