Senators want Biden to stay out of gun talks
Senate negotiators working to come to an agreement on gun violence legislation are asking the White House to stay out of the talks. Some have said that President Biden’s involvement wouldn’t be “helpful” after he called on Congress to pass gun control measures, some of which aren’t even supported by all 50 Democrats. The White House spent much of last week going back and forth about how much involvement, if any, the administration would have on the talks, eventually settling on messaging that the president would give Congress space to negotiate. Then an a
Read MoreSenators say they need more time on gun talks
Senate negotiators say they are making progress toward a deal to address gun violence, but they aren’t there yet. Sen. Jon Cornyn (Texas), the lead Republican negotiator, on Monday said negotiators are “hovering above the target” but haven’t nailed down anything. Cornyn said negotiators need at least another week to resolve their differences and urged Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), who has warned he will only give negotiators a short period of time to reach a deal, not to rush anything to the floor. “Good consensus legislation takes time
Read MoreMarch For Our Lives planning more than 50 meetings with lawmakers
Student-led organization March For Our Lives (MFOL) has announced plans to hold more than 50 meetings with lawmakers to demand gun reform legislation in the wake of a recent string of mass shootings in the U.S. In a statement on Monday, the group said its activists have arranged more than 50 meetings with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in an effort to pass legislation to curb gun violence in the U.S. The organization said the meetings on Capitol Hill will set the stage for next week, when it plans is planning more than 450 demonstrations across the world to deman
Read MoreDemocrat Taddeo ends bid for Florida governor, will run for Miami House seat
Florida state Sen. Annette Taddeo announced on Monday that she would exit her state’s Democratic gubernatorial primary and instead run for a Miami-based House seat. Taddeo jumped into the Democratic primary for governor in the fall, throwing herself into contention with two other prominent Florida Democrats, Rep. Charlie Crist and state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. But Taddeo’s campaign struggled to gain the kind of traction needed to win the primary. She also found herself at a significant financial disadvantage; because Taddeo is a sitting state senator, she
Read MoreFormer AG Holder says GOP has 'welded itself' to gun lobby
Former Attorney General Eric Holder said on Monday the Republican Party has “welded itself” to the gun lobby after continued inaction to pass what he called “reasonable gun safety measures” in Congress. Holder, an appointee, said the tight political relationship must be broken, but that some politicians rarely face any consequences for opposing even generally popular gun legislation because of how their districts are drawn. “This is a really graphic example of the harm, the concrete harm, of gerrymandering where a politician can do something inconsistent with the d
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