Congress

Democrats guns

Gun Control for Dummies, and Democrats Gun Control for Dummies, and Democrats

Why base gun-control legislation on the wildly dysfunctional terrorism watch list?

Jun 29, 2016 / Chase Madar

Elizabeth Warren

Elizabeth Warren Should Stay in the Senate Elizabeth Warren Should Stay in the Senate

Her agenda is fundamentally different from the one Hillary Clinton will pursue.

Jun 24, 2016 / Dean Baker

House Democrats

Alan Grayson Says the House Sit-In for Gun Safety Is About More Than Terror Lists Alan Grayson Says the House Sit-In for Gun Safety Is About More Than Terror Lists

Reached on the floor of the House, Grayson disputed civil libertarians’ concerns about preventing people on the no-fly list from buying guns.

Jun 23, 2016 / Joshua Holland

Paul Ryan on Gun Control

The Shaming of Paul Ryan Is Now Complete The Shaming of Paul Ryan Is Now Complete

From silencing debate on guns to backing “textbook-racist” Trump, the GOP “leader” always puts partisanship above principle.

Jun 23, 2016 / John Nichols

Democrats to Exxon: Stop Trying to Change the Conversation

Democrats to Exxon: Stop Trying to Change the Conversation Democrats to Exxon: Stop Trying to Change the Conversation

A forum on Wednesday laid out the case for treating oil like the “new tobacco.”

Jun 23, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Demanding Votes on Gun-Control Bills, John Lewis Leads a Sit-in of the House

Demanding Votes on Gun-Control Bills, John Lewis Leads a Sit-in of the House Demanding Votes on Gun-Control Bills, John Lewis Leads a Sit-in of the House

Lewis, Donna Edwards, Elizabeth Esty, and other Democrats promise to keep demanding action on gun violence.

Jun 22, 2016 / John Nichols

Merrick Garland

This Is Precisely the Right Time for the Senate to Consider Judge Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination This Is Precisely the Right Time for the Senate to Consider Judge Garland’s Supreme Court Nomination

The American Bar Association has given President Obama’s pick its highest rating.

Jun 22, 2016 / John Nichols

Chris Murphy Senate Filibuster

These Senators Want to Stop Terrorists From Buying Guns (Unless They Use Craigslist) These Senators Want to Stop Terrorists From Buying Guns (Unless They Use Craigslist)

What’s the point of adding suspected terrorists to no-buy lists if background checks are still easily avoided?

Jun 20, 2016 / George Zornick

Ben Taub Hospital

The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance The Devastating Process of Dying in America Without Insurance

What do people do when they can’t afford end-of-life care?

Jun 20, 2016 / Mark Betancourt

Chris Murphy Senate Filibuster

Senators Crack the NRA’s Congressional Wall of Silence With a Filibuster Demand for Action on Gun Violence Senators Crack the NRA’s Congressional Wall of Silence With a Filibuster Demand for Action on Gun Violence

This is the beginning of a new politics that says moments of silence must be replaced with moments of action.

Jun 16, 2016 / John Nichols

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