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capital source Kathleen O’Connor Ives, who first won election in 2012, said it’s time for a “new chapter,” and pointed to devoting more attention to her family.  CAPITAL SOURCE Anthony Amore, a Republican, had been planning a run for the state House of Representatives, but has shifted to chase the statewide office.  capital source John M.

John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.   The movement inspired by the teenaged survivors of the Parkland shooting is turning to the tougher question of how to sustain its momentum.   Here are four reasons this story doesn’t matter, regardless of how much we talk about it.   A bid by Republican Rick Scott would set up a showdown against Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.  Officials say the cost for the successor to the Hubble telescope may exceed the $8 billion program cap set by Congress.

John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.   The movement inspired by the teenaged survivors of the Parkland shooting is turning to the tougher question of how to sustain its momentum.   Here are four reasons this story doesn’t matter, regardless of how much we talk about it.   A bid by Republican Rick Scott would set up a showdown against Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.  Officials say the cost for the successor to the Hubble telescope may exceed the $8 billion program cap set by Congress.

John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation.   The movement inspired by the teenaged survivors of the Parkland shooting is turning to the tougher question of how to sustain its momentum.   Here are four reasons this story doesn’t matter, regardless of how much we talk about it.   A bid by Republican Rick Scott would set up a showdown against Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson.  Officials say the cost for the successor to the Hubble telescope may exceed the $8 billion program cap set by Congress.

At least a million Americans poured into the streets on Saturday to participate in the hundreds of March for Our Lives events across the nation. A review by The Hill of official crowd estimates, offered by city administrations and police departments across the country, found nearly a million total protestors across 62 of the nation’s 100 largest cities.

White House attorneys are assessing whether White House senior adviser MORE ran afoul of federal ethics regulations by meeting with executives from two companies that loaned millions of dollars to his family’s business. Rep. met with executives from Apollo Global Management and Citigroup shortly before each company loaned the Kushner Cos.

Adult-film star Stormy Daniels on Monday accused Michael Cohen, MORE's personal attorney, of defamation, amending her lawsuit against Trump. Daniels had been locked in a legal battle with Trump, seeking to dissolve a nondisclosure agreement she and Cohen signed more than a decade ago.

Rep. MORE (R-Wis.) will resign soon, stepping up speculation about the Speaker’s political future. “The rumor mill is that Paul Ryan is getting ready to resign in the next 30 to 60 days and that told Nevada Newsmakers, referring to the Majority Whip from Louisiana. “Now that is interesting, because no one has talked to members on how they are going to vote," he added. "Now, maybe they have talked to all of the members but me. I don’t know, so that is the rumor mill from last week." Ryan’s office denied that the Speaker is heading for the exit.

MORE's Commerce Department said Monday evening that the 2020 Census will include a question on citizenship, despite the strong objections of Democrats. Commerce Secretary has reportedly pushed for inclusion of the question, arguing that it would allow the the department to better enforce the Voting Rights Act. Census data is used to redraw House districts and the number of House seats each state receives, as well as determining each state’s number of electoral votes in a presidential election. Democrats have raised concerns that adding the question would result

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