INTERVIEW – SUSAN FERRECHIO — Chief Congressional Correspondent for the Washington Examiner – discussed the debate over gun control on Capitol Hill.

• Senate strikes deal to vote on doomed gun proposals. The agreement between Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid locks in votes on Monday. After a marathon Democratic filibuster and pitched negotiations on gun control measures, senators are finally nearing a Senate floor showdown on firearms policy — but only to hold votes that are highly likely to fail. On Thursday morning, the Senate Republican Conference held a special caucus meeting on what amendments they would put forward to match a background checks proposal from Democrats, senators said. By the end of the day, senators had locked in an agreement to vote Monday on four competing gun-related measures.