Senate Democrats face new pressure to pass assault weapons ban
Democrats in Congress are under new pressure to advance an assault weapons ban after a 21-year-old gunman killed seven people at a July 4 parade in Highland Park. The Senate just approved a bipartisan gun-safety bill last month that was signed into law by President Biden, but even at the time it was seen as an effort insufficient to truly cut into gun violence. The narrow legislation won support from all 50 of the Senate’s Democrats and 15 Senate Republicans, but was opposed by most of the GOP in the House and Senate. And Democrats themselves are divided over a
Read MoreWhat to expect at Trump’s rallies in Nevada and Alaska
Former President Trump is headed to Nevada and Alaska this weekend to stump for more Republican candidates. The two events are Trump’s most recent attempts to influence the party in this year’s midterm elections, but while his supported candidates are generally outspoken supporters of unproven claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election, Trump’s appearances will appeal to different aims. At an event in Las Vegas on Friday, Trump will seek to boost the general election bids of two nominees whom Trump endorsed in their crowded primaries, gubernatorial nominee Joe Lombardo a
Read MoreFive questions Pat Cipollone could answer for the Jan. 6 committee
After weeks of resistance, White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is set to appear Friday for closed door testimony before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Cipollone was subpoenaed by the committee last week after he met with the panel’s investigators in April but pushed back against sitting for formal testimony. His second meeting with the committee comes after numerous public pleas for his cooperation, with the panel’s members saying his actions to intervene on Jan. 6 could help supply crucial testimony for its investigation. Her
Read MoreThe Memo: How the Brittney Griner case is sparking calls for Biden to do more
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Read MoreBiden administration to distribute 144,000 additional doses of monkeypox vaccine as cases spike
The Biden administration announced on Thursday that it will distribute 144,000 more doses of the Jynneos vaccine across the country to address a recent spike in confirmed cases of monkeypox. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said in a
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