When Biden and other lawmakers talk about “assault weapons,” they are using an inexact term to describe a group of high-powered guns or semi-automatic long rifles, like an AR-15, that can fire 30 rounds fast without reloading.
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Biden at 80: A ‘respecter of fate’ mulls 2nd White House bid
The oldest president in U.S. history is hitting a milestone birthday.
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Biden to continue family tradition of Nantucket Thanksgiving
President Biden and his wife started their annual tradition of spending Thanksgiving on Nantucket before they married in 1977.
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Biden to extend student loan pause as court battle drags on
The administration says the pause is allowing the Supreme Court a chance to resolve the case in its current term.
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Biden opens holidays, pardons turkeys Chocolate and Chip
It’s holiday time at the White House, and President Biden and his wife, Jill, are plunging into the season.
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House Republicans push Hunter Biden probe despite thin majority
Republicans used their first news conference after clinching the majority to discuss Hunter Biden and the Justice Department, renewing long-held grievances about what they claim is a politicized law enforcement agency.
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U.S. says Saudi prince should be shielded from lawsuit over journalist’s killing
The Biden administration spoke out in support of legal immunity for Prince Mohammed against a suit brought by the fiancée of slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Biden administration to ask high court to take up student debt plan
The Justice Department is fighting to keep Biden’s plan alive after it was halted by two federal courts in recent weeks.
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Republicans eye new priorities for House, starting with Biden probe
Come next year, Republicans have made clear, the Jan. 6 investigative committee will be no more. Instead, public probes into the president’s son, Hunter Biden, will begin.
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Israel condemns U.S. investigation of slain Palestinian-American journalist
Israel’s Defense Minister says the U.S. inquiry into the fatal shooting of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh is a ‘grave mistake.’