The US Senate has opened debate on a proposal to expand criminal background checks on gun buyers. The bipartisan move marks the most serious consideration
Mark Zuckerberg and a cast of Silicon Valley players are entering the fray over immigration reform. But the new group, FWD.US, says it’s also interested
(Reuters) – A breakthrough agreement to expand background checks for gun buyers, announced on Wednesday by two senators, boosts the prospects the Senate will approve
(Reuters) – A Democratic and a Republican senator said on Wednesday they had struck a deal to expand background checks for gun buyers, boosting prospects
The Senate is poised to begin the most wide-ranging and ambitious battle over gun control on Capitol Hill in 20 years, with a vote scheduled Thursday that
The state legislature in Connecticut has approved gun control measures which campaigners say are the most comprehensive in America. The sweeping new restrictions include a
Senator Mark Kirk has become the latest US lawmaker and second Republican senator to back gay marriage. In a statement, the Illinois senator said civil
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama will launch a fund-raising drive for the 2014 mid-term elections on Wednesday with addresses to deep-pocketed donors in California, hoping
‘Rocky Mountain High’ may become the song lawmakers sing in Colorado — and in Washington, where some congressmen are talking about putting dough from the