Semi-automatic rifle ban passes in Washington state BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — A ban on dozens of semi-automatic rifles cleared the Washington state Legislature on Wednesday and the governor is expected to sign it into law. The high-powered firearms — once banned nationwide — are now the weapon of choice among young men responsible for most of the country’s devastating mass shootings. The […]
Ukraine’s top prosecutor speaks of ‘evil’ Russian … WASHINGTON (AP) — Russia’s invading forces are deliberately using rape, torture and kidnapping to try to sow terror among civilians in Ukraine, the top prosecutor in Ukraine told U.S. lawmakers in graphic testimony Wednesday. Prosecutor General Andriy Kostin said nearly 80,000 cases of war crimes have been registered in Ukraine since the war began in […]
Some LIV golfers take a pass on U.S. Open (AP) – The road to the U.S. Open began this week for thousands of players, with an 18-hole local qualifier in the Houston area on Monday and another in North Carolina on Wednesday. A dozen or so players from LIV Golf already decided to pass by not entering. That includes Louis Oosthuizen, a runner-up at […]
Suspect in Japan PM attack may have had election … TOKYO (AP) — A 24-year-old man who allegedly threw an explosive at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wanted to be a politician and believed that he was unfairly blocked from running for Japan’s parliament by an age requirement, according to media reports and social media posts that appeared to be his. The suspect, Ryuji Kimura, was […]
Colorado gun control bills progress; semi-auto ban … DENVER (AP) — Months after the state’s latest mass shooting, Colorado’s Democratic-controlled Legislature has passed a package of gun control measures that are expected to be signed by the state’s governor and more closely align it with the liberal strongholds of California and New York. The proposals include strengthening red flag laws, raising the firearm […]
Democrats vow fight on gun reform, but don’t expect … In the wake of America’s latest school massacre, House Democrats are pushing once again for tougher checks on firearms and new limits on who can own them. But as Congress returns to Washington this week following a long spring recess, even some of Capitol Hill’s most ardent gun reformers say they don’t expect last month’s tragedy […]
Fetterman jokingly addresses body double conspiracy … Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to reflect that Fetterman suffered a stroke. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) jokingly played along with a conspiracy theory that he had a body double, posting a video in which he interrupts himself explaining that the rumor was false, posing as a fake body double. “During my time during […]
McCarthy tries to wrangle Republicans on debt limit … Editor’s note: President Biden has said he refuses to meet with Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for debt limit negotiations until Republicans release a 10-year budget proposal. A previous version of this story contained incorrect information. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Tuesday laid out his opening salvo for a go-it-alone debt limit increase bill he hopes […]
Democrats forced to play Feinstein waiting game after … Senate Democrats are staring down a dilemma after Republicans roundly opposed the call to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Judiciary Committee. They’ve been left with no choice but to wait it out amid a growing backlog of judicial nominations. Senate Republicans on Monday panned the idea of filling Feinstein’s post on the […]
GOP blocks Democratic attempt to replace Feinstein … Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked an attempt by Democrats to temporarily replace Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on the Judiciary Committee during her lengthy absence from the upper chamber due to a bout with shingles. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday requested unanimous consent to make the move, having told reporters earlier in the […]
Republicans object to replacing Feinstein on Judiciary … WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans blocked a Democratic request to temporarily replace California Sen. Dianne Feinstein on the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, leaving Democrats with few options for moving some of President Joe Biden’s stalled judicial nominees. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, objected to a resolution offered by […]
