Jun 23 Gun legislation on the road to passage as Senate overcomes GOP filibuster By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Senate has pushed a bipartisan gun violence bill to the brink of passage. It voted Thursday to halt a Republican filibuster against the measure, clearing the way for Congress' most far-reaching response in decades to the nation's run of… Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 5:33 Senators announce bipartisan deal on gun safety legislation in the wake of mass shootings Congress appears poised to deliver the biggest overhaul to the nation’s gun laws in nearly three decades. It’s a development few observers believed possible, even as mass shootings like those in Buffalo and Uvalde shook the country. Congressional correspondent Lisa… Continue watching
Jun 22 Texas hearings on Uvalde shooting don’t address gun reform By Jim Vertuno, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press The first public hearings in Texas looking into the Uvalde school massacre have centered on law enforcement blunders, school building safety and mental health. But there's been only brief mentions about the shooter's AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle and gun reform. Continue reading
Jun 21 Senate negotiators reach agreement on gun legislation By Alan Fram, Associated Press Senate bargainers say they have an agreement at hand on a bipartisan gun violence bill. That would potentially tee up votes this week on an incremental but notable package that would stand as Congress's response to recent mass shootings. Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 12:49 Capehart and Gerson on the Jan. 6 hearings, gun legislation, the importance of Juneteenth Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including new revelations after the third public hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and a framework for… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 5:46 What the nation’s largest teachers union thinks about gun violence in schools If Congress approves a bipartisan agreement on guns and school safety, it would provide new resources to try and prevent shootings like the massacre in Uvalde. That would likely mean new money for mental health care, violence prevention and training… Continue watching
Jun 14 McConnell announces support for Senate bipartisan gun legislation By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Kentucky Republican's endorsement Tuesday boosted momentum for modest but notable election-year action by Congress on an issue that's deadlocked lawmakers for three decades. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks on gun legislation, Brexit By Associated Press The White House has welcomed the outline of a bipartisan Senate agreement to rein in gun violence. Although waiting for the bill's text, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre acknowledged "the president is pleased to see this is a step… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 1:51 Senators make bipartisan breakthrough on gun reform legislation Senate negotiators have reached a tentative bipartisan agreement on what would be the biggest new federal gun legislation in decades. The package is narrow, and short of what President Biden and many Democrats wanted, though on Sunday the president said… Continue watching
Jun 12 Senate negotiators announce bipartisan framework for gun violence agreement By Alan Fram, Associated Press The proposal falls far short of tougher steps long sought by President Joe Biden and many Democrats. Even so, if the accord leads to the enactment of legislation, it would signal a turn from years of gun massacres that have… Continue reading