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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.

Police estimated 50,000 people participated in Boston’s March for Our Lives. Protest organizers said more than 100,000 took part.   Hundreds of thousands gathered at the National Mall Saturday afternoon with a singular message.  Yvonne Abraham The students at the vanguard of Saturday’s March for Our Lives could plant a glimmer of hope even in a heart utterly broken.

Police estimated 50,000 people participated in Boston’s March for Our Lives. Protest organizers said more than 100,000 took part.   Hundreds of thousands gathered at the National Mall Saturday afternoon with a singular message.  Yvonne Abraham The students at the vanguard of Saturday’s March for Our Lives could plant a glimmer of hope even in a heart utterly broken.

Police estimated 50,000 people participated in Boston’s March for Our Lives. Protest organizers said more than 100,000 took part.   Hundreds of thousands gathered at the National Mall Saturday afternoon with a singular message.  Yvonne Abraham The students at the vanguard of Saturday’s March for Our Lives could plant a glimmer of hope even in a heart utterly broken.

The White House on Saturday issued a statement on the "March for Our Lives" protest against gun violence, applauding students for “exercising their First Amendment rights.” “We applaud the many courageous young Americans exercising their First Amendment rights today,” White House deputy press secretary Lindsay Walters said in a statement. Walters underscored efforts MORE has taken on school safety, including support for bills strengthening the background check system for gun purchases and an anti-school violence act while also moving to ban bump stocks, which allow se

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) John Bolton, national security adviser pick, will enter the White House next month carrying a host of views revered by some and feared by others. Bolton over the years has advocated for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea, called for the U.S. to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, pushed to expand the Iraq War into Iran, dismissed accusations of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S.

MORE is reportedly considering expelling at least 20 Russian diplomats in response to the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in Britain.  U.S.

Democratic lawmakers turned out in force on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of protesters gathered in cities across the country to call for an end to gun violence. At "March for Our Lives" rallies across the U.S., congressional Democrats joined in calls demanding swift action on gun control more than a month after a deadly school shooting in Parkland, Fla., lent momentum to the debate over firearms. During stops in Boston, Springfield and Worcester, Mass., Sen. MORE (D-Mass.) marched with students and documented the rallies on her Twitter account.  Sen.

The "March for Our Lives" rallies that took place in cities across the country on Saturday underscored the momentum of a political movement that emerged following a deadly mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school last month. The marches featured students delivering impassioned calls for Congress to pass stricter gun control measures, and drew hundreds of thousands of people to the streets of large cities and small towns alike. In Washington, the epicenter of the protests, students from Marjo