Congress · 116th Congress
Hoyer cautions Senate against ‘cop-out’ approach on gun safety legislation
The bill would expand background checks conducted for in-store firearm purchases to include online and gun show sales.
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Congress · 116th Congress
‘Come back … immediately’: Democrats call for special session in aftermath of mass shootings
The House passed two pieces of legislation to tighten background checks for firearm sales that have stalled in the Republican-majority Senate.
Congress · 116th Congress
Gun control legislation again faces political headwinds following three deadly shootings
But Trump stopped short of calling for gun control legislation.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road ahead: Senate has plenty to do before August recess jet fumes
The first action of the week will see the Senate likely fall short over overriding Trump’s vetoes of a series of bipartisan resolutions that would block arms sales, including to Saudi Arabia.
Congress · 116th Congress
Next week, Senate will consider budget deal, confirm judges and two senior officials
Under a prior agreement, the Senate is also going to need to take veto override votes on on a series of joint resolutions to block arms sales prior to August 2.
Policy · 116th Congress
Boeing 737 Max grounded following international accidents, downs U.S. export numbers
[Chao defends delayed 737 Max decision, to House appropriators] U.S. export sales of civilian aircraft hit $16.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2018, and $12.2 billion in the first quarter of
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
Why Ileana Ros-Lehtinen has hope for the GOP
She wasn’t hollering at her husband or a sales rep at Home Depot, but at her 3-year-old grandson Dustin, who sounded like he had something very important to show her.
Policy · 116th Congress
Tech vanguard is dodging Pentagon
Those jobs could include the short-staffed red teams at the Pentagon and other cybersecurity roles across the government. “Students often want to work on ‘cool’ projects,” Luzader said.
White House · 116th Congress
U.S., China to restart trade talks; farmers, Huawei may gain
[Finger-wagging Trump mockingly tells Putin to stay out of 2020 election] The arrangement reached by Trump and Xi seems to fall short of concerns some Democrats had raised that Trump might remove
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators seek another way to push back on Trump’s Saudi Arabia policy
“Our arms sales to Saudi Arabia demand Congressional oversight.
Congress · 116th Congress
Interior head: ‘I Haven’t Lost Any Sleep’ over record carbon levels
He told senators humans play a role in driving climate change but stopped short of acknowledging they’re the key driver.
Congress · 116th Congress
An overeager legal strategy may endanger Trump’s energy goals
NEPA snags A week before, Rudolph Contreras, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., struck down environmental reviews the Interior Department completed in connection with oil and gas lease sales in
Congress · 116th Congress
Disaster aid fix would open spigot for cherry growers
It has decimated a top export market, which a major Washington state grower told the House Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee last year accounts for as much as one-third of the company’s sales.
Congress · 116th Congress
Congress is finally going to pot
But protecting medical marijuana businesses operating within their respective state laws falls short of the type of sweeping overhaul advocates hope to accomplish.
Congress · 116th Congress
5 ways Congress may try to fix the Highway Trust Fund
“But in the short term, the fuel tax, I anticipate, will be what we hear people feel most comfortable with,” he said. The U.S.
Congress · 116th Congress
Road Ahead: Michael Cohen returns amid disapproval, gun votes
The first measure would expand required background checks to all firearm sales, aimed at covering sales at gun shows, online or in other private settings.
White House · 116th Congress
Lawmakers are bracing for a Commerce Dept. report on car import tariffs
The U.S. is the world’s second largest car sales market and production site.
Congress · 116th Congress
Foreign Relations chairman says Trump has met reporting burden on Khashoggi murder; other senators disagree
For instance, Foreign Relations ranking member Robert Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, said Friday that the response the State Department did transmit to Congress fell well short of the obligations
Congress · 116th Congress
The insiders: Roll Call’s people to watch in 2019
But when her predecessor, Marc Short, announced his departure as White House liaison to the Hill, the Trump team persuaded her to take the job.
Congress · 116th Congress
US relies on old rules to police cryptoassets
Likewise, the digital tokens put for sale in initial coin offerings, known as ICOs for short, are not securities, but are often sold or marketed in a way that makes them securities.