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Marijuana Banking Legalization Gets Scrapped Again

Members of Congress keep saying they want to allow state-legal pot businesses to have access to the banking system, but they keep refusing to actually do it.

Reason

Bipartisan gun control law sent for Biden’s signature after House vote

Fourteen Republicans vote with majority for first major gun reform legislation in nearly 30 years

The Guardian - US

Roe v Wade: Supreme Court decision highlights US abortion divide

As US Supreme Court reverses Roe v Wade, joy for conservative groups and despair for abortion rights advocates.

Al Jazeera

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Democrats condemn Supreme Court's abortion ruling

"Today is one of the darkest days our country has ever seen," Senate Majority Leader Schumer said.

Axios

Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer lead Democrats in condemning Supreme Court’s decision to let states force women to carry unwanted pregnancies

Top Democrats are condemning the ruling and urging voters to punish the GOP at the ballot box

The Independent UK

US Senate advances breakthrough bill on gun safety

Washington (AFP) - US senators advanced a bipartisan bill late Thursday addressing the epidemic of gun violence convulsing the country, approving a narrow package of new firearms restrictions and billions of dollars in mental health and school security funding.

AFP

Commentary: If Biden gives up on climate, it’s a white flag for the planet

At one point in Al Gore’s seminal 2006 film “An Inconvenient Truth,” the former vice president laments that his tobacco-farming parents didn’t stop raising tobacco until after their beloved daughter Nancy died of lung cancer in Tennessee.

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US Senate reaches bipartisan deal on gun control

First major legislation on gun control in US for decades could be put to a vote by the end of the week.

Al Jazeera

No, Elon, America isn't a "gerontocracy"

Yes, America's leaders are too old. But focusing on that fact only fuels bigotry, and avoids the real problem

Salon

Cruz accuses Schumer of Kavanaugh hit

Speaking to Fox News' Sean Hannity, the Texas Republican lawmaker blamed the Democratic Party for recent attacks

Salon

Bipartisan Politicians Seek Support For Medical Cannabis Bill For Vets As Senate Passes Landmark Toxic Exposure PACT Act

A bipartisan group of congress members is seeking support for a bill that would allow medical marijuana access to military veterans, which will be introduced in Congress soon. Sponsors of the measure sent a letter to congressional colleagues Wednesday urging support,

Benzinga

Senate passes historic vote ensuring health care relief for military veterans exposed to burn pits

WASHINGTON — Help is on the way for hundreds of thousands of veterans suffering from 9/11-like toxic exposure illnesses after the U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the most significant expansion of the Veterans Administration in modern times.

Tribune News Service

Legalizing Pot Requires GOP Support

With its unnecessarily complicated and contentious provisions, the MORE Act received only three Republican votes in April.

Reason

In a boost, McConnell backs Senate bipartisan gun deal

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has announced his support for his chamber’s emerging bipartisan gun agreement

The Independent UK

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John Oliver Calls For The Break Up Of Amazon, Apple, Google, and Facebook

The "Last Week Tonight" host makes the case for antitrust legislation.

The Guardian - US

John Oliver on big tech: ‘Ending a monopoly is almost always a good thing’

The Last Week Tonight host examined Google, Amazon and Apple and efforts to address ‘anti-competitive conduct’

Benzinga

A Recipe For Success? Lawmakers Discuss Cannabis Bill That Would Have It All – Banking, Research, Veterans

Will there be an omnibus cannabis legalization bill enacted this year in the U.S.? According to recent discussions, anything is possible.

Al Jazeera

Gun reform plan gets key Republican support in US Senate

The bill includes support for state ‘red flag’ laws and tougher background checks for firearms buyers under 21.

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Benzinga

Chuck Schumer Or Nancy Mace: Whose Cannabis Legalization Bill & Which Candidates Are The Largest Weed Companies Supporting?

Federal cannabis reform will be created in the image and likeness of whichever political party is in office when it finally happens.

Benzinga

Is A Compromise On The Horizon? Why Schumer Might Act On Cannabis Banking Sooner Rather Than Later

The Senate has been under pressure from all sides recently to pass the SAFE Banking Act that would "help cannabis-related businesses, support innovation, create jobs, and strengthen public safety in our com

Tribune News Service

Congress’s big tech crackdown quickens with rare show of unity

A bipartisan group of lawmakers defended a bill to rein in big technology companies, signaling that momentum is building for the first major piece of legislation to curb the power of giant online platforms.

Tribune News Service

Son of oldest Buffalo shooting victim tells lawmakers to step up on gun violence or bow out: ‘My mother’s life mattered’

NEW YORK — Step up, or step down.

WEKU

Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week

Negotiations have narrowed proposals to address school safety, standards for safe gun storage, federal support for mental health programs and incentives for states to create red flag laws.

Axios

Schumer tells Democrats to "keep talking" to GOP about gun legislation

"We know we're not going to get everything we want," Schumer said.

Al Jazeera

US Congress mulls action on gun control following mass shootings

Senators report progress in bipartisan talks on potential reforms, but Republican opposition may prove insurmountable.

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