The Senate voted with bipartisan support to advance a gun safety bill following bipartisan agreement on its legislative text.
The Senate on Tuesday evening cast a procedural vote to speed up the passage of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. It was passed by 64 to 34 votes in less than two hours after the final text was circulated following agreement between Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.).
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.