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'Wackos': GOP senators ridicule Dem demands for ICE reform as yet another shutdown looms
In wake of the 2nd deadly shooting by ICE agents in Minnesota, Democrats are demanding reforms, which Republicans are laughing off
Marijuana Moment: GOP Senators discuss federal ban on marijuana users owning guns as Supreme Court considers taking up issue
Veteran political journalist and magazine feature writer Matt Laslo reports at the US Capitol on everything from marijuana to artificial intelligence and deepfakes
Orlando Weekly: Fla. Sen. Rick Scott says Democrats ‘constantly go to taking somebody’s Second Amendment rights away’ following Uvalde shooting
Regionally-focused national wire service The LCB brings Congress to life for dozens of local news outlets nationwide, covering everything from gun control and mass shootings to generative artificial intelligence and data privacy
The Gun Debate Washington Isn’t Having
The Gun Debate Washington Isn’t Having. Unlike some GOP governors in recent years, Republicans on Capitol Hill refuse to even entertain gun safety measures. Strangely, polls steadily show that puts GOP lawmakers out of touch with the vast majority of their voters. They don’t care, though, which becomes clear when you look at the effort to increase background checks on firearm sales.
The Trace: March For Our Lives — Student-Led Protests Against Gun Violence Draw Hundreds of Thousands
Matt Laslo and The LCB have covered more than 40 mass shootings since 2006 for The Trace and others
Philadelphia’s WHYY: Some Dems insincere on gun law reforms, Toomey and Manchin say
The LCB’s founder Matt Laslo covered gun control and partisanship and trade wars and tech issues for Philadelphia’s WHYY NPR member station for years.
Fairfield, CT — WSHU: Obama highlights grieving Newtown families in State of the Union address
WSHU Fairfield Connecticutt’s logo, a longtime client of The LCB founder Matt Laslo who’s covered gun control and mass shootings since the Newtown Sandyhook massacre.