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Democrats press efforts to stem gun violence with House panel advancing assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON — Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, as a House committee advanced a ban on assault weapons and President Joe Biden planned more executive actions to fight crime.

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How ‘Build Back Better’ started, and how it’s going: a timeline

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden last year asked Congress to pass more than $4 trillion worth of infrastructure and economic proposals. Progressive Democrats sought to bump that up to $6 trillion. Now Democrats will be lucky to pass just a fraction of that before the midterm elections this fall.

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House Democrats advance assault weapons ban after mass shootings

Democrats pushed further this week on efforts to combat gun violence, with action on an assault weapons ban.

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How 'Build Back Better' started, and how it's going: a timeline - Roll Call

President Joe Biden last year asked Congress to pass more than $4 trillion worth of infrastructure and economic proposals. Progressive Democrats sought to bump that up to $6 trillion. Now Democrats will be lucky to pass just a fraction of that before the midterm elections this fall. Sen. Joe Manchin…

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Senate Judiciary Committee ties on Biden pick to lead ATF

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the nation’s top gun regulator Thursday amid a nascent effort to pass legislation following a wave of mass shootings across the country.

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Senate Judiciary Committee ties on Biden pick to lead ATF - Roll Call

The Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on President Joe Biden’s pick to be the nation’s top gun regulator Thursday.

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On DACA anniversary, Democrats call for Senate immigration action

WASHINGTON — Democratic leaders on Wednesday called on the Senate to pass legislation to enshrine permanent protections for young undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, a decade after the Obama administration announced a program to give them temporary relief.

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On DACA anniversary, Democrats call for Senate immigration action - Roll Call

Democratic leaders on Wednesday called on the Senate to pass legislation to enshrine permanent protections for so-called Dreamers.

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Future of DACA program remains uncertain, a decade after it began

WASHINGTON — Bruna Sollod first applied for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program weeks after it began in 2012. After she was accepted, the Brazilian-born college student was able to avoid deportation, work legally and enjoy some stability as she began her adulthood.

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Future of DACA program remains uncertain, a decade after it began - Roll Call

A permanent legislative solution for 'Dreamers' appears elusive as midterm elections approach and tensions rise over border security.

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Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations

WASHINGTON — There does not appear to be ample Republican support to amend laws that tightly prohibit U.S. support to the International Criminal Court as lawmakers search for ways Washington can assist Ukrainian officials with war crimes investigations of Russians.

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Lawmakers explore options for Ukraine war crimes investigations - Roll Call

Prohibition on U.S. support to the International Criminal Court has lawmakers searching for other ways to assist investigations of Russians.

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Prospects dim for quick deal on Senate immigration proposals

WASHINGTON — Senate negotiators sounded doubtful they could put forward a bipartisan immigration proposal before Congress leaves Washington for an August break, dimming the prospects to pass long-awaited immigration changes ahead of midterm elections that could flip control of Congress.

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Prospects dim for quick deal on Senate immigration proposals - Roll Call

Senate negotiators sounded doubtful they could put forward a bipartisan proposal before Congress leaves Washington for an August break.

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Congress remembers John E. Porter, appropriator and advocate for NIH - Roll Call

Lawmakers are paying tribute to former Rep. John E. Porter, an Illinois Republican and Appropriations “cardinal” who died Friday at age 87.

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Analysis: Two key words could sink long-shot talks on preventing mass shootings

WASHINGTON — There are many reasons to doubt Congress will send President Joe Biden any legislation to slow a spate of mass shootings, including two key words: “directly related.”

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Democrats are skeptical about striking a deal with Republicans to help prevent more mass shootings, which are a new American tradition.

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Senate Judiciary Committee sends D.C. Circuit nominee to the floor

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday advanced the nomination of Judge J. Michelle Childs for the influential federal appeals court in Washington, in a bipartisan 17-5 vote that sets up a later final confirmation vote on the Senate floor.

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Senate Judiciary Committee sends DC Circuit nominee to the floor

The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the nomination of Judge J. Michelle Childs for the influential federal appeals court in Washington.

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Senate Democrats plan votes on background checks for gun buys

WASHINGTON — Spurred by the deadliest school shooting in nearly a decade, Senate Democrats made plans to hold votes next month on House-passed measures to expand criminal background checks prior to gun purchases.

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Senators talk gun legislation at hearing for Biden pick to lead ATF - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the nation’s top gun regulator largely dodged questions on his own views about gun control Wednesday.

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Senate Democrats plan votes on background checks for gun buys - Roll Call

Senate Democrats made plans to hold votes next month on House-passed measures to expand criminal background checks prior to gun purchases.

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Texas school shooting precedes Senate hearing on pick to run ATF

WASHINGTON — Steven Dettelbach starts the most public part of his effort to become only the second person to successfully run the Senate confirmation gantlet to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives in a political high-wire act at a hearing Wednesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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Former LA public defender picked to lead federal Access to Justice office

WASHINGTON — During a college internship at the Orange County Public Defender's office, Rachel Rossi was sent to the local jail. She was given a simple instruction: Ask people who had recently been arrested what they need.

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Democrats renew push for green cards for ‘documented Dreamers’

WASHINGTON — Democrats renewed their push Wednesday to provide a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of so-called documented Dreamers who grew up legally in the U.S. but risk deportation when they turn 21 years old.

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