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Senate Democrats, GOP to stage votes on rival cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Across-the-board spending cuts all but certain, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate are staging a politically charged showdown designed to avoid public blame for any resulting inconvenience or disruption in government services....Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Veterans Affairs, NASA, FBI
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Senators reach deal to expand background checks on gun buyers
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) on Wednesday announced a compromise on the centerpiece of gun legislation the Senate is to begin deliberating later this week -- an expansion of background checks that will cover most...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Joe Manchin III, National Rifle Association of America, Republican Party, Tom Coburn
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Congress tackles gun violence, immigration
WASHINGTON -- After a two-week spring recess, Congress returns to work on Tuesday for a make-or-break legislative sprint on two White House priorities – gun violence and immigration reform – in a session that could help define President Obama&...
Tags: Barack Obama, Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Gun Control
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Deal on background checks is close, Senate roll call expected Thursday
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan deal seems imminent on expanding background checks to more gun buyers, an agreement that could build support for President Barack Obama's drive to curb firearms violence. Meanwhile, the Senate is ready for an opening...
Tags: Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, John McCain, National Rifle Association of America, Susan Collins
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Senators report deal on gun control legislation
WASHINGTON — The Senate moved Tuesday to begin long-anticipated deliberations this week over new gun laws as Republicans appeared to lack the strength to block the debate and bipartisan talks over expanding background checks on gun buyers appeared...
Tags: Elections, Personal Weapon Control, Joe Manchin III, Chris Murphy, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Newtown families help Obama press for gun reform
HARTFORD, Conn. — President Obama sought Monday to use the emotional pull of the Newtown school massacre to galvanize public support for his drive to pass stricter gun control measures, even as more than a dozen Republican senators promised to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), John McCain, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Mike Lee
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Schumer sees deal this week on immigration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Chuck Schumer said Sunday he's hoping for a bipartisan deal by the end of this week on a sweeping immigration bill to secure the border and allow eventual citizenship to the estimated 11 million people living here illegally....
Tags: Barack Obama, National Security, John McCain, Fox News Channel (tv network), CNN (tv network)
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Senators work on deal expanding background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers, a pivotal part of President Barack Obama's plan for combating...
Tags: Barack Obama, John McCain, National Rifle Association of America, Interior Policy, Harry Reid
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Senators disagree on how close they are to a deal on immigration
WASHINGTON — Key senators trying to negotiate an agreement on immigration reform were divided Sunday on how close they are to reaching a consensus on the legislation. Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), touting a...
Tags: Barack Obama, AFL-CIO, Migration, U.S. Congress, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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As a rising GOP star, Rubio treads a fine line on immigration
WASHINGTON — When Marco Rubio was the No. 3 Republican in the Florida House of Representatives, he worked with Democrats in 2003 to protect farmworkers from unscrupulous contractors and harmful pesticides. "My heart goes out to the workers in this...
Tags: Elections, Jeb Bush, John McCain, Labor Legislation, Republican Party
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Column: National Rifle Association winning gun battle
President Barack Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December’s schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation’s gun laws. "Shame on us if we’ve forgotten," he said. "Don’t get squishy."...Tags: Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Rand Paul, National Rifle Association of America, Kay Hagan
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McManus: Gun control, DOA
President Obama pleaded with Congress last week to remember the victims of December's schoolhouse shootings in Connecticut and tighten the nation's gun laws. "Shame on us if we've forgotten," he said. "Don't get squishy." But four months after the...
Tags: Barack Obama, Michael Bloomberg, Rand Paul, National Rifle Association of America, Kay Hagan
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