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House passes gun bill with age restriction, other proposals

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed a package of gun violence prevention measures on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday evening, even as the bill faces little hope of clearing the evenly divided Senate.

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House passes gun bill with age restriction, other proposals - Roll Call

The House of Representatives passed a package of gun control measures on a mostly party-line vote Wednesday.

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Democrats set up votes on gun legislation as Senate negotiates

House Democrats plan to press forward on voting, starting Wednesday, on a series of gun control proposals, most of which appear to have slim chance to become law amid Republican opposition in the evenly divided Senate.

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Democrats set up votes on gun legislation as Senate negotiates - Roll Call

House Democrats plan to press forward on voting on a series of gun control proposals starting Wednesday.

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Resurrected budget package no slam dunk as negotiations heat up

WASHINGTON — Democrats face big obstacles and a deadline measured in weeks as they attempt to salvage a scaled-down tax, climate and health care package that could give them a boost ahead of the November elections.

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Resurrected budget package no slam dunk as negotiations heat up

Democrats face big obstacles and a deadline measured in weeks as they attempt to salvage a scaled-down tax, climate and health care package.

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Power Rankings: Rick Scott, McConnell soar as Democrats look for a win at start of hectic June - Roll Call

As President Biden tries pivoting to an economic message, Senate Republicans dominate the top five on our list of Washington's power players.

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Photos of the week ending May 27, 2022 - Roll Call

The Senate largely had the Capitol to itself this week, a somber one because of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

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Senators debate red flag law grants after Texas shooting - Roll Call

A bipartisan group of senators is considering legislation to provide states grants to implement so-called red flag laws.

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GOP talk of school 'hardening' panned as fig leaf by Democrats - Roll Call

Senate Republicans are floating the idea of more federal grant funding for school safety measures after a mass shooting in Texas.

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Senate Democrats plan votes on background checks for gun buys

WASHINGTON — Spurred by the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, Senate Democrats made plans to hold votes next month on House-passed measures to expand criminal background checks prior to gun purchases.

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Senate Democrats plan votes on background checks for gun buys - Roll Call

Senate Democrats made plans to hold votes next month on House-passed measures to expand criminal background checks prior to gun purchases.

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Senate OKs $40 billion Ukraine aid bill for Biden’s signature

WASHINGTON — A $40.1 billion aid package to help arm the Ukrainian military and provide economic and humanitarian relief is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk roughly three weeks after he asked Congress for another emergency cash infusion.

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Senate OKs $40B Ukraine aid bill for Biden’s signature - Roll Call

The $40.1 billion package of military, economic and humanitarian aid for Ukraine is on its way to President Joe Biden's desk.

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Biden urges Senate to ‘quickly’ ratify addition of Finland, Sweden to NATO in defiance of Putin - Roll Call

President Biden stood beside his Swedish and Finnish counterparts to support them joining NATO, in defiance of Vladimir Putin and Russia.

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Senate to test waters on money for restaurants, small businesses - Roll Call

The proposal includes $40 billion to backfill the so-called Restaurant Revitalization Fund for applicants who didn't receive any grant money.

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Michael Hiltzik: Here's why the arguments against canceling student debt make no sense

The debate over the cancellation of student debt has been going on for so long in America that reiterating the arguments pro and con no longer seems necessary.

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Garcetti's nomination remains stalled in Senate

WASHINGTON — Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti's nomination to be ambassador to India is dangling by a thread in the Senate, with several Democrats continuing to express hesitation over the nomination.

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Schumer phones it in, UFOs uncovered and a baby formula fracas — Congressional Hits and Misses - Roll Call

Hits and Misses sees Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer taking a call, Rep. Tim Burchette on UFO, and a flap over baby formula.

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Ukraine aid vote pushed to next week amid Senate snarl - Roll Call

Senators headed home for the weekend without clearing a $40.1 billion emergency spending package for Ukraine.

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Bipartisan Senators Urge Congressional Leaders To Enact Marijuana Banking Legislation: Here's What They Said

About a quarter of voting members of the U.S. House have joined forces to urge congressional leaders to enact marijuana banking provisions into law as part of the large-scale manufacturing bill - America COMPETES Act.

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Democrats see leaked Supreme Court ruling as potential game-changer

WASHINGTON — Democrats are hoping a renewed focus on abortion as a political issue may mobilize otherwise reluctant voters in November after a leaked draft showed the Supreme Court is on the precipice of reversing the legal precedent of Roe v. Wade.

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Abortion rights bill falls short in Senate, but Democrats hope to send message

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed to advance a bill to establish a federal right to abortion, but they still hoped the effort would draw a sharp political contrast with Republicans who largely support the Supreme Court’s expected ruling to undo the Roe v. Wade decision.

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Restaurant, small-business aid bill vote expected next week

The Senate is likely to vote next week on a $48 billion aid package to help restaurants and other pandemic-stricken businesses.

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Democrats see leaked Supreme Court ruling as potential game changer - Roll Call

Democrats are hoping a renewed focus on abortion as a political issue may mobilize otherwise reluctant voters in November after a leaked draft showed the Supreme Court may be poised to reverse the legal precedent of Roe v. Wade. Even though a show vote on a bill to codify abortion…

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