Florida Gov. Scott breaks with Trump over proposal to arm teachers
Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Friday rejected calls to arm teachers with guns to prevent school massacres. The stance breaks with a proposal put forth…
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How the firearms industry influences US gun culture, in 6 charts
AR-15-style rifles on display in a Texas retail shop. AP Photo/Lisa Marie Pane Michael Siegel, Boston University Americans have blamed many culprits, from mental illness…
Remarks From White House Listening Session on School Shootings
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release February 21, 2018 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT PENCE AT LISTENING…
Rubio is jeered as CNN town hall meeting about Florida school shooting turns angry
SUNRISE, Fla. – A massive town hall quickly turned into searing television Wednesday night as a grieving father of a girl killed in the Marjory…
The NRA Will Participate in a Gun Debate on CNN
The National Rifle Association’s Twitter account went dark for days after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, but the group has since agreed to take…
This fun online game lets you play a propaganda master — and it’s a fake news vaccine
A new game developed by Cambridge scientists lets us take the role of an aspiring propagandist – you decide how to manipulate the public, use…
Trump last in presidential greatness survey
You can oversee America’s slide into civil war. … specialists, Mr. Trump was judged the worst president in American history despite having only been in…
Trump backs improved background checks on gun buys: WHouse
US President Donald Trump signaled support Monday for a bipartisan effort to improve a national system of background checks for gun purchases, as urgent calls…
Trump says Russia succeeding in sowing US discord
President Donald Trump, hitting out at the probes and congressional hearings into Russian election meddling, said Sunday Moscow is succeeding beyond its “wildest dreams” if…
Trolls take to Twitter to lie about being attacked by black people while going to see ‘Black Panther’
As Marvel’s latest superhero movie “Black Panther” draws praise and rakes in millions of dollars at the box office, Twitter trolls have emerged across the…
Government regulation of social media would be a cure far worse than the disease
By Paul Levinson, Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University. … would do far more damage to our democracy than any foreign misinformation campaign…
Trump says ‘no collusion’ after Russians indicted for election meddling
US President Donald Trump on Friday held up the indictment of 13 Russians — and no Americans — for meddling in the 2016 election as…
(Update) Special Counsel Mueller Indicts 13 Russian National for Alleged Interference in the US Political System
By Karen O’Connor Rubsam Shortly after Special counsel Robert Mueller released the indictments of 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for alleged interference in…
Special counsel indicts 13 Russians for election meddling
Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday announced the indictment of 13 Russians for meddling in the American presidential election in 2016. The indictments are the…
The FBI says it received a tip on Jan. 5 about suspected Florida school shooter, but “protocols were not followed.”
Less than six weeks before Nikolas Cruz committed one of the deadliest school shootings in American history, someone who knew him called an FBI tip…
At least 17 fatalities in South Florida school shooting, officials say
A teenage gunman opened fire at a South Florida high school on Wednesday afternoon, killing 17 and wounding several others, officials said. The suspect was…
Several hurt in US school shooting: sheriff
Police were hunting for a shooter who opened fire Wednesday at a high school in Florida, an incident that reportedly left several people injured, officials…
House panel demands White House answers on ousted aide Porter
A congressional committee has opened an investigation into the security vetting of a top White House aide who resigned in disgrace last week over domestic…
FBI responding to shooting at NSA headquarters
Three people were shot and wounded Wednesday near the U.S. National Security Agency ( NSA) outside Washington, police reported. Local media said one suspect was…
I Approved This Facebook Message — But You Don’t Know That
Hundreds of federal political ads — including those from major players such as the Democratic National Committee and the Donald Trump 2020 campaign — are…