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Reid not ready to support legislation to crack down on sexual assault in the military
In a gathering with reporters on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that the problem of rampant sexual assault in the military is something the military needs to handle but wouldn’t yet endorse legislation to take reporting such crimes out of the chain of command. Responding…
Suspect arrested in ricin letters case released from jail
Update: New ricin letter found, according to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), details below Federal authorities said Tuesday that a Mississippi man accused of sending letters containing ricin to prominent officials, including President Barack Obama, has been released from jail following the cancellation of a preliminary detention hearing. Jeff…
Catholic bishops: Background check vote shows a ‘failure in moral leadership’
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on Friday reiterated that the “culture of life” often cited by Republican politicians included gun control. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Bishop Stephen E. Blaire expressed his disappointment that legislation to expand criminal…
Feinstein ‘frustrated’ after assault weapons ban is dropped from gun safety bill
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) came away from a Monday meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) “frustrated” that her proposed assault weapons ban left out of her party’s gun safety bill. According to Politico, Feinstein’s proposal, which she offered in the wake of the Newtown Elementary school shootings in…
Harry Reid endorses universal background checks for gun purchases
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said Sunday he supported requiring background checks for all gun purchases, but refused to endorse other proposals to curb gun violence. Licensed gun dealers are required to run federal background checks, but private sellers at gun shows and other venues do not have the…
NRA president: Reid facing ‘incredible pressure’ on gun control
National Rifle Association president David Keene said Thursday he had no idea whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) would support or oppose new gun control legislation. At a breakfast meeting sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, Keene noted the NRA had a “relatively friendly relationship with the senator over…
Maddow rips into Reid for caving to Republicans on filibuster reform
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow slammed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) on Thursday night for watering-down his filibuster reform proposal at the last minute. “This was the day that everybody had been waiting for in terms of changing how the Senate operates, and if you hear sad trombones, that’s why,”…
Democrats watch in awe as McConnell filibusters himself
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) introduced legislation to raise the debt ceiling on Thursday, apparently with the intent of showing that even Democrats would not support such a bill. However, McConnell’s plan backfired after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) called for a vote on the legislation, which would…
Sen. Reid released from hospital hours after crash
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., was released from the hospital just a few hours after a car crash this afternoon left him with rib and hip contusions, reported the Associated Press. He was able to walk into the hospital himself and was taken by his security staff as a…
McCain suggests Harry Reid ‘doesn’t care’ about US ambassador’s death
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is accusing Republicans of politicizing an attack on the U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi because he probably “doesn’t care” about the death of U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens. McCain told CNN’s Candy Crowley on Sunday that the Obama administration…
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