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Bipartisan gun group hyper-focused on realistic legislation

"This feels different right now."

Axios

Senate Republicans tap Cornyn for bipartisan gun talks

WASHINGTON — Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday he’s looking forward to discussing ways of combatting gun violence with his colleagues across the aisle, but cautioned that there are limits on the types of proposals he could support.

Tribune News Service

Senate Republicans block Durbin, Schneider domestic terrorism bill; lax to act after Uvalde, Buffalo

Once again, Democrats are pushing for not the perfect, but at least some good when it comes to responding to mass shootings, the latest in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas.

Chicago Sun-Times

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McConnell directs Cornyn to work with Democrats on bipartisan gun legislation

Senate Democrats had already expressed interested in having Cornyn as the point of contact for talks.

Axios

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.

Roll Call

Senate GOP blocks domestic terrorism bill, gun policy debate

Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, has failed in the Senate

The Independent UK

Will Americans bite the bullet and demand action after Uvalde? Don’t count on it

Nothing will stop men with guns murdering innocents unless women — particularly Republican women — say enough is enough.

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5 reasons this could be the time Congress finally acts on gun reform

All that matters in the Senate right now is counting to 10.

Axios

Senators talk gun legislation at hearing for Biden pick to lead ATF - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the nation’s top gun regulator largely dodged questions on his own views about gun control Wednesday.

Roll Call

Will Congress act on guns after Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has quickly set in motion a pair of firearms background check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas

The Independent UK

Funding mostly absent from Supreme Court security discussion

WASHINGTON — Threats against the nation’s highest court are being taken seriously at the uppermost levels of government in the aftermath of this month’s leak of a draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade.

Tribune News Service

Islamic State operative charged with plotting to assassinate George W. Bush

DALLAS — An alleged ISIS operative based in Ohio was charged on Tuesday with plotting to murder former President George W. Bush and attempting to bring assassins into the country illegally, across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde school shooting quickly renews gun laws debate in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas — In the immediate aftermath of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde on Tuesday, some Texas Republicans pushed back against renewed calls for more restrictive gun laws.

Tribune News Service

Islamic State planned to assassinate George W. Bush, FBI report says

DALLAS — An alleged Islamic State operative based in Ohio was plotting to assassinate former President George W. Bush and even traveled to Dallas late last year to survey his home, according to an exclusive Forbes report and recently unsealed court documents.

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Roll Call

Funding mostly absent from Supreme Court security discussion - Roll Call

Renewed focus on threats to justices comes as calls to beef up lower court security funding have gone largely unheeded.

The Independent UK

Abortion access a focus of Cuellar, Cisneros runoff in Texas

Rep. Henry Cuellar, one of the only anti-abortion Democrats remaining in Congress, will face progressive challenger Jessica Cisneros on in a runoff for the nomination in South Texas’ largest district

The Independent UK

Seven years later, still no trial for Texas AG Ken Paxton

It's been nearly seven years since Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted on felony securities fraud charges

Los Angeles Times

Congress acts to save segregated 'Mexican' school

DALLAS — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., to turn a formerly segregated, "Mexican" school in west Texas into a historic site, the first of its kind.

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Reuters

Top Senate Republican meets Zelenskiy, Russia says U.S. involvement dangerous

Mitch McConnell, the top Republican in the U.S. Senate, paid an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Saturday with other Republican senators and met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy for talks.

The Guardian - US

Prepare for McCarthy-era crackdowns on pro-choice protesters

Conservatives and corporate media pundits want to use a Red Scare statute to arrest people demonstrating against the looming anti-abortion victory

Tribune News Service

Court set to rule on planned end to border expulsion policy

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Louisiana appears poised to step in as early as Friday to block the Biden administration from ending pandemic-related asylum restrictions later this month, something Republicans and some Democrats have pushed to do in Congress.

Roll Call

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.

Roll Call

Court set to rule on planned end to border expulsion policy - Roll Call

A federal judge appears poised to step in as early as Friday to block the Biden administration from ending COVID-related asylum restrictions.

WEKU

Senate passes bill to give police protection to families of Supreme Court justices

The bill follows a leak last week of a draft Supreme Court opinion that, if unchanged, would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that federally legalized abortions.

The Independent UK

Senate passes bill to boost security for Supreme Court

The Senate has passed legislation to beef up security for Supreme Court justices, ensuring they and their families are protected as the court deliberates abortion access and whether to overturn the landmark Roe v

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