Sunday shows - Gun legislation dominates after deadly Texas mass shooting

View in your browser     GOP's Toomey: Trump 'interested in doing something meaningful' on guns By REGINA ZILBERMINTS   Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) said Sunday that he and President Trump, as well as other senators, are having "ongoing conversations" on how to move forward on gun legislation. "I have spoken with the president repeatedly and recently on this topic. He is interested in doing something meaningful," Toomey said on ABC's "This Week," adding that his staff and the White House staff are "very seriously pursuing this." The comments come one day after at least seven people were killed and more wounded in a mass shooting in West Texas and weeks after more than 20 were killed at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas just 300 miles away. Read the full story here     Republican senator 'hopeful' Congress will pass gun reform next month By REBECCA KLAR    "I’m hopeful. I think they ought to do what we did, what I did when Parkland happened," Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." Read the full story here     O'Rourke: We can't meet gun violence threat with 'half measures' or 'half the country' By REBECCA KLAR   Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke advocated for his comprehensive gun reform plan on Sunday in the wake of another mass shooting in West Texas that killed five people.  Read the full story here     Castro: Hunters and sportsmen 'understand you don't need these weapons of war' By REBECCA KLAR   Democratic presidential candidate Julián Castro urged lawmakers to pass gun legislation he said even most gun owners support.  Read the full story here     DHS chief: Mass shootings 'absolutely are a homeland security threat' By REGINA ZILBERMINTS    Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on Sunday that mass shootings "absolutely are a homeland security threat" after six people were killed and more than 20 wounded in West Texas one day earlier. Read the full story here     FEMA chief: Transfer of agency funds for immigration 'not affecting our preparedness whatsoever' By ZACK BUDRYK    Acting Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Peter Gaynor said Sunday that the transfer of $155 million in FEMA funds to the Department of Homeland Security would not affect preparedness for Hurricane Dorian. Read the full story here     McAleenan says transfer of funds from FEMA won't impact Dorian response By REGINA ZILBERMINTS   Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan on Sunday said that shifting funds from agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency would not impact FEMA's ability to respond to Hurricane Dorian.  Read the full story here     Scott: White House and FEMA 'convinced me there's plenty of money' for Dorian response By REBECCA KLAR   Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) said Sunday that the White House and Federal Emergency Management Agency "convinced him" that there will be funds to cover FEMA's response to Hurricane Dorian, despite the Trump administration announcement that it would transfer millions of dollars out of agency's Disaster Relief Fund toward immigration priorities. Read the full story here     Ex-administrator: 'We've got to stop looking at FEMA as 911' By ZACK BUDRYK   Former Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long warned Sunday that Congress, local institutions and individuals must help FEMA for it to complete its mission effectively. Read the full story here     Giuliani claims Comey tried to 'frame' Trump after IG report By RACHEL FRAZIN    President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, accused former FBI director James Comey of trying to "frame" the president after the publication of an inspector general report found that Comey's handling of memos was in violation of FBI policies. Read the full story here     AFL-CIO head: Unions aren't ready to back 'unenforceable' North American trade deal By ZACK BUDRYK    AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on Sunday said that unions are not ready to back the White House's “unenforceable” replacement for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), despite President Trump's claims.  Read the full story here         Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for The Hill Tipsheet       Forward this Tipsheet       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.