The Biden administration announced Thursday final plans to expand requirements to perform background checks for those who buy firearms at gun shows or online, aiming to effectively close what gun control advocates have long referred to as the “gun show loophole.” The new federal rules will not create new law but will expand the definition
Republicans in Arizona legislature block effort to immediately repeal abortion ban – CBS News Watch CBS News Following the near-total abortion ban ruling by the Arizona Supreme Court, Republicans in the state’s legislature are blocking efforts to immediately repeal it. Doctors say it is putting them in a difficult position. View CBS News In Be
Washington — Last month, lawmakers in Congress finally resolved a funding fight that had stretched on for months, approving two separate bills to keep the government open and avoid a shutdown that would have had dire economic consequences. And they did it just in time to start the process all over again. The funding packages
The Arizona Legislature devolved into shouts of “Shame! Shame!” on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers quickly shut down discussion on a proposed repeal of the state’s newly revived 1864 law that criminalizes abortion throughout pregnancy unless a woman’s life is at risk. The state Supreme Court cleared the way on Tuesday for enforcement of the pre-statehood
Arizona abortion law faces criticism – CBS News Watch CBS News Both Democrats and Republicans are criticizing a Civil War-era abortion ban that’s set to take effect after Arizona’s Supreme Court ruled the statute could be enforced. President Biden has vowed to restore Roe v. Wade if reelected, while former President Trump said the Arizona
It will be a state crime for a person to be in Iowa if previously denied admission to or removed from the United States under a bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday. The law, which takes effect July 1, targets “certain aliens,” according to the text of Senate File 2340. It
A spring-themed menu inspired by American and Japanese cuisine and decor evocative of a koi pond were all features of Wednesday night’s White House state dinner honoring Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife. President Biden and first lady Jill Biden recognized the long alliance between the United States and Japan with the rare,