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FILE - In this March 15, 2020, file photo, people wait in line to enter a gun store in Culver City, Calif. California could expand its law requiring unique identifiers on every bullet casing to include weapons used by law enforcement, a move that proponents said is another attempt to help investigate shootings by police. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)

Public wary on new gun laws: Poll

The calls for tighter gun restrictions face stiff opposition in the court of public opinion, according to a new survey that found a clear majority of Americans back the Second Amendment and that voters are wary of more gun control laws.

April 16, 2021
In this Friday, May 27, 2016, photo, a pump jack works off state highway 119 near Firestone, Colo.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)  **FILE**

Biden names Tommy Beaudreau, energy lawyer, for Interior deputy secretary

President Biden announced Wednesday he is nominating Tommy Beaudreau to serve as deputy secretary of the Interior Department. Mr. Beaudreau previously worked at Interior in the Obama administration, playing a role in reforming offshore energy management in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon spill.

April 14, 2021
Workers load an All-Star sign onto a trailer after it was removed from Truist Park in Atlanta, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP) ** FILE **

Joe Biden, Democrats backpedal amid MLB All-Star Game uproar

Democrats scrambled Tuesday to dodge the fallout from Major League Baseball's decision to pull the All-Star Game out of Atlanta as Republicans stepped up to the plate, blaming an overheated "Jim Crow" narrative for stoking an over-the-top corporate backlash against Georgia.

April 6, 2021
White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

White House: Georgia election law ‘built on a lie’

The White House said Tuesday the Georgia legislature's rewrite of election laws and like-minded efforts across the country are built on former President Donald Trump's "lie" that the 2020 election was stolen.

April 6, 2021