Michelle Obama to fundraise for MA Senate candidate
BOSTON GLOBE - First Lady Michelle Obama is wading into the political fray...
A national disagrace: 12-year-old accidentally shoots, kills 14-year-old
OPINION - The epidemic of gun violence continues in America, but our leaders fail to stop it.
Senate rejects expanded gun background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has rejected a bipartisan effort to expand federal background checks to more firearms buyers in a crucial showdown over gun control...
Obama congratulates Newtown families on gun vote
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is lauding the role the families of the Newtown shooting victims played in pressing the Senate to move forward on gun control legislation...
Gun control bill clears first hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun control supporters won the first Senate showdown Thursday over how to respond to the December carnage in Newtown...
Senate panel approves gun background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats gave a boost Tuesday to the pillar of President Barack Obama's plans for reducing gun violence, pushing a bill requiring nearly universal federal background checks for firearms buyers through the Senate Judiciary Committee over solid Republican opposition...
Obama friend or foe? McCain charts his course
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican Sen. John McCain is a walking contradiction, antagonizing President Barack Obama over foreign policy one minute, cooperating with the Democrat the next on immigration and the budget...
Senate committee approves gun trafficking bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation Thursday making gun trafficking a federal crime as lawmakers cast the first vote in Congress to curb firearms since December's horrific shootings at a Connecticut elementary school...
Senate confirms Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama's choice of a budget expert...
Hagel confirmed as Defense Secretary by Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has voted to confirm Chuck Hagel to be the nation's next defense secretary.
