Tag: Senator
Former senator warns far right groups poses threats to rewrite the Constitution l ABCNL
ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth spoke with former Sen. Russ Feingold about his new book “The Constitution in Jeopardy” on efforts to amend the Constitution through…
Sen. Patrick Leahy on today’s Senate: ‘We don’t actually debate things’ l ABCNL
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with the longest-serving current member of the U.S. Senate, Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, about his memoir “The Road Taken” on…
Manchin, Collins push updated electoral count act
Sens. Joe Manchin and Susan Collins appeared before the Senate Rules and Administration Committee Wednesday to discuss their bipartisan bill. source
Sen. Joe Manchin ‘intentionally sabotaging’ Biden’s agenda: Bernie Sanders
ABC News’ Kenneth Moton discusses Sen. Bernie Sanders calling out fellow democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, saying Manchin is “intentionally sabotaging” President Joe Biden’s agenda. SUBSCRIBE…
Law professor Khiara Bridges has heated exchange with senator
Bridges had a heated exchange with Sen. Hawley at a hearing held to examine legal consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v….
Illinois official reacts to Parade mass shooting in her district l ABCNL
Illinois state Sen. Julie Morrison shares her experiences from the mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Highland Park. WATCH the ABC News Live…
Court ruling on guns ‘misinterpreting the Constitution’: California Senator
ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Sen. Alex Padilla on the Supreme Court’s ruling to expand gun rights and what it could mean going forward….
Texas senator on Supreme Court abortion decision: ‘We’re happy today’
Texas state Sen. Bryan Hughes, a Republican who authored the state’s fetal heartbeat bill, reacts to the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. WATCH…
Bipartisan group of senators agrees on new gun law
If passed, the proposal would be the first major gun legislation to make it through Congress in years. SUBSCRIBE to ABC News: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP WATCH MORE…
‘These kids are being marketed militarized weaponry’: Texas state senator | ABCNL
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez on investigating the police response to the shooting in Uvalde, and the potential for…
‘Something has got to change’: Texas state senator
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez who represents Uvalde, Texas about measures he believes state lawmakers can take to curb…
Sen. Chris Murphy calls for gun reform on Senate floor
ABC News correspondent Kenneth Moton reports on the latest response in Washington to the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas. WATCH the ABC News…
NRA convention held in Houston as lawmakers are under pressure to act on gun control l ABCNL
KTRK reporter Courtney Carpenter previews the NRA convention in Houston that’s being attended by former President Trump, Sen. Ted Cruz and other prominent Republicans. WATCH…
New video of Uvalde shooting raises more question about police response l ABCNL
ABC News correspondent Marcus Moore is in Uvalde reporting on new video that raises questions about when police responded to the deadly mass shooting. WATCH…
High-stakes primary elections held in Georgia l ABCNL
Former University of Georgia football star and Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker won the GOP senate nomination, setting him up for a showdown with Democratic…
Sen. Gutierrez talks about the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas l ABCNL
Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who represents the district where the shooting took place, shares what action he would like to see from the federal…
Senator pleads with colleagues to ‘do something’ about gun violence
“We have another Sandy Hook on our hands,” Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said as he begged his colleagues to do something about gun violence….
Vote on federal abortion rights bill ‘puts everybody on the record’: Senator l ABCNL
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Sen. Jacky Rosen about the uphill battle by Democrats to try to codify Roe v. Wade at the federal…
‘They’re on the wrong side of history’: Sen. Tina Smith on GOP votes on abortion
ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., about the Democratic plan going forward after the failed vote on federal legislation protecting abortion…
Remembering former Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch l GMA
The longest-serving Republican senator in history and political fixture died over the weekend at the age of 88. #ABCNews #OrrinHatch source