What's in the Senate's 80-page bipartisan gun safety bill
Senate negotiators unveiled an 80-page bill Tuesday evening responding to the mass shootings at the Topps supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y., and the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, capping weeks of intense negotiations. Sen. Chris Murphy (Conn.), the lead Democratic negotiator, is hailing the bill as the biggest breakthrough on the issue of gun violence in 30 years and predicted Tuesday it would save lives. Sen. John Cornyn (Texas), the head Republican in the talks, says the legislation will take guns out of the hands of people who are dangerous or brea
Read MoreBee Nguyen wins Georgia primary to take on Trump foe Raffensperger
State Rep. Bee Nguyen is projected to the Democratic nomination to take on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), according to The Associated Press. Nguyen’s victory came in a Tuesday runoff against former state Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler. Nguyen, who has the endorsement of Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams, came in first in a June 24 primary, finishing nearly 26 points ahead of Dawkins-Haigler. But she still fell short of the majority support she needed to win the nomination outright, sending her and Dawkins-Haigler i
Read MoreOn The Money — Thinking outside the box on fighting inflation
With many forces behind inflation beyond the Federal Reserve’s control, we look at some supply-side fixes to rising prices. We’ll also examine why housing prices could keep climbing and the rising odds of a recession. But first, bookworms in New York have 500,000 reasons to be
Read MoreHillicon Valley — Twitter board recommends Musk bid
Twitter’s board of directors told shareholders to give the OK on Elon Musk’s offer to buy the company for $44 billion. Meanwhile, Democrats in the House and Senate introduced a bill that would bar tech companies from retaining data about users’ reproductive health. This is Hillicon Valley, detailing all you need to know about tech and cyber news from Capitol Hill to Silicon Valley. Send tips to The Hill’s Rebecca Klar,
Read MoreStates can—and must—outdo Joe Biden on policing reform
Despite running on a platform that touted police reform as a high priority, Joe Biden and Kamala Harris offered weak prospects for the prioritization of real, urgent reform during their campaign. It wasn’t until almost halfway through his term that President Biden signed an executive order he claims will advance “effective, accountable policing” and “enhance publi
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