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McConnell and Republicans back Senate’s post-Jan. 6 election reform bill

Wednesday, September 28 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- A broad bipartisan group of senators who worked for months on legislation to reform the nineteenth-century law governing the Electoral College process and counting of votes after presidential elections scored two major victories on Tuesday. First, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky... Read More.

Uvalde families plead with legislators for gun reform in emotional testimony

Tuesday, September 27 by ABC News

(UVALDE, Texas) -- Two Texas legislators held a listening session Monday to hear from Robb Elementary School victims' families, who continue to voice how unheard they feel by their representatives as they plead for gun control statewide and nationally. Their advocacy was spurred by the... Read More.

House passes election reform bill to curb future interference; 9 Republicans join Democrats

Wednesday, September 21 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The House on Wednesday approved a post-Jan. 6 election reform bill intended to blunt future challenges to presidential elections. The Presidential Election Reform Act, crafted largely by Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., passed by a 229-203 vote, with nine Republicans... Read More.

House GOP leaders want their members to vote against election reform bill, claiming it’s ineffective

Tuesday, September 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- House GOP leadership said Tuesday that it is formally whipping Republican members to vote against a bipartisan bill that seeks to reform the counting of presidential electoral votes in order to blunt challenges to the results of a White House race. A spokesperson... Read More.

Former prosecutor, advocate for criminal justice reform, facing rape charges

Tuesday, August 16 by ABC News

(NEW YORK) -- Adam Foss, a former prosecutor in Boston whose TED Talk brought him into partnership with singer John Legend on criminal justice reform, raped a woman in a New York City hotel, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said Tuesday. According to court documents... Read More.

Bipartisan senators reach deal on Electoral Count Act reform in wake of Jan. 6

Wednesday, July 20 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- As the House committee probing the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol continues to reveal how it says then-President Donald Trump and his allies worked to overturn the 2020 election, a bipartisan group of senators has quietly reached agreement on a sweeping... Read More.

Manchin appears to sink Biden agenda on climate and tax reform

Friday, July 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Joe Manchin appears to have torpedoed a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's economic agenda, telling Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Thursday evening that he won't support moving forward on proposed tax hikes on wealthy Americans and corporations that would pay for... Read More.

City to meet with advocacy groups over police reform demands following Jayland Walker’s death

Friday, July 15 by ABC News

(AKRON, Ohio) -- Tensions between protesters and law enforcement have persisted amid weekslong demonstrations following the fatal police shooting of 25-year-old Jayland Walker. As protesters seek accountability from police in Walker's death, local and national advocacy groups have released lists of demands for the mayor... Read More.

Senate negotiations on gun safety reform stall over outstanding challenges

Thursday, June 16 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Top negotiators on a bipartisan gun safety framework huddled behind closed doors for several hours Wednesday evening to try to solve remaining differences on the package, but the group's effort to expedite passage of an agreement is stalled, at least for the... Read More.

DACA’s 10th anniversary: Recipients call for congressional action as immigration reform remains stalled

Wednesday, June 15 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- In 2012, the Obama administration introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, protecting all eligible immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. "DACA gave me hope," program recipient Eddie Ramirez told ABC News. "And the biggest thing [DACA]... Read More.

House passes sweeping gun reform package as Senate talks continue

Thursday, June 9 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- While some of their friends and loved ones are still being buried at home, both survivors and families of victims in recent mass shootings challenged lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week to reach a deal on gun reform negotiations or risk continuing... Read More.

Matthew McConaughey meets Biden, makes passionate plea for gun reform at White House press briefing

Tuesday, June 7 by ABC News

After meeting with President Joe Biden, Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, made a passionate plea for gun reform at Tuesday's White House press briefing as Congress considers new legislation this week. McConaughey, noting he is a gun owner, offered extensive... Read More.

Stories tagged with: reform

McConnell and Republicans back Senate’s post-Jan. 6 election reform bill

Uvalde families plead with legislators for gun reform in emotional testimony

House passes election reform bill to curb future interference; 9 Republicans join Democrats

House GOP leaders want their members to vote against election reform bill, claiming it’s ineffective

Former prosecutor, advocate for criminal justice reform, facing rape charges

Bipartisan senators reach deal on Electoral Count Act reform in wake of Jan. 6

Manchin appears to sink Biden agenda on climate and tax reform

City to meet with advocacy groups over police reform demands following Jayland Walker’s death

Senate negotiations on gun safety reform stall over outstanding challenges

DACA’s 10th anniversary: Recipients call for congressional action as immigration reform remains stalled

House passes sweeping gun reform package as Senate talks continue

Matthew McConaughey meets Biden, makes passionate plea for gun reform at White House press briefing

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