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GOP, Dems Challenge Holder Over Subpoenas To AP

Congressional Republicans and Democrats on Wednesday challenged Attorney General Eric Holder over the Justice Department’s handling of the investigation of national security leaks and its failure to talk to The Associated Press before issuing subpoenas for the news service’s telephone records.

2013/05/15

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Schumer Reviving Bill to Protect Media, Sources in Wake of Investigation Into AP

A top Senate Democrat plans to revive legislation that would protect journalists and their employers from revealing their sources, days after it was revealed that the Justice Department secretly obtained Associated Press phone records.

2013/05/15

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Source: Immigration Bill Could Exclude Many

A bipartisan immigration bill soon to be introduced in the Senate could exclude hundreds of thousands of immigrants here illegally from ever becoming U.S. citizens, according to a Senate aide with knowledge of the proposals.

2013/04/12

NRA Fundraising Largely Increases In Months Since Newtown Shootings

The National Rifle Association has seen a massive increase in fundraising in the months since the shootings in Newtown, Conn., which prompted a nationwide debate on gun control.

2013/03/21

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US Chamber Makes Immigration Overhaul Top Priority

The president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce said Thursday that the “door to the American dream must always remain open” as he announced a broad coalition of business, labor, faith organizations, law enforcement and ethnic groups intent on overhauling the nation’s immigration system.

2013/01/10

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Feinstein To Introduce Assault Weapons Ban In Congress

The school shooting in Newtown, Conn., is expected to bring about a bill calling for a ban on assault weapons at the start of the new Congress.

2012/12/16

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin may not be coming back to the U.S. any time soon if two Democrat senators have anything to say about it. (credit: Getty Images)

Report: Senators May Ban Facebook’s Eduardo Saverin From Reentering Country

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin’s renouncement of his U.S. citizenship has caused two Democrat senators to introduce a plan that will address people who evade paying taxes such as Saverin from reentering the U.S.

2012/05/17