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Gun-violence victims will attend Obama’s speech to Congress

August 22, 2019 at 8:46 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's fellow Democrats in Congress are bringing victims of gun violence to his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, providing faces and voices...

To some Democrats in Congress, Obama is a new man

August 23, 2021 at 10:51 p.m.

LEESBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - Democrats in Congress have always had some gripes with their president, Barack Obama. He doesn't call. He doesn't schmooze. He's not tough enough with Republicans. But...

House Democrats unveil gun control package; mirrors Obama’s

August 22, 2019 at 8:43 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top Democrats in the House of Representatives unveiled a broad proposal on Thursday to curb gun violence that mirrors the one offered last month by President Barack...

Biden urges Democrats to comply with demands to curb U.S. gun violence

August 23, 2021 at 10:49 p.m.

LEESBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday to comply with public demands for action to reduce gun violence....

Biden urges Democrats to comply with demands to curb U.S. gun violence

August 22, 2019 at 8:41 a.m.

LEESBURG, Virginia (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden urged fellow Democrats in the House of Representatives on Wednesday to comply with public demands for action to reduce gun violence....

With conciliatory tone, Cantor seeks to rebrand Republican Party

August 23, 2021 at 10:46 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eric Cantor, the often combative second-ranking Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, sought on Tuesday to rebrand himself and his party, voicing hope that they can...

U.S. borrowing bill gets final passage without familiar drama

August 23, 2021 at 10:26 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Completing a major Republican retreat from another messy showdown with President Barack Obama, the U.S. Senate on Thursday passed legislation to allow the government to keep borrowing...

Giffords’ husband offers senators chilling case for gun control

August 23, 2021 at 10:21 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. astronaut Mark Kelly pushed for gun-control measures on Wednesday by recalling in chilling detail the massacre that nearly killed his wife, former Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle...

Giffords seeks “bold” action as Congress takes up gun control

August 23, 2021 at 10:22 p.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, made an emotional plea on Wednesday for Congress to take action to curb gun violence, but...

Giffords seeks “bold” action as Congress takes up gun control

August 22, 2019 at 8:33 a.m.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, grievously wounded in a 2011 mass shooting, made an emotional plea on Wednesday for Congress to take action to curb gun violence, but...

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