Senate passes gun-control legislation; poll finds most Republicans, Independents oppose ‘red flag’ laws

Senate passes gun-control legislation; poll finds most Republicans, Independents oppose ‘red flag’ laws

Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 24, 2022 Hours after the Supreme Court delivered a major victory for gun rights proponents, Democrats in the Senate, joined by 15 Republicans, on Thursday approved legislation which critics say is another step in the gun-control movement’s effort to eviscerate the Second Amendment. The 65-33 vote on the so-called Safer […]

Senators want Huawei’s tech banned from U.S. energy grid

Senators want Huawei’s tech banned from U.S. energy grid

by WorldTribune Staff, February 26, 2019 Sens. Marco Rubio and John Cornyn have written a letter calling on the Trump administration to ban the use of Chinese tech giant Huawei’s products in the U.S. energy infrastructure. Congress has already blocked the use of Huawei products in U.S. telecommunications equipment “due the company’s links to China’s […]

‘How is the Department of Justice being run?’: Senate shifts focus to Loretta Lynch

‘How is the Department of Justice being run?’: Senate shifts focus to Loretta Lynch

by WorldTribune Staff, June 19, 2017 A spokesman for the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman said it “will become necessary at some point” to have Loretta Lynch testify before the panel after revelations from former FBI Director James Comey of the former attorney general’s alleged attempts to shut down the Hillary Clinton email investigation. Republicans on […]

Legislation would force Obama to disclose $1.7 billion ‘ransom payment’ to Iran

Legislation would force Obama to disclose $1.7 billion ‘ransom payment’ to Iran

by WorldTribune Staff, June 1, 2016 A bill filed by a pair of Republican lawamkers seeks to force the Obama administration to disclose if a $1.7 billion payment to Iran was “ransom” for the release of 10 U.S. sailors who were captured by the Iranian military. Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas and Sen. John […]