President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order on Tuesday to increase background checks and promote better firearms storage. The order will direct Attorney General Merrick Garland to clarify the statutory definition of who is “engaged in the business” of selling firearms. The order is part of a larger effort by the Biden administration to reduce gun violence in the United States, including a ban on so-called “ghost guns” and a requirement for buyers to undergo background checks for all firearms purchases.
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President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak have announced the purchase of nuclear-powered attack submarines from the U.S. to modernize Australia's fleet in response to China's military buildup.
Key takeaways: The White House has called the Republican outrage over the discovery of classified documents at President Biden’s residence and former office “shamelessly hypocritical”.…
House Republicans have requested information from the White House related to misplaced classified documents from Joe Biden's time in office, including visitor logs to his private residence. The White House counsel's office responded by noting that it isn't standard practice to keep visitor logs for presidents' personal homes, and that President Biden has restored the norm of keeping White House visitors logs. The White House has yet to comment on the House Republicans' demands and the situation is ongoing.
House Republicans are calling for the White House to provide information related to searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Joe Biden’s home and former office. Rep. James Comer of Kentucky has requested all documents and communications related to the searches, as well as visitor logs of the president’s home, to determine who might have had access to the classified material and how it got there. Comer is urging the White House to provide a full accounting of the situation, saying the American people deserve to know how their government is handling classified information.
Robert Hur, a former US attorney in Maryland, has been appointed by the Justice Department to investigate the classified documents found at President Joe Biden's home and former private office. The House Judiciary Committee has also opened an investigation, sending a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland demanding all documents and communications related to the discovery. Hur has a long and distinguished career as a prosecutor, having played a key role in a number of high-profile cases.
President Joe Biden is facing a growing political crisis after classified documents were found in his former offices. This revelation has fueled Republican claims that…
White House Refuses to Comment on Discovery of Classified Documents from Joe Biden’s Vice Presidency
White House Refuses to Comment on Discovery of Classified Documents from Joe Biden’s Vice Presidency
The White House has declined to answer questions about the discovery of classified documents from Joe Biden’s time as Vice President. The documents were initially…