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President Joe Biden signed a law overturning a District of Columbia crime bill that opponents have called weak on crime. The bill was subject to a congressional review based on the city’s status as a federal district. The bill introduced a series of penal code changes to the District of Columbia that reexamined century-old criminal statutes. The new codes eliminated most mandatory minimum sentences and reduced mandatory maximum penalties. Biden’s rejection of the law divided Democrats in the House and Senate. Progressives fought for Washington, D.C.’s sovereignty while moderates sought a more...
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The Senate passed the bipartisan gun safety bill late on Thursday in a 65-33 vote in response to the tragic mass shootings last month in New York and Texas, marking the most substantial gun control legislation in nearly 30 years. Sens. Chris Murphy(D-Connecticut) and John Cornyn(R-Texas) headed negotiations in the bipartisan group comprised of 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans in a successful effort to garner at least 10 Republican votes to reach the 60-vote threshold to avoid the filibuster in the evenly split Senate. “I don’t believe in doing nothing in the face of what we saw in Uvalde and we...
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The Senate unveiled an 80-page bipartisan gun safety bill on Tuesday, setting the upper chamber up to potentially pass what could be the most substantial piece of federal gun legislation in decades in response to last month’s devastating shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, that left 31 people dead. The bill, which was aimed at gaining the support of at least 10 Republicans to reach the 60-vote threshold to avoid the filibuster in the evenly split Senate “won’t please everyone,” according to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), the top Republican in the bipartisan group. “Some think it go...
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A bipartisan group of senators that has been working toward gun safety legislation in the weeks since the devastating mass shootings in the Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, last month reached a deal on Sunday. The framework was worked on by 10 Democratic senators and 10 Republican senators. One of the main provisions included is an incentive for states to implement red flag laws, which help keep guns out of the hands of people who may intend to harm themselves or others. Other measures include more robust background checks for gun purchasers who are under 21, banning any person convicted ...
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Democrats are proposing a massive boost to the U.S. State Department budget – a $12 billion increase. This change would raise the current budget from $56.6 billion to a whopping $68.7 billion. Lawmakers advocating for the change say that the money would go toward climate change, pandemic prevention and competing with China’s ambitious government. Nonetheless, getting that $12 billion increase approved by a 50-50 Senate will likely be a difficult battle. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) and Rep. David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) are just a few of the lawmakers leading the charge for the propose...
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