Rebellious Democrats disrupt House, stage protest
Rebellious Democrats shut down the House’s legislative work on Wednesday, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures.…
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Senate to vote on gun control, prospects dim for change
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Democrats get their long-sought votes on gun control a week after the massacre in Orlando, Florida, but election-year politics and the powerful National Rifle Association dim…
Trump tumult: Campaign manager fired
By JILL COLVIN and JONATHAN LEMIRE Donald Trump fired his hard-charging campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, on Monday in a dramatic shake-up designed to calm panicked Republican leaders and reverse one…
Democrats to give Trump ‘rude awakening’ in summer onslaught
By LISA LERER and JULIE BYKOWICZ Donald Trump’s unconventional campaign is about to feel the heat of political organization. Hillary Clinton and her Democratic allies have invested at least $41…
GOP-led House committee pushes through censure of IRS head
By ANDREW TAYLOR A Republican-run House committee has voted along party lines to censure the IRS commissioner. GOP lawmakers say John Koskinen (KAHS’-kihn-ihn) failed to provide information demanded by Congress…
The Latest: 6 people still in critical condition at hospital
The Latest on the massacre at a gay Orlando nightclub (all times local): 11:50 a.m. An Orlando hospital says six people wounded in the nightclub shooting are still in critical…
Democrats searching for unity as Clinton locks up nomination
By KEN THOMAS and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Nearing the end of a lengthy primary fight, Democrats are coalescing around Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid and looking to reunite the party through a…
The Latest: Sanders wants his issues heard at convention
The latest developments in the 2016 campaign for the presidency. All times EDT: ___ 1:16 p.m. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says he has a long list of issues he plans…