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
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.
The Trump-backed candidate faces an uphill battle to challenge popular incumbent Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) Hung Cao, a retired officer in the U.S. Navy, won the Virginia Republican primary for the U.S. Senate on June 18. The Associated Press called the race for Mr. Cao shortly after polls closed in Virginia. Mr. Cao, who earned
A firearm industry association executive called the move ‘a powerful statement that the Second Amendment rights of Louisianans are not negotiable.’ Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry has signed a bill into law that supporters say protects the privacy and sensitive financial information of people buying guns and ammunition. Mr. Landry, a Republican, signed SB 301, or
‘Taxing tips is regressive and goes against American tradition,’ Reps. Thomas Massie and Matt Gaetz said in a joint statement. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) introduced a bill on June 18 that aims to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make tips exempt from income and employment taxes. This legislative
Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki will testify before Congress next month about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced in a June 17 letter that Ms. Psaki has consented to take part in a transcribed interview on July 26 to address the Afghanistan withdrawal. “The Committee has
Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun appeared before the U.S. Senate on June 18 to discuss the company’s safety culture after a January airplane incident that increased public and regulatory scrutiny on the aerospace company. He began his opening remarks by turning to face and apologize to the family members of the 2018 and 2019 737 Max