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Lawmaker prods Education Department about plans to forgive more student loan debt

President Biden's Education Department is being pressed to reveal what preparations are being made for a mass cancelation of student debt.

June 8, 2022

Hopes fade for quick gun deal as bipartisan negotiations grind on in Senate

Hopes are fading in Washington that a quick deal on guns will materialize this week, with lawmakers struggling to fashion a deal acceptable to all sides.

June 7, 2022

Senate leaders give bipartisan group more time to craft gun deal

Senate leaders are giving a bipartisan group of lawmakers more time to finish a compromise bill on guns and school safety, even as hopes fade for a quick deal.

June 7, 2022

Biden meets with Senate’s lead Democratic gun negotiator as talks continue

President Biden met Tuesday with the lead Senate Democrat working to craft a bipartisan gun deal as the talks continued.

June 7, 2022

Democrats soften opposition to fortifying schools in hopes of clinching gun deal with GOP

Democrats are warming to including school security measures in a compromise gun bill, viewing the concession as potentially key to clinching a deal with Republicans.

June 6, 2022

Manchin open to assault weapons ban after wave of mass shootings

Sen. Joe Manchin is open to discussing a federal ban on military-style semiautomatic rifles -- commonly labeled assault weapons -- as Congress debates how to respond to a recent wave of mass shootings.

June 6, 2022

Democratic lawmaker pushes 1,000% tax on assault weapons

A Democratic congressman is drafting legislation that would impose a 1,000% tax on assault weapons in response to a terrifying spate of mass shootings.

June 6, 2022

Commerce Secretary Raimondo admits only learning of baby formula shortage in April

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo admitted on Sunday that she only learned about the ongoing shortage of baby formula in April.

June 5, 2022

White House paints rosy economic picture, ducks responsibility for inflation, baby formula shortage

White House officials are continuing to paint a rosy picture of the national economy, even as American workers face 40-year high inflation, skyrocketing gas prices and a baby formula shortage.

June 5, 2022

Jan. 6 committee adviser admits no ‘smoking gun’ showing Trump planned riot at the U.S. Capitol

A former top adviser to the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot said Sunday there was no "smoking gun" indicating that then-President Trump planned for the U.S. Capitol to be overrun by his supporters.

June 5, 2022

Sen. Chris Murphy urges Biden to not get involved in bipartisan gun talks

Sen. Christopher Murphy, the Connecticut Democrat leading bipartisan talks to get gun laws passed, urged President Biden on Sunday to stay out of the negotiations or risk scuttling a deal.

June 5, 2022

House Republican drops reelection bid after outcry over support for assault weapons ban

Rep. Chris Jacobs is dropping his reelection bid after coming under fire from fellow Republicans for backing a ban on assault weapons.

June 3, 2022

Democrats’ deluge of gun-control plans drowns out bipartisan negotiations in the Senate

A flood of gun-control proposals has inundated Congress in response to a terrifying spate of mass shootings but, lawmakers say, the growing stack of bills only weighs down negotiations and makes a deal less likely.

June 3, 2022

Nevada moves to divest tax dollars from companies manufacturing or selling assault weapons

Nevada is responding to a recent spate of mass shootings by cutting off taxpayer money from going to companies that manufacture or sell assault weapons.

June 3, 2022

Biden calls for assault weapons ban, making gun manufacturers liable for shootings

President Biden on Thursday made an emotional appeal for ambitious new gun laws including a ban on military-style rifles, as lawmakers wrangled bitterly over how to prevent more bloodshed in America.

June 2, 2022

Rep. Jim Jordan accuses Democrats of engaging in ‘political theater’ with gun control bills

Rep. Jim Jordan accused House Democrats on Thursday of engaging in political theater by pushing a spate of gun control bills that have no hope of becoming law.

June 2, 2022

Senate Democrats work to allay GOP concerns on bipartisan gun talks

Senate Democrats involved in gun talks with Republicans are working overtime to convince the GOP base they are not a threat to the Second Amendment or legal gun owners.

June 2, 2022

Pelosi accused of jeopardizing bipartisan gun talks

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is planning to force an ambitious gun-control package through the House, raising concerns that the move may damage bipartisan talks in the Senate.

May 31, 2022

Paul Ryan to campaign for Trump target in South Carolina

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan will travel to South Carolina to campaign for a House Republican being targeted for voting to impeach former President Donald Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.

May 27, 2022

Democrats spend heavily to boost controversial primary foe of moderate Rep. Young Kim

California Democrats are so eager to oust moderate, Asian American GOP Rep. Young Kim that the party is spending heavily to boost a poorly funded and controversial Republican primary challenger.

May 26, 2022