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CHICAGO (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, on the night she became the first woman of Black and South Asian heritage to be a major party’s presidential nominee, didn’t explicitly mention the racial and gender firsts she would set if elected to the White House. Instead, she opted for direct mentions of her multiracial background […]
Trump team signs agreement on background checks for nominees The Trump transition team said it has entered a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Justice. “This is the next step in the ongoing preparation of senior administration officials for the purpose of serving in President Trump’s administration,” the statement said. “This allows the […]
Donald Trump could skip FBI background checks to grant immediate security clearance to numerous appointees who might otherwise fail to pass traditional vetting hurdles, according to a memorandum prepared by his closest advisers. A memo being promoted by Boris Epshteyn, a senior legal adviser to the former president, is urging him to dispense with the […]
() By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – A federal judge on Sunday blocked the Biden administration from fully implementing a new rule that would require gun dealers to obtain licenses and conduct background checks when selling firearms at gun shows and online. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo temporarily restrained the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, […]
11 April 2024, 16:29 BST Updated 37 minutes ago The White House is to close a loophole that allows thousands of firearms to be sold at gun shows and on the internet without federal background checks. It will classify around 23,000 vendors as licensed firearms dealers, making their gun sales subject to the checks. Attorney […]
Group of fellows of the 2018 OHCHR Fellowship Programme for People of African Descent meet UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet (centre) in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo: OHCHR/Geneva There are around 200 million people identifying themselves as being of African descent live in the Americas. Many millions more live in other parts of the […]
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