Florida governor proposes tighter gun restrictions in wake of school shooting
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott announced a proposal on Friday to increase restrictions on buying guns and to strengthen school safety measures after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in the state last week.
Corporate America under pressure to cut ties with NRA
(Reuters) – Some of the biggest names in corporate America are coming under mounting pressure on Friday to cut ties with the National Rifle Association as gun safety activists intensified calls for a boycott in the wake of last week’s Florida high scho…
Trump administration considering rise in gas tax: Mnuchin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration is considering a hike in the gasoline tax, but no decision has been made, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said on Friday.
Symantec halts NRA discounts for identity theft product
(Reuters) – Symantec Corp said on Friday it has stopped a program with the National Rifle Association that offered discounts for its LifeLock identity theft product.
Insurer Chubb says will stop underwriting NRA insurance for gun owners
(Reuters) – Insurer Chubb Ltd on Friday said that it will stop underwriting a National Rifle Association-branded insurance policy for gun owners.
Pentagon makes recommendations to White House on transgender individuals
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has made his recommendations to the White House on transgender individuals serving in the military, the Pentagon said on Friday, after President Donald Trump’s call last year for a ban on such se…
Staff return to Florida high school for first time since massacre
PARKLAND, Fla. (Reuters) – Staff members returned for the first time on Friday to the Florida high school where 17 students and faculty were gunned down last week in one of the deadliest school attacks in U.S. history, inflaming the national debate abo…
Enterprise to end discounts for NRA members on three of its brands
(Reuters) – U.S. car rental company Enterprise Holdings Inc said it would end discount programs for three of its brands with members of the National Rifle Association (NRA), following a shooting that killed 17 at a Florida high school.
Fees case may enable U.S. Supreme Court to curb union power
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday will consider for the second time in two years whether to choke off a critical funding stream for public-employee unions, potentially reducing organized labor’s influence in the workplace and at t…
Exclusive: U.S. official focused on election security will be replaced
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of a federal commission who has helped U.S. states protect election systems from possible cyber attacks by Russia or others is being replaced at the behest of Republican House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and the…
