The Associated PressMar 27, 2018
John Paul Stevens says erasing the amendment would clear the way for gun control and weaken the NRA's ability to block legislation. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
MICHELLE CHAPMAN / The Associated PressMar 26, 2018
The storied company with roots that go back two centuries has endured slumping sales and legal and financial pressure over the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
ASHRAF KHALIL and CALVIN WOODWARD / The Associated PressMar 24, 2018
In Washington, protesters line Pennsylvania Avenue near the Capitol, stretching back toward the White House. President Trump is away, at his golf club in Florida. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
MICHAEL BIESECKER, JAKE PEARSON and JEFF HORWITZ / The Associated PressMar 15, 2018
The new advisory board was created to help rewrite federal rules for importing parts of elephants, lions and rhinos. Some of its members have ties to the Trump family. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigMar 15, 2018
With America's children leading the way, we can only hope that their demands for sanity on this issue will prevail. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigMar 13, 2018
The president wants to arm "highly trained expert teachers" with concealed weapons—a move that will guarantee more gun violence in schools. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Bill Blum / TruthdigMar 12, 2018
The late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who upended prior interpretations of the amendment, left a tantalizing loophole for advocates of gun regulation. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
JILL COLVIN / The Associated PressMar 11, 2018
Trump had said the age should be raised to 21, but a newly revealed plan calls for a commission on school safety—headed by Betsy DeVos—to examine the issue. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
GARY FINEOUT AND KELLI KENNEDY / The Associated PressMar 11, 2018
The law signed by Gov. Rick Scott raises the age to buy rifles from 18 to 21, extends a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns, and bans bump stocks. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Dawson Barrett / Waging NonviolenceMar 6, 2018
Where adults have failed repeatedly, and many have simply given up, the youth are now leading the charge. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )
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