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Gun safety bill clears a hurdle in the Senate with support from 14 Republicans including Mitch McConnell
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which provides funds to enforce "red flag" laws and offers me…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert,…
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House Democrats cheerfully sang 'God Bless America' on the steps of the Capitol as crowds protested the overturning of Roe v. Wade at the Supreme Court across the street
An ill-timed press conference celebrating the passage of a gun safety bill came as the country reel…
Bryan Metzger
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14 House Republicans, including Uvalde's congressman, voted to back the most significant new gun restrictions since the 1990s
Among the Republicans who voted for the bill was Rep. Tony Gonzales, a survivor of domestic abuse w…
Bryan Metzger
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Senate passes a new bipartisan bill that would enact the toughest new guns laws since the 1990s — with 15 Republican senators joining every Democrat in support
The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act is expected to pass the House with minimal GOP support and cou…
Bryan Metzger,Lauren Frias
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The NRA and the House Freedom Caucus announced their opposition to the bipartisan Senate gun bill less than an hour after it was released
14 Republican senators voted to advance the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which will enact the …
Bryan Metzger
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Biden's laws are pouring billions into new infrastructure, and it could be a rare opportunity to make communities safer and more sustainable
The US needs to invest trillions in infrastructure, civil engineers say. President Joe Biden has si…
Eliza Relman
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Harris is caught between billionaire donors, economic progressives, and the question of Lina Khan
Kamala Harris hasn't said whether she'll replace FTC chair Lina Khan, as she tries to appeal to pro…
Alice Tecotzky
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Senators just released legislative text for the 'Bipartisan Safer Communities Act,' including the most significant new gun restrictions since the 1990s. Here's what's in the bill.
The bill would close the "boyfriend loophole, support states enacting "red flag" laws, and increase…
Bryan Metzger,Lauren Frias
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Biden is struggling in Nevada. His economic messaging in the key swing state will be one of the biggest tests of his 2024 campaign.
President Biden will have to work hard to address some of the top concerns of Nevada voters: inflat…
John L. Dorman
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Jamaal Bowman may be the most endangered Squad member. He doesn't seem alarmed.
Jamaal Bowman, the Squad member who famously pulled a Capitol Hill fire alarm, may lose his seat in…
Bryan Metzger
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Mitch McConnell is stepping down in November. 3 men named John have long been angling to succeed him.
It's overwhelmingly likely that the next Senate GOP leader will be named John. Here are the three m…
Bryan Metzger
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Booker ends bipartisan talks over police reform, citing 'too wide a gulf' with Republicans
Rep. Karen Bass called on the Biden administration to press forward on police reforms, possibly via…
Bryan Metzger
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Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Murphy backs removing filibuster after saying she hadn't 'given it much thought'
It's arguably the most important institutional question for any Democratic Senate hopeful, one that…
Bryan Metzger
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Watch the moment a GOP congresswoman forgot how she voted on bills she's bragged about, but actually opposed: 'I need to ask my staff'
Rep. Salazar was pressed during a local TV interview about why she was touting government funding t…
Bryan Metzger
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Here are the 6 House Democrats that voted against the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
Six progressive Democrats - all members who make up the "The Squad" - rejected the legislation, an …
John L. Dorman
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GOP congresswoman touts $650,000 in federal funding — even though she voted against the bill that provided it
Rep. Salazar said that she can "celebrate this victory because I fought for it," even though she vo…
Bryan Metzger
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Biden signs bipartisan gun reform bill into law, one of the most significant pieces of federal firearms legislation in decades
The bill includes millions of dollars for mental health services and school security, while also in…
John L. Dorman
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McConnell says he hopes the bipartisan gun bill 'will be viewed favorably by voters in the suburbs we need to regain'
"We pretty much own rural and small town America, and I think this is a sensible solution to the pr…
Grace Panetta
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Top senators propose bipartisan panel to investigate COVID's origin and the US response
If passed into law, there would be another investigation into the pandemic's origin.
Brent D. Griffiths
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Passing at home, failing abroad: Grading Mike Johnson's first month as speaker
Mike Johnson has been speaker of the House for just under a month. Business Insider issued a report…