Ayotte Under Fire

Gun groups, media spotlight senator’s vote on background check bill
Kelly Ayotte / AP

Sen. Kelly Ayotte’s (R., N.H.) vote on background check legislation has inspired a deluge of outside spending and heightened media attention.

NRA Launches Ad Supporting Ayotte

NRA will also engage in nationwide mailing campaign
Sen. Ayotte / AP

The National Rifle Association launched a television ad Wednesday supporting Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.), who has been the subject of withering attacks from gun-control groups and negative press coverage since voting against gun control legislation in April.

Gun-Grabbers Go After GOP

Giffords group launches ads attacking McConnell, Ayotte for gun votes
Mitch McConnell, Kelly Ayotte / AP

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.) and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) are the first two members of Congress to be targeted for their votes on gun control following the Senate’s failure to pass legislation expanding background checks on firearm sales last week.

Sequester Scare Tactics

Bin Laden's son-in-law’s defense team cites sequester in delay request
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith / AP

Attorneys for Osama bin Laden’s terrorist son-in-law Sulaiman Abu Ghaith have asked a federal judge to postpone his controversial trial, blaming the delay on sequestration.

Ayotte: Continued Funding of MEADS Another Reason ‘American People Frustrated With Washington’

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R., N.H.) said the continued funding of the Medium Extended Air Defense System was just one more reason why “the American people get so frustrated with Washington” Wednesday on CNBC. “It’s just ridiculous,” she said. “$380 million for a missile to nowhere that the army does not want, that will never produce anything. We have …

Avoiding the Sequester

GOP proposes cutting federal workforce to avoid defense sequester
AP

Republican senators announced a plan Wednesday to avert sequestration without raising taxes or cutting government programs.