As Congress returns from recess this week, the House takes up the gun control package while the Senate debates healthcare for veterans.
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Welcome to Monday, June 6th, readers and writers...
As Congress returns from recess this week, the House takes up the gun control package while the Senate debates healthcare for veterans.
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Senate committees will hold hearings on domestic terrorism, U.S.-Syria policy, and expanding Social Security.
House committees will hold hearings on gun violence, methane gas emissions, and ocean climate action.
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** The House Democrats' Gun Control Package
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The House Judiciary Committee last Thursday advanced a package of eight gun control bills favored by Democrats that will be considered on the House floor this week.
The package, known as the Protecting Our Kids Act, includes eight gun control bills.
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** U.S. to Send Longer-Range Guided Rockets to Ukraine - Do You Support the Move?
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The U.S. is on the verge of sending advanced, highly mobile guided rocket artillery systems to Ukraine as it seeks to hold off the Russian offensive in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region.
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** North Korea Tests 3 Ballistic Missiles, Chinese & Russian Bombers Drill Near Japan Amid Quad Summit
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North Korea test-launched three ballistic missiles on Wednesday when Chinese and Russian strategic bombers also flew near Japan in shows of force that appear to have been aimed at sending a message to a summit held by the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) that day.
The Quad includes the U.S., Australia, India, and Japan.
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** #TeamSeas for NFTs
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We call it a "charitable sweepstakes"—each dollar you donate to #TeamSeas earns you entries for a chance to win 1 of 4 NFTs ([link removed]) by famed Japanese artist Hiroshi Yoshii.
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** All the Memes Fit to Post
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** And, In The End...
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