It Happened on Medium

1. In response to the shooting in Orlando, many Senators took to Medium to demand action. Senator Chris Murphy explains what citizens can do to combat gun violence, and Senator Tammy Baldwin says that a moment of silence is not enough. Senator Kelly Ayotte calls for a commonsense solution, and Senator Mark Kirk says that Congress can and must pass gun control legislation.

2. As her former colleagues in the House stage a sit-in to demand action on gun violence, Gabby Giffords sends a letter to them expressing her support. A week later, Rep. James E. Clyburn writes this post, “Good Trouble,” about his friend of 55 years, Rep. John Lewis, leading the sit-in effort.

3. AEI President Arthur Brooks writes about building a better competition of ideas in Washington. Senator John Cornyn, mentioned in the piece, replies and calls for criminal justice reform.

4. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard argues for “ending the interventionist war in Syria,” and calls on Americans to stand with her and demand the same from their leaders in Washington.

5. Rep. Elise Stefanik pushes for more transparency and accountability in Washington, laying out how she uses technology to communicate clearly with her constituents.

6. In an historic announcement, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter ends the ban on transgenders serving in the United States military.

7. Vice President Biden hosts a You-Tell-Me around the Cancer Moonshot Initiative, asking for organizations and individuals to share how they are stepping up and serving in the search for a cure.

8. Senator Mike Lee writes about advancing a 21st Century agenda in congress by reining in regulation and bureaucracy, and promoting competition and protecting consumers.

9. Rep. Ruben Gallego, together with Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick and Kyrsten Sinema, makes the argument to let DREAMers serve in uniform.

10. Senator Dianne Feinstein writes about combatting homelessness, and how it cannot be left as a local issue for local officials to solve alone.