The rule aims to close a loophole that has allowed tens of thousands of guns to be sold every year by unlicensed dealers who do not perform background checks. Gun rights groups are expected to fight it in court.
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Muslim leaders are ‘out of words’ as they tire of the White House outreach on war in Gaza
After months of mounting concerns over the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza, Biden had publicly, albeit vaguely, threatened to cut U.S. assistance to Israel’s military operations in the Hamas-controlled territory.
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Trump assails Jewish voters who back Biden: ‘Should have their head examined’
Speaking in Atlanta ahead of a fundraiser, Trump renewed his criticism of Biden’s reaction to the Israel-Hamas war.
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U.S., Japan look to improve collaboration with new AI research
The White House announced late last month that federal agencies have until the end of the year to determine how they will assess, test, and monitor the impact of government use of AI technology.
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Biden considering Australia’s request to drop prosecution of Wikileaks’s Julian Assange
Assange has been indicted on 17 espionage charges and one charge of computer misuse over his website’s publication of a trove of classified U.S. documents almost 15 years ago.
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Global pressure grows on U.S. and Germany to stop arming Israel
Arms embargoes agreed to by other countries won’t have much impact without the United States and Germany, which supply 99% of Israel’s arms imports.
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Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers
The plan would expand federal student loan relief to new yet-targeted categories of borrowers through the Higher Education Act.
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Biden tells Netanyahu future U.S. support for war depends on new steps to protect civilians
Biden and Netanyahu spoke by phone days after Israeli airstrikes killed seven food aid workers in Gaza and added a new layer of complication to the leaders’ increasingly strained relationship.
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Biden, Trump win Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and Wisconsin primaries
The outcomes, while hardly surprising, will offer clues about enthusiasm among base voters for the upcoming 2020 rematch that has left a majority of Americans underwhelmed.
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White House Easter egg roll draws a huge crowd after storm-delayed start
A huge crowd descended on the White House lawn for the start of this year’s Easter egg roll, after the event was delayed by thunder and lightning for about 90 minutes.