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Grant funding becomes sticking point in gun negotiations

WASHINGTON — A key sticking point in the negotiations over a bipartisan gun violence package being drafted in the Senate has become how states can use grant money in that package.

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First Thing: Trump a ‘clear and present danger to US democracy’

Select committee chairman warns that the ‘system nearly failed’ but for Pence’s defiance. Plus, top Republican negotiator walks out of Senate gun talks

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Grant funding becomes sticking point in gun negotiations - Roll Call

A key sticking point in the negotiations over a bipartisan gun violence package has become how states can use grant money in that package.

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Republican senator walks out of US gun control negotiations

The lead Republican senator has walked out of gun law negotiations with the Democrats on Thursday.

Evening Standard

"Shut up and vote": Conservatives frustrated at Cornyn's handling of gun negotiations

It could spell trouble for the man who aspires to succeed Mitch McConnell as Republican leader.

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GOP, Dem Senate bargainers divided over gun deal details

Democratic and Republican senators are at odds over how to keep firearms from dangerous people

The Independent UK

Senate Judiciary Committee ties on Biden pick to lead ATF

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the nation’s top gun regulator Thursday amid a nascent effort to pass legislation following a wave of mass shootings across the country.

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Senate Judiciary Committee ties on Biden pick to lead ATF - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the nation’s top gun regulator Thursday.

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House passes a bill giving police security to families of Supreme Court justices

The legislation was introduced by Sen. John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, and unanimously passed the Senate last month.

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Bipartisan Senate gun deal hitting ‘bumps in the road,’ key negotiator Cornyn says

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan Senate agreement has the potential to break through nearly 30 years of bitter congressional gridlock over how to stem the nation’s gun violence, but the proposal has become entangled in familiar disputes over due process and the definition of domestic violence offenders.

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GOP misogyny already sabotages gun deal

The Senate gun bill could ban abusers from buying guns, but Republicans are unwilling to penalize girlfriend-beaters

Salon

What’s not in bipartisan gun deal: universal background checks, high capacity magazine ban

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn has taken hefty criticism for what’s included and not included in the bipartisan agreement announced Sunday by the Texas Republican and 19 other senators, and is open about what didn’t make the cut.

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McConnell, Manchin, Biden and Graham like it. So why is DC’s new gun deal a bitter pill to swallow?

Some juvenile justice and disability rights advocates have voiced grave concerns about the new gun framework, writes Eric Garcia

The Independent UK

Bipartisan Senate duo offers bill to fund stepped-up court security

Two senators from opposing sides of the aisle teamed up on legislation to fund added security for Supreme Court justices and their families.

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Cornyn tries to calm pro-gun right-wing

Sen. John Cornyn plans to discuss the bill with former NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch before it is written

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Sanders, Graham square off on climate, gas prices in debate - Roll Call

Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-V.t., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. sparred over rising gas prices during a Monday debate.

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Breaking down the provisions in the tentative gun legislation deal emerging in the Senate

WASHINGTON — The group of senators led by Texas Republican John Cornyn and Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy describe the bipartisan federal gun proposals they released Sunday following the Uvalde school shooting in Texas as “commonsense” measures.

Los Angeles Times

Senators announce bipartisan framework for gun legislation in wake of mass shootings

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced it had reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions, such as closing loopholes and increasing background checks for gun purchases by people between 18 and 21, in response to a recent spate of mass shootings that included a massacre…

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What's next for the Senate's bipartisan gun deal

How the bill is ultimately written will be crucial.

Los Angeles Times

Senators announce bipartisan framework for gun legislation in wake of mass shootings

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Senators announce bipartisan framework on gun legislation in wake of mass shootings

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of senators on Sunday announced it had reached a framework for enacting modest gun restrictions while beefing up school security and enhancing mental health treatment in response to a recent spate of mass shootings that included a massacre at a Texas elementary school.

The Independent UK

Senators announce deal on gun reform, mental health funding and school security

Legislation will still require votes of 10 Republicans to pass Senate

Roll Call

Bipartisan Senate group strikes gun deal focused on school safety, mental health - Roll Call

A deal reached by 10 Democratic and GOP senators should have enough support to clear a filibuster, but doesn’t go as far as the House did.

Tribune News Service

This weekend brings another March For Our Lives

WASHINGTON — David Hogg is exhausted.

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Cornyn calls Uvalde killer ‘ticking time bomb,’ sees progress on Senate gun deal

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday the 18-year-old responsible for the Uvalde school massacre fit an all-too-common profile of mass shooters: alienated young men with mental health issues.

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