Democrats take over US House with "sit-in" over gun controlChaos in the US House of Representatives stretched into Thursday after Republicans refused demands by Democrats, who staged a "sit-in", to bring up gun control legislation in the wake of the nation's worst mass shooting in modern h More… |
Obama, wiping tears, makes new push for gun rulesWiping back tears as he remembered children killed in a mass shooting, President Barack Obama on Tuesday ordered stricter gun rules that he can impose without Congress and urged American voters to reject pro-gun candidates. Obama More… |
Obama plans unilateral US gun control stepsPresident Barack Obama, frustrated by Congress' inaction on gun control, will meet with US Attorney General Loretta Lynch on Monday to discuss ways of reducing gun violence unilaterally through measures that do not require congressional appr More… |
Obama makes biggest gun-control pushPresident Barack Obama launched the biggest US gun-control push in generations on Wednesday, urging Congress to approve an assault weapons ban and background checks for all gun buyers. Rolling o More… |
Yemen wants tougher laws against kidnaps, unrestYemen's government has urged parliament to pass tougher security and gun-control laws, saying unrest and kidnappings of Westerners were straining the economy of the poor Arab state. Yemen, a mountainous Arabian Peninsula country of 23 More… |