Minnesota shootings reignite safety issues for members of Congress

Minnesota shootings reignite safety issues for members of Congress

WASHINGTON — The targeted shootings of two Minnesota state lawmakers has renewed an urgent debate on Capitol Hill as members of Congress raise alarm bells about their safety amid escalating political rhetoric and violent threats. Law enforcement officials have begun holding a series of security briefings with groups of congressional lawmakers that will continue into … Read more

Decide blocks Trump administration from deploying members of California Nationwide Guard in L.A., pauses personal order

Decide blocks Trump administration from deploying members of California Nationwide Guard in L.A., pauses personal order

A judge temporarily halted the Trump administration’s National Guard deployment in Los Angeles, writing Thursday that the federal government did not have the authority to nationalize California’s National Guard. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued the temporary restraining order after an hourlong hearing in a San Francisco federal court. California’s attorney general challenged the deployment, … Read more