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Anger as Republicans block bill to help military veterans exposed to toxins

Jon Stewart, who has lobbied for bipartisan bill to expand healthcare for veterans, condemns ‘stab-vets-in-the-back senators’

The Guardian - US · Jul 28, 2022

Texas Republicans in Congress vote against bill to protect right to contraception

The House passed the measure, but it will have a harder time getting through the evenly divided Senate.

The Texas Tribune · Jul 21, 2022

House Dems move to protect contraception from Supreme Court

Democrats are pushing legislation through the House that would inscribe the right to use contraceptives into law

The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2022

Senate to push ahead on semiconductor manufacturing bill - Roll Call

A procedural vote to begin the floor process on a limited competition measure could happen as early as Tuesday.

Roll Call · Jul 14, 2022

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott leads Beto O’Rourke by 5 points, poll finds

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democrat Beto O’Rourke by 5 percentage points in the Texas governor’s race, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 13, 2022

No easy options as pressure to pass chips funding bill grows - Roll Call

Bipartisan interest in moving a package of semiconductor manufacturing incentives outside of a stalled conference committee is growing.

Roll Call · Jul 13, 2022

Senate GOP pitches options for stalled competition bill - Roll Call

McConnell floats having House pass Senate version or moving $52 billion for semiconductor subsidies separately.

Roll Call · Jul 12, 2022

Biden calls for gun safety advocates to keep up the fight as he celebrates bipartisan compromise legislation

‘Success begets success ... we finally moved that mountain of opposition, obstruction, and indifference that stood in the way and stopped every effort of gun safety for 30 years in this nation. Now's the time to galvanize this movement’

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

New gun law’s critics could pressure states over reporting of juvenile records

WASHINGTON — The new federal law passed in response to a series of mass shootings includes provisions to better incorporate juvenile records into the federal background check system, but states vary greatly in the way they approach access to guns and the background checks themselves.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022

Most Texans disapprove of trigger law banning abortion, say state is on wrong track

A majority of Texans disapprove of the state’s trigger law, which will ban almost all abortions, new polling shows.

Tribune News Service · Jul 8, 2022