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Every Democrat and 14 Republicans in the Senate voted to consider bipartisan compromise gun safety legislation.

Sigal Chattah later claimed that her comment about Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is Black, was 'tongue-in-cheek.'

Large oil companies took in over $22 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2022 as gas prices have soared.

Did you know Joe Biden can help American workers right now, even without Congress?

"Trump is a con man and a grifter," said one watchdog group. "He wasn't just selling the Big Lie, he was making sure to fundraise off of it."

A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns used in both the recent

A spate of high-profile mass shootings in the U.S. has sparked calls for Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons – covering the types of guns used in both the recent

"The specter of another January 6 still looms over the American political system," said one media critic. "If it comes to pass, everyone at Fox—and everyone who does business with the network—will bear responsibility for the result."

Here he offers five policy changes – based on the findings of psychology professor Paul Boxer – that can be implemented to reduce gun violence in schools.

"Twenty-eight mass shootings in less than two weeks since Uvalde and we can't even get background checks included in a bipartisan gun reform package," said one progressive political strategist.

These are troubling times at the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission. That means troubling and dangerous times for the miners of this country as well.

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley doubled down with his Twitter comment: “No more handouts for woke corporations.”

"How many more children, mothers, and fathers need to be murdered in cold blood before the Senate has the guts to ban assault weapons and take on the NRA?" asked Sen. Bernie Sanders.

"This is radical. This is horrifying. This is extremely scary," said one public defender.

Pennsylvania, where a housing crisis was made worse by the COVID-19 pandemic, stands to benefit from the plan announced by the White House on May 16.

Mississippians on Medicaid lose coverage a mere 60 days after childbirth. “When women don’t have that coverage, what happens is they die,” says one expert.

With the Supreme Court approaching the start of summer, the justices will likely decide the court’s major remaining cases by late June.

Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage, and Lawrence v. Texas legalized same-sex relations.

The conventional view doesn’t account for the Trump factor, which gives Democrats a fighting chance of keeping one or both chambers.

The push by conservative justices to overturn Roe v. Wade, said one abortion rights advocate, "is giving us an opportunity to show them how ungovernable we will be if they follow through."