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In particular, leaders told rank-and-file lawmakers that they are barred from using electronic devices to display audio or video recordings of House proceedings or take pictures on the House floor. Democrats openly flaunted those rules throughout a sit-in that lasted until early Thursday.
Democrats say their sit-in on guns succeeded even though they did not get the two votes they were seeking. At a 3:30 a.m. news conference Thursday, Democrats said their efforts had raised awareness of the issue around the world, and they vowed to keep up the fight.
Without addressing recent conflict-of-interest allegations against state insurance regulators, Connecticut's senior senator wrote Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice should deny the mergers of Aetna with Humana and Anthem with Cigna. "These mega-mergers have potentially far-reaching and severely harmful effects on Connecticut, but they raise issues of national importance as well," U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote.
A recount has been scheduled in the Republican primary race for Congressional District 1, Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap announced June 22. Candidate Ande Allen Smith of North Yarmouth submitted his formal request for the recount Friday, June 17, based upon the unofficial preliminary results of the election, which showed a difference of 55 votes between Smith and candidate Mark I. Holbrook of Brunswick. The recount is scheduled to begin Tuesday, June 28, at 9 a.m. in the Florian Room of the Maine Department of Public Safety Building, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta.
In this frame grab taken from AP video Georgia Rep. John Lewis leads more than 200 Democrats in demanding a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week's massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub. Rebellious Democrats shut down the House's legislative work on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures before lawmakers' weeklong break.
With the cameras it uses to cover Congress shut off, C-SPAN turned to social media feeds on Wednesday to beam live coverage of the House Democrat's sit-in to demand votes on gun control legislation The non-profit cable and satellite network C-SPAN and its offshoot covers each session of the House and Senate, using cameras placed in the chambers and controlled by the government. The network is independent, however, and accepts no government money, spokesman Howard Mortman said.
House Democrats are staging a sit-down protest, seeking a vote on gun control measures following the Orlando nightclub shooting. A group of about 30 Democrats led by Georgia Rep. John Lewis demanded a vote on gun control measures before sitting down and "occupying" the House floor Wednesday.
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DNA test results show a Colorado prison inmate is not Prince's son, a person who has seen a sealed document said. Strong storms, possibly including tornadoes, are in the forecast for parts of the Midwest as humid air surges in while temperatures climb into the 90s.
Strong storms, possibly including tornadoes, are in the forecast for parts of the Midwest as humid air surges in while temperatures climb into the 90s. Powerful storms packing multiple tornadoes swept through parts of the Midwest Wednesday night, damaging homes and a gas station in central Illinois and sending tens of thousands of soccer fans seeking shelter during the... Jurors could rewrite a key chapter of rock 'n' roll history as they deliberate whether Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page and Robert Plant lifted a riff from fellow rockers for its epic "Stairway to Heaven."
In this frame grab taken from AP video Georgia Rep. John Lewis, center, leads a sit-in of more than 200 Democrats in demanding a vote on measures to expand background checks and block gun purchases by some suspected terrorists in the aftermath of last week's massacre in Orlando, Florida, that killed 49 people in a gay nightclub. Rebellious Democrats shut down the House's legislative work on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, staging a sit-in on the House floor and refusing to leave until they secured a vote on gun control measures before lawmakers' weeklong break.
Rep. Elizabeth Esty of Connecticut had a sleeping bag, while Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts brought Dunkin' Donuts for her House colleagues who were staying awake. Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver II of Missouri, dressed in a pink suit, carried a pink-and-white striped pillow in his hand for several hours as he walked around the House chamber.
This photo provided by Rep.Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore. shows Democrat members of Congress, including, from left, Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.,participating in sit-down protest seeking a a vote on gun control measures, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, on the floor of the House on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Protesters gathered outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday night to show support for House Democrats staging a sit-in to pressure Republicans to vote on gun control legislation. Democrats literally sat down on the floor of the House chamber Wednesday, forcing the House into a temporary recess.
Rep. John Lewis , a civil rights icon who led historic sit-ins in the 1960s, staged another sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives Wednesday to pressure Republicans to bring up a vote on gun control legislation. People showed their support for Lewis in a variety of ways: Fellow House brought donuts ; protesters gathered outside the U.S. Capitol.
According to the Christian Post on Wednesday, June 22, Rev. Franklin Graham addressed a group of over 900 evangelical leaders when they met with Donald Trump , the Republican presidential nominee, on Tuesday.
Democrats from New Mexico were part of their party's sit-in demanding a vote on legislation related to guns. New Mexico Democrats take part in sit-in Democrats from New Mexico were part of their party's sit-in demanding a vote on legislation related to guns.
" House Speaker Paul Ryan is calling on Democratic Rep. Chaka Fattah to resign immediately after his conviction on charges of racketeering, fraud and money laundering. In a statement late Wednesday, Ryan said the veteran Pennsylvania lawmaker had betrayed the trust of the House and his constituents.
LITTLE ROCK - Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Conner Eldridge is criticizing Republican Sen. John Boozman for opposing an effort to prevent terrorists from buying guns, saying an alternative measure backed by the Arkansas lawmaker doesn't go far enough.
In this March 12, 2012 file photo, then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton checks her mobile phone after her address to the Security Council at United Nations headquarters. Newly released emails show State Department staffers wrestled in December 2010 over a serious technical problem with then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's home email server.