VAWA Reauthorization: Senators Introduce Bipartisan Bill That Corners House Republicans

WASHINGTON -- Congress failed to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act last year, a first since the law's inception in 1994. But Senate Democrats reintroduced their bipartisan bill this week, with a twist that makes it harder for House Republican leaders not to give it a vote this time. Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Mike Crapo (R-Utah) unveiled their VAWA bill on Tuesday. Just like their legislation last year, the bill would reauthorize the law and add new protections for members of the L...