Author: Associated Press

Sheriff: Rail yard shooter stockpiled guns, ammo at his home

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – Authorities say a gunman who killed nine of his co-workers at a California rail yard had stockpiled weapons and 25,000 rounds of ammunition at his house before setting it on fire. Officials said Friday that Samuel James Cassidy had coordinated the fire to coincide with the violence Wednesday at the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority in…

Pressure building to change filibuster rule to forward Biden’s agenda

Republicans have already blocked a bill to create a Capitol insurrection probe

WASHINGTON (AP) – Pressure is mounting on Democrats to end the practice of requiring 60 votes to move legislation through the Senate if they hope to advance President Joe Biden’s agenda. Earlier Friday, Republicans blocked a bill that would have established a commission to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has set a June…