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Texas Sen. John Cornyn was authorized by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to open talks with Democrats to “negotiate the possibility of gun legislation that will spare us the tragedies we’ve seen,” Sen. Dick Durbin said.

WASHINGTON — There are many reasons to doubt Congress will send President Joe Biden any legislation to slow a spate of mass shootings, including two key words: “directly related.”

The stock market has been experiencing heightened volatility as of late. But because insider buying is indicative of the insiders’ confidence in a company’s prospects, we think the shares of Caterpillar (CAT), PLBY Group (PLBY), and RenaissanceRe Holdings (RNR)—which insiders have bought over the past few months—could be good additions…

WASHINGTON — ​House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans who will face a sensitive decision on whether to maintain “community project funding” in the next Congress if they retake the chamber in November.