McConnell taps GOP senators to mull bipartisan legislation after shootings
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Monday that he has asked three GOP committee chairmen to brainstorm potential solutions after President Trump urged bipartisanship in the wake of...
View ArticleSenators ask for committee vote on 'red flag' bills after shootings
Two senators are asking Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to give their "red flag" bills a vote in the wake of last weekend's back-to-back mass shootings. Sen. Dianne...
View ArticleSenators renew request for domestic threats documents from FBI, DOJ after...
Top senators on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee are doubling down on a request for details from the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) about how they handle "all forms of...
View ArticleSasse announces Senate reelection bid
Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) formally announced his 2020 reelection campaign at Millard Airport in Omaha, Neb., on Monday evening.“We are grateful. We are excited. We are ready to work hard,” said Sasse,...
View ArticleOcasio-Cortez calls out McConnell for photo of young men groping a cutout of her
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) is calling out Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Ky.) reelection campaign after a photo emerged of a group of young men groping a cutout of the freshman...
View ArticleShaken Portman urges support for 'red flag' laws after Ohio shooting
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), visibly shaken by the mass shooting in his home state, urged his colleagues on Tuesday to come together on gun legislation. Portman told a group of reporters at the Capitol...
View ArticleSchumer, GOP Rep. King urge McConnell to give background check bill a vote
REPUBLICAN REP DEMANDS GUN ACTION: Republican Rep. Peter King (NY) joins Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in support of universal background check legislation in the wake of two mass...
View ArticleProtesters demonstrate outside McConnell's Kentucky home
Protesters demonstrated outside Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R) home in Kentucky on Monday night, accusing the GOP leader of being unresponsive to their concerns.Local television station...
View ArticleMcConnell faces pressure to bring Senate back for gun legislation
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is coming under intense pressure to take quick action on gun legislation in the wake of two mass shootings.Democrats and gun control advocates want the...
View ArticleAdvocates ramp up pressure on criminal justice measure
A coalition of advocacy groups is ramping up pressure on lawmakers to include criminal justice legislation in a must-pass defense bill. The push comes as staffers and lawmakers are expected to...
View ArticleSherrod Brown now says he'll join Trump during Dayton trip
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) said on Wednesday that he'll meet with President Trump during his trip to Dayton, Ohio, after initially indicating that he wouldn't take part in the visit. "I spent much of...
View ArticleSchumer blasts 'red flag' gun legislation as 'ineffective cop...
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday poured cold water on "red flag" legislation that is gaining traction among some Senate Republicans in the wake of a pair of mass shootings...
View ArticleSherrod Brown: Congress can't combat mass shootings due to McConnell and...
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) on Wednesday said the inability to find a solution to mass shootings is due to President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) being "in bed with the gun...
View ArticleFBI briefs lawmakers on Texas, Ohio mass shootings
FBI Director Christopher Wray has briefed members of Congress on the two mass shootings in Dayton, Ohio, and El Paso, Texas, that occurred over the weekend.Sources on the Democratic caucus call...
View ArticleTwitter locks McConnell campaign account after posting video of protester...
Twitter has locked the account for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's (R-Ky.) campaign after it shared a video of a protester's profanity-laced rant outside the senator's home. A Twitter...
View Article'Medicare for All' complicates Democrats' pitch to retake Senate
The divide over health care among Democratic presidential candidates is raising fears the party might turn an issue that was a key winner in the House midterms into a liability in next year's Senate...
View ArticleMayors join call for Senate to return for vote on gun bill
More than 200 U.S. mayors are calling for the Senate to return from its August recess to take up two House-passed gun control bills in the wake of two deadly mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and...
View ArticleBooker eyes farm conservation, reforestation and wetlands restoration in...
Presidential hopeful Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) on Thursday unveiled new legislation to combat climate change with a focus on farm conservation, reforestation and wetlands restoration.The Climate...
View ArticleGOP group targets McConnell over election security bills in new ad
A Republican group is ramping up pressure on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to take up election security legislation ahead of 2020. The 60-second ad from Republicans for the Rule of...
View ArticleHarry Reid: Democrats should scrap filibuster to battle climate change if...
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday called for Democrats to make tackling the climate crisis a priority, even if it means scrapping the Senate filibuster.“The answer is yes,”...
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