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In the latest gun control debate, Donald Trump is once again playing fast and loose with the truth, says Jules Witcover. - Donald Trump and others in the GOP have perfected fake sincerity, says Jules Witcover.
- All through Donald Trump's hostile takeover of the Republican Party last year, his masquerading as a loyal foot soldier in the ranks was transparently shallow.
- Nor'mâl ?ze. (v.t.) to make normal; to bring into conformity with a standard, pattern, model, etc.
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- House Democrats, frustrated over the lack of progress on gun control, staged a sit-in on the chamber's floor Wednesday, and vowed not to leave until Republican leaders allowed a vote on a proposal to ban people on terrorism watch lists from buying firearms.
- What if the mass shooting that took place at an Orlando night club, killing 49 and wounding 53, had taken place on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives? What if instead of having 49 anonymous partyers lying dead we had 49 members of Congress in the morgue? Would the reaction from officials in Washington have been any different? Would we still have a Florida congressman stating that it was too early after the massacre to make any judgments? I really doubt it.
- The filibuster for votes on gun control measures won't amount to anything so long as the NRA calls the shots on Capitol Hill
- Democrats angered over the lack of action on gun control after this weekend's shooting in Orlando launched a filibuster on the Senate floor Wednesday.
- WASHINGTON — Rep. Chris Van Hollen, the Montgomery County lawmaker who is running for the Senate, introduced legislation Thursday to encourage states to stiffen handgun licensing requirements — an effort he said would reduce homicides.
- For the sake of our children and grandchildren I implore us, the United States people, to ask our elected officials to ensure that we set an example and lead with political, economic and diplomatic policies that cut off weapons, funding and support for the Islamic State. Answering violence with violence cannot lead to peace.
- A newly circulated video showing Ray Rice knocking out his then fiancee drew heightened and widespread outrage Monday, prompting the Ravens to fire the player whose dazzling runs on the field and anti-bullying efforts off of it had endeared him to Ravens Nation.
- Three U.S. Senators sent letters to the Baltimore Ravens and the National Football League on Thursday criticizing what they called "plainly inadequate" punishment for star running back Ray Rice.
- Surrounded by his wife, about 30 of his teammates and about 15 television cameras, Ravens running back Ray Rice repeatedly apologized for his actions that led to his February arrest and vowed to speak out against domestic violence when the time is right.
- With the Highway Trust Fund within weeks of bankruptcy, Congress looks to do no more than kick the transportation can down the road
