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Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on Tuesday that the Justice Department's inspector general will investigate alleged abuses of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a move condemned by President Trump on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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13 Republicans ask Jeff Sessions to appoint second special counsel to investigate FBI, DOJ

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February 28, 2018 11:13 pm

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Trump urges Republicans to pass concealed carry reciprocity as standalone bill

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February 28, 2018 10:07 pm

President Trump disagreed with Vice President Mike Pence's statement that no one's rights should be trampled in gun control legislation.

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Trump on dangerous people with firearms: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’

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February 28, 2018 9:10 pm

Four Commerce Department staffers have been forbidden to view classified information. (iStock)

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Background check trouble leaves four Commerce Department appointees without a job: Report

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February 28, 2018 5:45 am

Suburban voters are pressuring Republican incumbents for legislative action to curtail firearms after a high school shooting massacre in Parkland, Fla., left 17 dead. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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After Parkland, vulnerable suburban Republicans under pressure on guns

David M. Drucker -

February 28, 2018 5:01 am

Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said that a repeal of the the Dickey Amendment, which prohibits federal funding from going towards studies that promote or advocate gun control research, is among the topics under discussion in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Democrats see opening to get rid of ban on gun violence research

Robert King -

February 28, 2018 12:49 am

Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have made it clear they want more than the Fix NICS bill. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Partisan showdown on gun control stalls Senate background check bill

Susan Ferrechio -

February 27, 2018 10:30 pm

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Chuck Schumer: Trump making path forward on guns more difficult

Al Weaver -

February 27, 2018 8:41 pm

"We should not be banning guns from law-abiding citizens," Paul Ryan said after a closed-door meeting with Republicans Tuesday. "We should be focusing on making sure citizens who should not be getting guns in the first place don't get those guns."

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Paul Ryan: Congress should focus on mental health and background checks, not gun ban

Susan Ferrechio -

February 27, 2018 4:42 pm

Senate Majority Whip Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, (pictured center) is cosponsoring a bill with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and more than a dozen other senators from both parties. The bill would improve the nation's background check system used for scrutinizing most firearms purchases. However, House Republicans are likely to oppose it unless they can add language allowing concealed carry permit holders to legally bring their weapons to other states. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

Trump and Congress move on guns after Florida

Susan Ferrechio -

February 27, 2018 5:01 am

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Tag: Background Checks

Trump urges Republicans to pass concealed carry reciprocity as standalone bill

Trump on dangerous people with firearms: ‘Take the guns first, go through due process second’

Background check trouble leaves four Commerce Department appointees without a job: Report

After Parkland, vulnerable suburban Republicans under pressure on guns

Democrats see opening to get rid of ban on gun violence research

Partisan showdown on gun control stalls Senate background check bill

Chuck Schumer: Trump making path forward on guns more difficult

Paul Ryan: Congress should focus on mental health and background checks, not gun ban

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