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• Biden has limited options, but there are some things he can do on guns

  26-05-2022 23:52 via thehill.com
  
  Even though President Biden has nearly exhausted his options to confront gun violence with executive action, advocates and allies say there are a few steps he could take in the wake of horrifying mass shootings in Buffalo and Texas. The limited possibilities include stepping up enforcement of existing laws or looking to health agencies to address gun violence as a public health issue. The administration and advocates alike say such steps are minimal compared to the actions Congress cou
  
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• White House reserving judgment on police response to Texas school shooting

  26-05-2022 23:47 via thehill.com
  
  The White House on Thursday said it was reserving judgment on the police response to the mass shooting earlier this week at an elementary school in Texas, as information is pieced together about the circumstances surrounding the tragedy.  “We’ve been watching the reporting on this. The president has the utmost respect…for the men and women of law enforcement,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters at a briefing.  “I know
  
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• Biden to visit Uvalde on Sunday in wake of school shooting

  26-05-2022 22:02 via thehill.com
  
  President Biden will travel to Uvalde, Texas, on Sunday to meet with community members in the aftermath of a school shooting that left 21 people dead, including 19 children.Biden will be accompanied by first lady Jill Biden, the White House said. The two will "grieve with the community that lost twenty-one lives in the horrific elementary school shooting." Both the president and first lady had previously indicated they would travel to Uvalde to mourn the shooting.In the days since the shooting a
  
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• King says he will support Biden ATF nominee in win for White House

  26-05-2022 20:09 via thehill.com
  
  Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) announced Thursday that he would back President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives (ATF), a significant win for the White House.  King, who previously indicated he would support Steve Dettelbach for the position, made it official in a statement Thursday that cited the importance of having confirmed leadership at the agency in the wake of tragic mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Uvalde, Texas.  “After m
  
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• 5 takeaways from Blinken’s speech on U.S. confronting China

  26-05-2022 19:42 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday said the U.S. will rally the global alliance supporting Ukraine’s defensive war against Russia to confront China’s global ambitions, calling it a “charged moment for the world.” “Beijing's defense of President Putin's war to erase Ukraine's sovereignty and secure its sphere of influence in Europe should raise alarm bells for all of us who call the Indo-Pacific Region home,” Blinken said in a speech at George W
  
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• Watch live: Blinken gives remarks on U.S. policy on China

  26-05-2022 15:29 via thehill.com
  
  Secretary of State Antony Blinken will speak about U.S. policy toward China in a Thursday address.The event streams at 9:30 a.m. ET.Watch the live video above.
  
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• White House pushes for swift confirmation of ATF nominee after Texas shooting

  26-05-2022 01:02 via thehill.com
  
  The White House is pushing the Senate to quickly confirm President Biden’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives in the wake of the Texas elementary school shooting.  Biden on Wednesday urged the Senate to confirm Steve Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor from Ohio who he nominated to lead ATF earlier this year, calling it a “modest step” the body could take to address gun violence in the wake of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, th
  
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