Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor Tuesday, following a school shooting in Texas that left at least 14 students dead. “What are we doing?” he asked his colleagues. “Why are we here?” Murphy, who represents the state rocked by the 2012 Sandy Hook massacre, proceeded to press other lawmakers on gun reform. “I understand that my Republican colleagues will not agree to everything that I may support, but there is a common denominator that we can find.” | W

We should not fund DHS without serious reform. We could return CBP to border. We could require warrants for immigration arrests. We could beef up training and require identification. The list of possible reforms is long. What’s unacceptable is the current lawless status quo. | Senator Chris Murphy