The VP, long one of the most maligned public figures operating in national politics, is on something of a roll. Biden stepped into (and negotiated) the fiscal cliff deal and he is now front and center on one of the Obama administration’s biggest — and certainly most high-profile — second-term...
As former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords announced her efforts to prevent gun violence Tuesday—exactly two years after she was shot in the head while meeting with constituents—some gun-control advocates say they see a powerful new symbol for their cause. She and husband Mark Kelly launched Americans for Responsible Solutions, announcing it...
Less than two weeks after Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) cut a deal with Biden to avert the fiscal cliff, a conservative group is attacking him for it. A new ad, which is featured on the Drudge Report and other websites, features a photo of McConnell between Biden and...
Sen. Bob Corker, R-TN, proposed again on Tuesday to shift the burden of medical costs away from Medicare and onto well-off seniors. The policy, called “means testing,” has been part of most “grand bargain” proposals floated before the fiscal-cliff deal, including a fiscal plan Corker pushed during December’s sequestration showdown....
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the state where the Newtown school shootings took place, intends to introduce a bill that will toughen requirements for purchasing ammunition by mandating background checks for people who buy bullets. Background checks currently are only required for those seeking to purchase guns—not ammunition.
“House Republicans are gearing up for another fight over the second of two packages to provide aid to Hurricane Sandy victims,” Politico reports. The legislation, representing about $50 billion, could get watered down with amendments and threaten to provide far less money to those affected in the Northeast. Based on...
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