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While the White House has said President shooting last week, the president's proposed budget for 2019 would actually roll back federal grants to help states in reporting to the national background check system. Under the proposed FY 2019 budget, which the administration rolled out just two days before the deadly Parkland, Fla.

Under heavy criticism for still not condemning Russia's interference in the 2016 Donald Trump is defending his record on Russia - and claiming he's been tougher than his predecessor, President Barack Obama. "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!" the president tweeted Tuesday morning. Trump has still not fully embraced the finding of U.S.

Attorney Alex Van Der Zwaan pleaded guilty on Tuesday to making false statements to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's team in the ongoing probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Van Der Zwaan, a 33-year old Dutch citizen, allegedly made the false statements to officials with the special counsel and FBI agents in an interview on Nov. 3, 2017. The felony charge is punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000. U.S.

Last week's shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school that left 17 dead and 14 wounded has once again brought the debate over gun control to the forefront. This time, the school's students are taking the lead in demanding change at both the local level and in Washington. Critics, however, argue that pro-gun campaign money has more influence in the gun policy debate than victims of gun violence. The Second Amendment rights. But the NRA’s real power shows up in independent expenditures.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has walked back President FBI could have prevented the Parkland high school shooting if it hadn't been so focused on the Russia investigation. On Friday, the FBI said it failed to follow up on a tip about the Parkland shooter. And Tuesday, when asked if Trump believes the FBI missed warning signs because of the time it's spending on the Russia investigation, Sanders said that was "not necessarily" the cause. "I think he was speaking - not necessarily that that is the cause.

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capital source In one of country’s most liberal congressional districts, Baker clocks in at a 66 percent favorable, 18 percent unfavorable rating among respondents.  capital source Gadfly GOP gubernatorial candidate Scott Lively sent the party’s executive director, Matthew St. Hilaire, a forceful letter this week.  capital source US Representative Michael E. Capuano leads primary challenger City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, according to a new poll.

The device was used by the shooter who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas in October, killing dozens.  Survivors of the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., have called on legislators — and even the president — to usher in change on gun laws.

The device was used by the shooter who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas in October, killing dozens.  Survivors of the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., have called on legislators — and even the president — to usher in change on gun laws.

The device was used by the shooter who opened fire on a country music festival in Las Vegas in October, killing dozens.  Survivors of the high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., have called on legislators — and even the president — to usher in change on gun laws.