Victims of the recent mass shootings in Texas and New York demanded Wednesday that Congress take action to prevent further bloodshed, but the best House Democrats could do was pass a package of gun-control bills that have no chance of...
Federal firearms dealers are getting their licenses revoked or not renewed by the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms at a much greater rate since President Biden first came to office, a GOP lawmaker said Wednesday. “Federal Firearms Licensees...
Supporters of new drug-sentencing standards that could lead to the release of potentially thousands of nonviolent offenders rallied outside the Capitol Wednesday to urge the Senate to approve the stalled Equal Act. Backers say the bill will eliminate sentencing disparities...
A new bipartisan bill would criminalize modifying drones with weapons or using them to interfere with police and the military. The four lawmakers behind the bill said criminal penalties are necessary to ensure the safety and security of Americans threatened...
An 11-year-old survivor of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas told the House Oversight Committee Wednesday that she lived in fear of another violent tragedy. Fourth-grade student Miah Cerrillo told the committee that she survived the carnage at Robb Elementary...
The D.C. Council passed a bill Tuesday prohibiting private employers and city agencies from firing or refusing to hire a person simply for testing positive for marijuana in a drug test. The bill, by council member Trayon White, Ward 8...
Rep. Liz Cheney, ready for defeat in Tuesday’s GOP primary in Wyoming after spending the last 18 months attacking former President Donald Trump, could rebound into a new political career as head of the “Never Trump” wing of the party....
