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Texas GOP pushes secession, Big Lie

Texas GOP also called to repeal the Voting Rights Act and labeled homosexuality an “abnormal lifestyle choice”

Salon

After Cornyn blames jeers at Texas GOP on ‘mob,’ gun rights group demands apology

WASHINGTON — Jeered at the Texas Republican convention for his role in Senate gun talks and drowned out by chants of “No red flags,” Sen. John Cornyn dismissed the booing GOP delegates as a “mob.”

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Texas GOP's new platform says Biden didn't really win. It also calls for secession

"We reject the certified results of the 2020 Presidential election," the Republican Party of Texas says, referring to President Biden as the "acting" leader.

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Key takeaways from the Texas GOP convention as the midterm election season nears

HOUSTON — Texas Republicans exited their state convention Saturday confident that they will have sweeping victories over Democrats in the Nov. 8 midterm elections.

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GOP senator negotiating bipartisan gun deal gets booed at Texas Republican convention

John Cornyn of Texas promised crowd no new restrictions

The Independent UK

Texas GOP convention delegates boo Sen. John Cornyn over bipartisan gun law talks in Washington

HOUSTON — Republican Sen. John Cornyn on Friday was roundly booed at the Texas GOP Convention by delegates angry about his key role in a bipartisan Senate compromise on gun safety.

Tribune News Service

Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey hires DC lobbyists in push for ‘responsible’ gun laws

WASHINGTON — Actor and Uvalde native Matthew McConaughey is continuing his push for federal gun law changes, now hiring a team of D.C. lobbyists to represent him on Capitol Hill.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Roll Call

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.

Axios

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.

WEKU

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

Salon

GOP misogyny already sabotages gun deal

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

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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.

The Independent UK

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

Roll Call

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.

Salon

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

Roll Call

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.

Tribune News Service

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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