The House voted 240 to 190 to extend background checks to private transactions at gun shows and over the internet. But Republicans scored a small victory by amending the bill to require U.S ...

The House passed two bills Thursday to require background checks on all firearms ... Democrats are hoping that there’s a gradual political shift among voters that could help them win GOP votes.

The House passed legislation on Thursday to require background checks on all firearms sales and transfers ... Democrats are hoping that there's a gradual political shift among voters that could help ...

Democrats won back a decisive majority in the House in November, and activists claim that the tide is shifting. “The passage of a universal-background-check bill is something that we haven’t ...

Under Democratic control, the House passed the background check bill in both of the last two Congresses, but it failed to overcome a GOP filibuster in the Senate. With Republicans taking over the ...

The White House has quietly directed the FBI to halt the background check process for dozens of President Donald Trump's top staffers, and has transferred the process to the Pentagon, sources ...