Cornyn says White House blocking congressional oversight of Biden classified documents is ‘unacceptable'
Republican Senator John Cornyn on Thursday said it is "completely unacceptable" that the Biden administration is attempting to block Congressional oversight of the Biden classified documents scandal.
foxnews.comSenators bewildered by Pence classified document revelation
Senators on both sides of the aisle were caught off guard Tuesday by the news that classified documents were found at the Indiana home of former Vice President Mike Pence, materials that were ultimately turned over to the FBI. An attorney for Pence told the National Archives that the former vice president used outside counsel…
news.yahoo.comManchin rails against 'revenge politics' on permit plan
Sen. Joe Manchin on Tuesday railed against what he called “revenge politics″ being used against him, as liberals in the House and Senate team up with Republicans to oppose his plan to speed permits for natural gas pipelines and other energy projects.
Senate Intelligence chair says it's 'stunning' that over 20 years after Sept. 11, attacks on the symbol of democracy are 'not coming from terrorists' but from 'insurgents' at the Capitol on Jan. 6
Sen. Mark Warner said he hopes to see the "same kind of unity of spirit," after the January 6 riot as he did following the 9/11 attacks.
news.yahoo.comWarner wants damage assessment from intel community over Trump documents
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says the intelligence community needs to provide a damage assessment of the classified material found at former President Donald Trump's home in Florida.
news.yahoo.comSurprise Senate vote would overturn Biden environmental rule
In a surprise victory for Republicans, the Senate on Thursday voted to overturn a Biden administration rule requiring rigorous environmental review of major infrastructure projects such as highways, pipelines and oil wells — a victory enabled in part by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia.
Congress sends landmark gun violence compromise to Biden
By ALAN FRAM Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The House sent President Joe Biden the most wide-ranging gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades on Friday, a measured compromise that at once illustrates progress on the long-intractable issue and the deep-seated partisan divide that persists. “No legislation can make their families or communities whole,” House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y.. said of those victims. Fifteen Senate Republicans backed the compromise, but that still meant that fewer than one-third of GOP senators supported the measure. But it still let both parties declare victory by demonstrating to voters that they know how to compromise and make government work. The measure expands the use of background checks by rewriting the definition of the federally licensed gun dealers required to conduct them.
mlive.comGOP unity? Some aim for reconciliation after tough primaries
Two days after losing a bitter primary to a rival she once deemed a “sellout” for occasionally working with Democrats, Katie Arrington appeared at a “unity rally” to urge South Carolina Republicans to come together and back Rep. Nancy Mace in the fall general election.
Coalition behind gun bill reveals a sharp Senate Republican split
AdvertisementNo player was more crucial than Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who tapped trusted leadership deputy Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) Another Republican supportive of the deal who did not vote Tuesday, Sen. Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.), is also retiring. ), summarized his constituents’ reaction to the bill as “fury.”“People are absolutely furious that this bill does not do anything meaningful to address the national crime wave. proposed voting on a different bill than eliminated gun measures entirely, instead focusing solely on mental health and school security provisions. telling their members just hours after Tuesday’s Senate vote that they would oppose it.
washingtonpost.comGun talks will continue after Senate negotiators miss Thursday deadline
Negotiators left Washington on Thursday without coming to an agreement on key details underpinning a bipartisan deal on potential new federal gun laws. The impasse threatens to upend a handshake deal reached earlier this week.
washingtonpost.comFormer Rep. Giffords tells Congress 'be bold' on gun reform
Eleven years after her own life was massively altered by gun violence, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords stood in front of the Washington monument and once again lobbied for stricter gun laws after yet another string of mass shootings in America.
Senators say gun deal is within reach, but without Biden’s wish list
A small bipartisan group of senators continues to work toward a deal that could include some new gun restrictions, but not the assault weapons ban or other measures President Biden called for in a national address.
washingtonpost.comFace The Nation: Murphy, Demings, Hockely
Missed the second half of the show? The latest on background check measures with Senator Chris Murphy, gun control with U.S. Rep. Val Demings, reflecting on the desensitization of school shootings, and Parkland survivor and mother of Sandy Hook victim talk gun control.
news.yahoo.comGOP Rep. John Cornyn slammed by parent of Parkland shooting victim after saying 'finger pointing' at police is 'destructive, distracting, and unfair'
"It is also fair to say that without the failure to act by Senators like you, these shootings may never have happened," Fred Guttenberg added.
news.yahoo.comNRA stages big gun show in Texas days after school massacre
The National Rifle Association begins its annual convention in Houston on Friday, and leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.