December 20, 2012 Compiled: 12:18 AM
Leading House Republicans restated firm opposition to new limits on guns or ammunition, setting up the chance of a bitter legislative battle soon after President Obama’s inauguration.
Hopes for a fiscal agreement faded on Wednesday as Speaker John A. Boehner moved for a House vote on a scaled-down plan to limit tax increases.
With public sentiment shifting after the massacre in Newtown, Conn., Mr. Obama has asked Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. to oversee a panel to come up with proposals to regulate firearms.