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McConnell: No DACA fix in spending bill | TheHill

posted onFebruary 25, 2018
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Senate Majority Leader on Tuesday that he will give an immigration bill a vote, but it won't be attached to a spending deal. "It is still my view that I will call up a DACA related immigration bill that ... the president will sign and that it will not be a part of any overall spending agreement," McConnell told reporters, referring to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Congress has less than two weeks to meet a Jan.

Trump says arming teachers in schools 'Up to States' - ABC News

posted onFebruary 25, 2018
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President White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment about the president's tweet. The White House has yet to release a complete plan to address school violence, including who would bear the financial cost, though Trump said during a telephone interview late Saturday with Fox News Channel that a proposal would be put forward "very soon." Trump said on Twitter that arming educators and paying their bonuses would be "very inexpensive." Asked on Thursday whether the federal government or state and local munic

Trump floats new gun measures as gun owners talk 'betrayal' - ABC News

posted onFebruary 25, 2018
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When President Donald Trump raised the idea of banning "bump stocks" and curbing young people's access to gun, gun owners and advocates who helped his political rise talked about disloyalty and desertion. Trump's flirtation with modest gun control measures drew swift condemnation from gun groups, hunters and sportsmen who banked on the president to be a stalwart opponent to any new restrictions. He's pledging to make schools safer and reduce gun violence after the Florida school shooting.

Democrats release redacted memo pushing back on GOP claims of DOJ abuse of government surveillance powers - ABC News

posted onFebruary 25, 2018
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Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee have released a redacted memo meant to push back on Republicans' claims of DOJ and FBI abuse of government surveillance powers to spy on a former Trump campaign adviser. national security concerns. In a letter to the committee at the time, White House counsel Don McGahn said the 10-page document contained "numerous properly classified and especially sensitive passages" and asked the panel to

Capital - The week in politics and issues

posted onFebruary 25, 2018
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capital source The suit was filed by former Massachusetts governor William F. Weld and two other plaintiffs.  capital source The long trek back from political gadfly to elected office just might be in the cards for Althea Garrison.  Such introductory events are typically bare bones, but Republican John Kingston’s October event was top shelf.   capital source “He’s proven to be a great steward for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” president Sean M.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onFebruary 25, 2018
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The kids from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School face long odds, as the NRA stands in their way.   On Twitter, President Trump said arming teachers as a deterrent against school shootings is “Up to States.”  President Trump says he’s backing new gun measures, but the gun owners and advocates who helped propel his political rise see desertion and betrayal.

Politics - The Boston Globe

posted onFebruary 25, 2018
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The kids from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School face long odds, as the NRA stands in their way.   On Twitter, President Trump said arming teachers as a deterrent against school shootings is “Up to States.”  President Trump says he’s backing new gun measures, but the gun owners and advocates who helped propel his political rise see desertion and betrayal.