Sessions says Justice Dept. inching closer to banning bump stocks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Tuesday the Justice Department will be ready soon to announce a decision on bump stocks, and hinted that the department’s lawyers believe the device can be banned through new regulation…
Accused Florida gunman agrees to give DNA to prosecutors: lawyer
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida court canceled a hearing scheduled for Tuesday for the 19-year-old man accused of carrying out the second-deadliest shooting at a public school in U.S. history after a deal between prosecutors and defense att…
White House says reaches informal deal with Boeing for Air Force One
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has reached an agreement with the Boeing Co to provide two Air Force One planes for $3.9 billion, the White House said on Tuesday.
Hearing canceled for accused Florida school shooter: attorney
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Reuters) – A Florida court canceled a hearing scheduled for Tuesday for the 19-year-old man accused of carrying out the second-deadliest shooting at a public school in U.S. history after a deal between prosecutors and defense att…
U.S. top court to mull rules on what voters can wear to polls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Political activist Andy Cilek arrived at his local polling site in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, on Election Day in 2010 wearing a T-shirt touting the conservative Tea Party movement with the words “Don’t Tread on Me” as well as a but…
Accused mobster linked to Boston art heist faces sentencing
(Reuters) – An octogenarian alleged mobster who police believe may be able to solve the largest art heist in U.S. history is expected in court in Connecticut on Tuesday where he is due to be sentenced for illegally selling guns to a convicted murderer….
Accused Florida gunman to appear in court as gun debate rages
(Reuters) – The Florida teenager accused of carrying out the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in U.S. history will appear in court on Tuesday as a long-simmering national debate rages on between proponents of gun rights and advocates of firearm…
Twenty states sue federal government, seeking end to Obamacare
(Reuters) – A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine.
Twenty U.S. states sue federal government seeking end to Obamacare
(Reuters) – A coalition of 20 U.S. states sued the federal government on Monday over Obamacare, claiming the law was no longer constitutional after the repeal last year of its requirement that people have health insurance or pay a fine.
U.S. federal judge rejects challenge to marijuana prohibition
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the United States’ longstanding prohibition of marijuana on the grounds that the ban was unconstitutional, with the judge finding that the issue could not be decided by the c…
