Thursday's Headlines: Some Republicans open to discussing Democrats’ proposal to ban device used in the Vegas attack
The 'goofy little doodad' used in the Las Vegas carnage; The Trump administration has already been rolling back gun regulations; Rep. Steve Scalise reflects on Las Vegas, his own...
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein unveiled a bill that bans "bump stocks" — devices that can be purchased online for $200 to make semiautomatic weapons fire more like automatic weapons. Some in the GOP said such a ban would make sense, including Sen. Ron Johnson, who told reporters, "I have no problem banning those."
The Louisiana Republican said that he will work as hard as ever to advance the GOP agenda, including gun rights, as he continues an arduous rehabilitation.
Stephen Paddock was a casino regular, known to place large wagers and live for long stretches at Nevada hotels, gambling with tens of thousands of dollars and earning VIP status and the lavish "comps" that casinos shower on their regular high-rollers.
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Survivors of the deadly mass shooting that erupted in Las Vegas over the weekend needed their cars to move on with their lives — to get back to work, to school, home. But before they could move forward, they had go back to the place where they thought they were going to die.
"I knew Stephen Paddock as a kind, caring, quiet man," Marilou Danley said in a statement. "It never occurred to me in any way whatsoever that he was planning violence against anyone." Danley was out of the country when Paddock carried out his rampage. She returned late Tuesday to Los Angeles, where FBI agents interviewed her.
The embattled secretary of state denied he is thinking of leaving, while the State Department disputed a report that Tillerson had called the president a "moron" after a national security meeting at the Pentagon this summer.
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U.S. Africa Command said a joint U.S. and Nigerien patrol came under attack in southwest Niger. The deaths mark the first hostile fire U.S. casualties in the country.
"This is going to be the biggest demand probably ever in this area for the housing trade," a Texas contractor said. "And there's a severe shortage of qualified workers."
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