Senate Republican Blocks Bill to Ban Bump Stocks After Supreme Court Ruling

The Supreme Court last week struck down a Trump-era ban on the gun accessary. WASHINGTON—Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) on June 18 blocked a Democrat-backed bill to ban bump stocks, days after the Supreme Court reversed a Trump-era ban on the gun accessory. Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) requested unanimous consent for the Banning Unlawful Machinegun Parts

House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole Survives Primary Challenge

The Chair of the House Appropriations Committee is likely to win an eleventh term on Capitol Hill after Oklahoma voters endorsed him in a June 18 primary. Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, is likely to secure another term in Congress after winning his district’s Republican primary on June 18.

Bob Menendez buoyed by testimony of prosecutor, former adviser in bribery trial

Prosecutors at the trial of Sen. Bob Menendez used the testimony of his former campaign manager on Tuesday to try to link alleged bribes of the Democrat to the appointment of New Jersey’s top prosecutor three years ago. Michael Soliman, a former top Menendez political adviser, testified immediately after New Jersey’s U.S. attorney, Philip Sellinger,