Can Congress Pass A Gun Bill?
Congress had the Memorial Day week off to think about mass slaughters. Now, can Congress actually pass a new gun law to curb the horror?
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- May 26, 2022
- 5 min
Domestic Terror and Gun Bills Blocked In Senate
The Senate blocked bills to deal with domestic terrorism and gun violence, again punting in addressing gun horrors.
- May 25, 2022
- 3 min
Republicans Likely To Block All New Gun Bills; Blame Mental Illness For Slaughters
Republicans say mental illness is the real problem, not guns, in signaling opposition to to any new gun laws after Uvalde, Texas.
- May 25, 2022
- 2 min
Chris Murphy Begs Senate To Act After Uvalde
Sen. Chris Murphy begged his colleagues to finally act after the latest mass shooting in America, in Uvalde, Texas.
- Mar 18, 2022
- 2 min
Schumer, Wyden Target Koch Over Russia
Congress should strip tax benefits from Koch Industries and others who continue doing business in Russia, say Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden.
- Oct 1, 2021
- 3 min
Infrastructure Battle Gets Surreal At Midnight
With negotiations among Democrats falling short Thursday on passing infrastructure legislation, things turned somewhat surreal.
- Aug 11, 2021
- 5 min
Schumer Sets Up Voting Rights Showdown
Chuck Schumer set up what could be a consequential showdown on voting rights in September, moving to start work on the For The People Act.
- Aug 9, 2021
- 3 min
Democrats Roll Out $3.5 Trillion Spending Blueprint
Democrats rolled out the outlines of the budget bill they intend to write over the next month, and it is simply enormous.
- Feb 9, 2021
- 3 min
Republicans Deeply Unimpressed By Trump's Lawyers
Senate Republicans said former President Trump's impeachment lawyers made a bad case in their bid to derail the trial.
- Jan 27, 2021
- 3 min
Tim Kaine Says Dems Have Better Things To Do Than Impeaching Trump
Democrats should consider dropping the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump and instead try to censure him, Democrat Tim Kaine argued.
- Jan 25, 2021
- 5 min
House Delivers Second Trump Impeachment To Senate
The House formally delivered their article of impeachment to the Senate Monday, accusing former president Trump of inciting insurrection.
- Dec 17, 2020
- 3 min
Republicans Intend To Limit Biden's Economic Options In The Pandemic
Joe Biden may see the COVID relief package that passes Congress this week as a "down payment," but Republicans think it's all he'll get.
- Dec 16, 2020
- 2 min
AOC Draws Red Line Demanding Direct Payments In COVID Relief.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) laid down a red line to get her vote for any COVID relief package Tuesday night: direct payments.
- Dec 15, 2020
- 3 min
Mitch McConnell Closes Out Trump's Last Hope
If the Electoral College confirmation of Joe Biden's election wasn't enough, Mitch McConnell signaled Trump will lose a Senate challenge.