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Judge Tosses Jury’s Conviction Of Woman Who Laughed At Jeff Sessions, Orders New Trial

A D.C. judge tossed out the conviction of a woman arrested after laughing during Sessions' Senate confirmation hearing.
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Some GOP Lawmakers Really Want To Carry Guns In The Capitol

“I feel like I have very good aim,” said one House Republican.
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Activist Clergy Arrested At Capitol Hill During Protest Against Health Care Bill

"It is time to stop cloaking your greed in religious language."
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Protests At Congressional Offices Over GOP Health Care Bill Lead To 80 Arrests

At one point, activists were demonstrating across three floors.
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Woman Convicted After Laughing At Jeff Sessions Asks Judge To Toss Jury Verdict

Desiree Fairooz’s "brief reflective burst of noise, be it laughter or an audible gasp, clearly cannot sustain a conviction," her lawyer writes.
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Anti-LGBT Member of Congress Shot; His and other Lives saved by African American Lesbian Officer - Will it Change their Views on Guns and Civil Rights

Will it change their views on guns and civil rights?
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South Carolina GOP Contender Calls For More Members Of Congress To Be Armed

Ralph Norman is seeking to fill a House seat vacated by White House budget director Mick Mulvaney.
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These Are The People Wounded In The Alexandria Baseball Shooting

A top House Republican, an aide, a lobbyist and two Capitol Police officers were hospitalized after the morning gunfire.
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After 152 Mass Shootings In 2017, It Took An Attack On Congress To Get Our Attention

Mass shootings in 2017 are outpacing those in previous years.
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Gun Advocates Surprisingly Restrained In Initial Response To Congressional Shooting

Could the president's low approval ratings be driving a more cautious response?
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