Senate Lawmakers Take First Steps in Advancing Bill to Prevent Government Shutdown

Senate lawmakers on Jan. 16 took the first steps aimed at preventing a partial government shutdown, ahead of a rapidly approaching deadline scheduled for the end of the week. Lawmakers in the upper chamber voted 68-13 to begin voting on a temporary stopgap spending bill—the third temporary spending measure this fiscal year—overcoming the first procedural

3 Gun Rights Cases Before the Supreme Court You Should Know About

Both sides of the Second Amendment debate will be watching the U.S. Supreme Court closely in 2024 as it applies the standards from previous decisions to new high-profile cases. In the 2022 New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen decision, the Supreme Court ruled that, to be constitutional, new gun laws must match