The same week, President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill on guns.
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How the Senators Negotiating a Gun Bill Found Consensus
The bipartisan gun safety legislation that cleared Congress on Friday was the product of weeks of fraught negotiations that started with both sides acknowledging what had to stay off the table.
Bipartisan Gun Bill Clears Initial Vote in Senate
The 64-to-34 vote came just hours after Republicans and Democrats released the text of the legislation, which could become the most significant overhaul of the nation’s gun laws in decades.
Senators Present Bipartisan Gun Safety Bill
The introduction of the legislation was a hopeful sign as both Democrats and Republicans press to vote on new gun measures this week.
Gun Talks Snag on Tricky Question: What Counts as a Boyfriend?
Among the sticking points holding up a final agreement on gun legislation is how to define a boyfriend in a provision meant to keep guns away from domestic abusers.
Let’s Have a New Gun Law for Independence Day
There is hope on guns. It’s not what I expected to say.
Senator Chris Murphy on the Bipartisan Gun Safety Deal
The lawmaker at the center of the effort explains how the proposal came together and what changes it would make.
Gun Deal Is Less Than Democrats Wanted, but More Than They Expected
Though the compromise does not go as far as many would have preferred, it is still seen as a serious step that could save lives.
Senators Reach Bipartisan Deal on Gun Safety
The agreement, which falls short of the sprawling changes championed by Democrats, is a significant step toward ending a yearslong impasse over gun reform legislation.
House Passes Red-Flag Bill as Senate Talks on Gun Violence Continue
The legislation stands little chance of enactment in its current form, but the idea of incentivizing states to allow guns to be taken from dangerous people is in play in bipartisan Senate talks.
As Survivors of Gun Violence Demand Action, House Passes Bill Doomed in the Senate
On a day of wrenching testimony from victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Democrats pushed through a gun control package facing solid G.O.P. opposition and no path in the Senate.
As Survivors Demand Action, House Passes Gun Bill Doomed in the Senate
On a day of wrenching testimony from victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Democrats pushed through a gun control package facing solid G.O.P. opposition and no path in the Senate.
President Biden mourned with families in Uvalde.
At a memorial in Texas, some spectators let it be known that in addition to empathy, they expected action.
Massacres Test Whether Washington Can Move Beyond Paralysis on Gun Laws
The United States is facing a widening gap between the scale of gun violence and what America’s political leaders can agree are the right responses to the carnage.
Senators Grasp for a Bipartisan Gun Deal, Facing Long Odds
A group of Republicans and Democrats have begun an urgent set of talks aimed at reaching an elusive compromise on new gun laws. After a decade of failure, can this time be different?
Tired of Massacres? Get Rid of the Guns.
Deadly mass shootings have something in common.
Congress Is Paralyzed on Guns. Here’s Why Chris Murphy Is Still Hopeful.
The Democrat from Connecticut, who has spent his decade in the Senate trying and failing to enact gun safety bills, says his party should make the issue the core of its 2022 midterm message.
Why Are We Still Going Great Guns?
The subject is guns. The password is safety.
Capitol Police Detail Failures During Pro-Trump Assault
The acting chief of the Capitol Police told lawmakers that the department knew days ahead of time of the risk of violence targeting lawmakers but was unprepared when the mob attacked on Jan. 6.
Senate Rejects Attempted Blockade of Weapons Sale to U.A.E.
The Senate endorsed the Trump administration’s last-minute push to sell a $23 billion arms package including armed drones and stealth fighter jets to the Emirati military.
Ayad Akhtar on Truth and Fiction
Akhtar discusses “Homeland Elegies” and Marc Lacey talks about “Cry Havoc,” by Michael Signer, and “The Violence Inside Us,” by Chris Murphy.
Tested by Tragedy, Two Politicians Review Their Records — Mistakes Included
“Cry Havoc,” by Michael Signer, the former mayor of Charlottesville, Va., and “The Violence Inside Us,” by the Connecticut senator Chris Murphy, grapple with racial tension, gun violence and errors of leadership.
Iran, Devastated by Coronavirus, Says U.S. Sanctions Are Taking Lives
Iran, devastated by the coronavirus, is asking the U.S. to lift sanctions on humanitarian grounds. U.S. officials say sanctions aren’t to blame; Iran is.