Denver school students rally for gun safety at state capitol after shootings

Students from at least five local high schools called on legislators to take action to address gun violence after two recent incidents

More than a thousand Denver high school students protested over gun violence in their schools, rallying on Thursday and Friday at Colorado’s capitol after yet another such incident had occurred.

Students from at least five Denver high schools gathered late on Thursday to demonstrate after a fatal shooting at an area high school earlier this week...

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Dueling TikTok creators take over Capitol Hill as battle over app heats up

A blockbuster House committee hearing with the CEO of TikTok was met with a wave of influencers and creators from both sides of the online culture wars coming to Capitol Hill.

On Wednesday, TikTok creators, artists, small business owners, educators, parents and advocates joined Reps. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.), Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) and Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) for a press conference outside the Capitol to highlight why they value the app, and to question the motivations behind call...

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Father of Parkland victim arrested after disrupting House hearing

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