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Apr 01 2021
News
FBI conducts record background checks amid mass shootings, gun reform push
The FBI carried out a record number of background checks on individuals purchasing firearms last month as multiple mass shootings gained the nation's attention and sparked a conversation on America's gun policies.
The FBI says nearly 4.7 million Americans underwent background checks in connection with purchasing guns in March, CNN reported. That number was up almost 36 percent from
The Hill
Dec 15 2023
Analysis
Why a Bipartisan House Committee Wants to Further Cut Ties With Beijing
The bipartisan House China select committee released a major new report this week calling for a full reappraisal of U.S.-China ties, the most detailed and comprehensive vision yet of how Congress could respond to the reality of global competition with Beijing.
The 53-page report is chock-full of detailed legislative proposals aimed at paring back—but not fully severing—the ties binding
Foreign Policy
Dec 07 2023
News
Biden praised by progressives for push to combat drug prices
The White House’s threat to exercise its march-in rights on pharmaceutical companies whose drugs were developed with taxpayer funds is drawing praise from progressives, though some are saying the proposal is too restrictive. The Biden administration on Thursday made it clear that it is prepared to use the government’s march-in authorities on pharmaceutical companies to lower the cost of drugs
The Hill
Dec 05 2023
News
Virginia Neighborhood Rocked by Huge House Explosion as Police Serve Search Warrant
A home in Arlington, Va. exploded suddenly on Monday night as neighbors watched and captured video of the incident Police are investigating a house explosion that shocked a Virginia neighborhood on Monday afternoon. A suspect allegedly fired a flare gun somewhere between 30 to 40 times while inside his Arlington home, according to an Arlington Police Department press release . Authorities
People
Dec 05 2023
News
Man shot in Pawtucket declines to press charges
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) — A 22-year-old man who was shot in Pawtucket declined to press charges, police said Tuesday. Police responded to the area of the School Street off ramp around 8 p.m. Monday after a man arrived at Miriam Hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. A witness told police they thought they heard gun shots near Interstate 95. Police found two cartridge cases in the
ABC 6
Apr 02 2015
News
Do Gun-Free Zones Actually Create A 'Safe Haven'?
Fox News Contributor Katie Pavlich explains why gun-free zones aren't actually gun free.
Townhall
Dec 08 2023
News
Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a law that would allow homicide charges against women who obtain abortions. Republicans in both the state House and Senate have introduced bills to be
Waco Tribune-Herald
Dec 08 2023
News
Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a law that would allow homicide charges against women who obtain abortions. Republicans in both the state House and Senate have introduced bills to be
Oskaloosa Herald
Dec 08 2023
News
Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a law that would allow homicide charges against women who obtain abortions. Republicans in both the state House and Senate have introduced bills to be considered
Newsday
Dec 08 2023
News
Missouri lawmakers propose allowing homicide charges for women who have abortions
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a law that would allow homicide charges against women who obtain abortions. Republicans in both the state House and Senate have introduced bills to be considered
Washington Post