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Inside Politics Archive: April 2013

• New Arizona law requires guns 'bought back' to be sold again

  Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed into law a measure requiring cities and counties that participate in gun buyback programs to resell the guns, rather than destroy them. Published April 30 2013

• Senators who voted against gun background checks see drop in approval ratings: Poll

  Five senators who voted against gun legislation earlier this month have all seen a drop in popularity post-vote, new numbers from the Democratic firm Public Policy Polling show. Published April 30 2013

• Sen. Rand Paul endorses former Gov. Mark Sanford for S.C. House seat

  Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford’s political comeback got a boost Tuesday after Republican Sen. Rand Paul endorsed his campaign for Congress. Published April 30 2013

• Gallup poll: 65 percent say Senate should have passed measure to check backgrounds

  Nearly two-thirds of Americans think the U.S. Senate should have passed a measure to expand gun-purchase background checks compared with 29 percent who agreed with the chamber's recent decision to reject it, according to new polling numbers from Gallup. Published April 30 2013

• Obama to hold presser Tuesday morning

  President Obama is scheduled to hold a press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at 10:15 Tuesday morning, the White House just announced. Published April 30 2013

• Four in 10 Americans don't know 'Obamacare' is still law: Poll

  A new poll shows a large number of people are confused about the status of President Obama's health care law, with four in 10 Americans unaware that the health overhaul "is still the law of the land." Published April 30 2013

• Rep. Peter King: More disclosure from Russia 'could have led to a different result'

  Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, says that had information about recently-disclosed communications between accused Boston marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his mother come out earlier, the results of the FBI's investigation into Tamerlan in 2011 could have been different. Published April 30 2013

• Obama: 'Wouldn't be here' without National Academy of Sciences

  President Obama joked Monday that he "wouldn't be here" without the National Academy of Sciences, which was founded under President Lincoln to help win the Civil War. Published April 29 2013

• Donald Trump on Syria: 'Wouldn't you think it's time to stay out of one of these?'

  Billionaire mogul Donald Trump said Monday that the United States, in the wake of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, should not intervene in the ongoing Syria conflict. Published April 29 2013

• Mike Tyson: Taxes are 'legal extortion' but 'money I pay for my life on earth'

  Legendary boxer Mike Tyson said Monday he looks forward to paying off the millions in back taxes he owes, and he conceded that he was in better financial shape during Republican administrations than he is now. Published April 29 2013

• Rep. Maloney: Gun legislation 'will pass eventually'

  A New York congresswoman who recently received several death threats over gun control legislation said Monday the debate on the issue is not over and that a bill "will pass eventually" despite a recent setback in the Senate. Published April 29 2013

• Obama spokesman quickly weighs in on gay NBA player

  The White House came out Monday in favor of NBA player Jason Collins' coming out. Published April 29 2013

• Rep. Peter King: 'Very difficult' to believe Boston bombing suspects acted alone

  Rep. Peter King, New York Republican, said Monday that the FBI was too quick to close out its investigation into Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev and that it's unlikely Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, acted alone. Published April 29 2013

• Common Core school standards hit another roadblock, this time in Indiana

  State resistance to the nationwide K-12 school standards known as Common Core has spread to Indiana. Published April 29 2013

• Substance in Rep. Meeks' office not dangerous, police say

  U.S. Capitol police are investigating a suspicious substance in the Washington office of Rep. Greg Meeks, New York Democrat. Published April 29 2013

• Rep. Michael Grimm on Superstorm Sandy: 'Staten Island's going to get through this'

  On the six-month anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, which devastated much of the East Coast, particularly New York and New Jersey, Rep. Michael G. Grimm said a lot has been done, but there's a lot of work still left. Published April 29 2013

• Rep. Marsha Blackburn not a big fan of political 'zingers'

  Not everyone was a big fan of President Obama's and Conan O'Brien's comedic turns Saturday night in front of the journalists, politicians and celebrities gathered at the annual White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. Published April 28 2013

• Rep. Keith Ellison: Syrian 'red line' does not mean boots on the ground

  Rep. Keith Ellison said Sunday the Obama administration has nonmilitary options available to deal with Syria, despite the president's earlier warnings that the use of chemical weapons in the uprising there would constitute a "red line." Published April 28 2013

• Cancer fighters see more than $60B in health savings from Obama cigarette tax

  An advocacy wing of the American Cancer Society said Friday that President Obama's proposed cigarette tax hike would save the nation more than $63 billion in long-term health care costs. Published April 26 2013

• Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he's worried Boston bombings are not isolated

  Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he has concerns the Boston bombing suspects didn't act alone, as some officials and the surviving suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, have suggested. Published April 26 2013