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March 12, 2018

White House backs off call to raise minimum age to buy long guns

The White House announced a series of recommendations Sunday night meant to stop school shootings, including a full audit and review of the FBI tip line after warnings about a student who killed 17 people at a Florida high school last month were not acted upon.

February 18, 2018

Limbaugh suggests armed security is only answer to mass shootings at schools

Conservative talk radio star Rush Limbaugh on Sunday returned to the argument that allowing conceal weapons in classrooms -- not demonstration or blaming the NRA -- is the way to stop school shooting, speaking three days after 17 people were fatally shot in a Florida high school.

January 29, 2018

House passes bill mandating amateur sports organizations report sex abuse claims

The House followed up on the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar by passing legislation Monday that requires governing bodies for amateur athletics to promptly report abuse claims to law enforcement.

January 18, 2018

House bill would revamp Capitol Hill harassment reporting procedures

Lawmakers on Thursday unveiled a bipartisan bill to overhaul how sexual harassment claims are handled on Capitol Hill.

January 10, 2018

What are legislative earmarks?

Earmarks – in a basic sense – are provisions that allocate a certain amount of money for specific projects, groups or programs attached to congressional legislation.

December 21, 2017

Congress passes another stopgap spending bill, averting shutdown

The House and Senate Thursday approved a temporary spending bill, avoiding a government shutdown that would have kept lawmakers in the nation's capital for Christmas.

December 20, 2017

Congress approves final tax reform bill, handing Trump year-end victory

The House gave the final stamp of approval Wednesday to a sweeping tax reform package, handing President Trump his first major legislative victory and most Americans a tax cut starting next year.

December 19, 2017

House approves tax reform bill, as Trump eyes major legislative win

The House on Tuesday approved a massive tax overhaul that would usher in steep rate cuts for American companies, double the deduction millions of families claim on their annual returns and make a host of other changes as part of the biggest rewrite of the tax code since the Reagan administration.

December 15, 2017

GOP unveils final $1.5T tax reform bill '31 years in the making'

Congressional Republicans unveiled the most sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax code in three decades Friday evening with an eye toward final passage next week after two key GOP senators endorsed the legislation.

December 5, 2017

After Steinle verdict, rep unveils bill to imprison officials who shelter illegal immigrants

A Republican congressman plans to introduce a bill Monday that would threaten huge fines and prison time for elected officials accused of sheltering illegal immigrant criminals from deportation, in the wake of the not-guilty verdict in the Kate Steinle murder trial.