Obama to Sign Gabbrielle Giffords’ Last Piece of Legislation
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — President Obama will be joined by Gabrielle Giffords in the Oval Office Friday when he signs the Arizona representative’s last piece of legislation.The Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012, wh…
Will US Navy Name Ship After Gabrielle Giffords?
Gabrielle Giffords with her husband Mark Kelly. ABC/Ida Mae Astute(WASHINGTON) — Former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is coming to the Pentagon on Friday as Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announces the name of the Navy’s newest ship. Her visit has set off …
Gabrielle Giffords’ Aide Reportedly Ready to Run for Her Seat
Tom Williams/Roll Call(PHOENIX) — Ron Barber, a longtime aide of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, will throw his hat in the ring for her House seat now that Giffords has decided not to run for election this year, reports say.Barber, who served as Gif…
Gabrielle Giffords Resigns from Congress
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., resigned from Congress on Wednesday morning, a little more than a year after being shot in the head at close range.“This past year my colleagues and staff have worked to make sure my const…
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Submitting Letter of Resignation
President Obama greets Rep. Gabrielle Giffords before his State of the Union address. The White House/Pete Souza(WASHINGTON) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will formally step down from her position as an Arizona congresswoman Wednesday morning when she su…
Gabrielle Giffords to Complete Last Event as Congresswoman
Gabrielle Giffords pictured with her husband Mark Kelly. ABC/Ida Mae Astute(TUCSON, Ariz.) — Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will make her last trip to Tucson as a member of Congress on Monday to complete an event that was interrupted last January whe…
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords to Step Down from Congress
P.K. Weis/Giffords Campaign – P.K. Weis via Getty Images(TUCSON, Ariz.) — Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will step down from Congress this week, her staff said Sunday, and not seek re-election when her current term expires this year.“I have more work t…
One Year Later: Mark Kelly on Gabrielle Giffords’ Recovery
ABC/ Ida Mae Astute(TUCSON, Ariz.) — One year after the tragedy in Tucson, Ariz., that almost claimed Rep. Gabrielle Giffords’ life, the congresswoman is stringing together full sentences and even asking questions, her husband Mark Kelly told ABC News…
One Year after Tucson Shootings
ABC/ Ida Mae Astute(TUCSON, Ariz.) — A year after shootings in Arizona which left six people dead and injured 13 others including U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, several commemoration events are being held in Tucson.The shootings occurred outside a Safe…