Virginia Democrats who campaigned on protecting abortion rights have swept this year’s legislative elections, retaking full control of the General Assembly after two years of divided power.

A school shooting that frightened students and left one faculty member dead at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has galvanized gun safety advocates.

Protesters gathered for a We the People March in Downtown Fort Lauderdale.

Two gun control advocates from Parkland, one a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting and the other the parent of a student killed, are in Washington, D.C., at the second March for Our Lives rally.

Thousands of people are rallying on the National Mall and across the rest of America in a renewed push for gun control measures after recent deadly mass shootings.

Angered by the unrelenting toll from gun violence, tens of thousands of people are expected at rallies this weekend in the nation’s capital and around the United States demanding that Congress pass meaningful changes to gun laws.

Democrats have spent years pledging to address the gun violence that plagues communities across the U.S. But a surge of mass shootings over the weekend served as a reminder of how little has been accomplished.

The recent guilty plea by the shooter in the 2018 Parkland school slayings drew some renewed attention to the anti-gun March for Our Lives student movement.

Tens of thousands of union members and other Italians have gathered in Rome a week after right-wing extremists forced their way into the headquarters of Italy’s most powerful labor confederation.

As we approach the third anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, it’s a good time to reflect on the magnitude of the situation, as well as where it has led us from there.

It comes as House Democrats moved Monday to strip Greene of her committee assignments if Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., refuses to do so himself. One suggested shooting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in the head. Last week, Pelosi pressed House Republicans to take action. A spokesperson for the Republican leader declined to comment Monday. AdAlthough it’s not certain he will take action against Greene, McCarthy has punished members of the House Republican caucus before.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Law enforcement officials said there is concern that QAnon followers could be plotting acts of violence in the coming days. According to a bulletin obtained by ABC News, the new misplaced QAnon belief predicts that Trump will be returned to power on Jan. 31. So, again, it really shouldn’t have to be speaker Pelosi who calls this out. The White House is not weighing in on the subject. Jen Psaki, White House press secretary said Friday: “We’ll leave decisions about committees to members of Congress and we’ve certainly seen Speaker Pelosi speak to that.”

WASHINGTON – Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday Republicans need to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Education Committee or Democrats will. Aside from a record of racists posts, Greene is accused of sharing a Facebook post claiming the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax and a video shows her harassing David Hogg, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre survivor, who is a gun control activist. David Hogg addresses the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)“What could they be thinking? Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat from California, is introducing a House resolution to expel Greene from Congress, which requires two-thirds of the votes.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - Parkland school shooting survivor David Hogg claims "there have been seven assassination attempts" on his life in the past year. Hogg made the remarks in an interview with The Washington Post released Tuesday. "But I also realize, if they kill me, that's probably the stupidest thing they could do to try to end the movement," Hogg told the newspaper. "Honestly, I realize that it's horrible that I have to live through this, and it is traumatizing," Hogg said. Now that he's the legal voting age, Hogg said he's hoping for change in the 2020 presidential election and will be casting his ballots with a mind toward ending gun violence.

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - The family of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg was "swatted" Tuesday morning, prompting deputies to respond to their Parkland home. A call came into the Coral Springs Police Department claiming a hostage situation at the home. We should be doing better," Courtney Keisen, who lives in the neighborhood and attends Stoneman Douglas, said. Since the shootings at Stoneman Douglas, Hogg has been a prominent advocate for gun safety. There's going to be people against it and always will be, but we're going to keep going no matter what.