Here's a closer look at Trump's cabinet, and who actually had some sort of experience in politics prior to their nomination.

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Support for background checks The Democrat-controlled House passed a universal background check bill in February, but the measure has not been considered by the Republican-led Senate.

After months of negotiations, the effort to reach a bipartisan agreement on gun background checks has ended, a key GOP senator said Wednesday, leaving Democrats with a final option to move forward ...

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After this Kwame Holman report on the debate over a House plan to stimulate the economy, Gwen Ifill discusses the stimulation plan with two senior members of the Tax-Writing Ways and Means Committee.

GET into politics," the U.S. Chamber of Commerce told its members a fortnight ago—its first appeal for businessmen to work directly in political organizations. Chamber President William A.

President Biden announced a handful of steps designed to improve enforcement of existing gun laws during a trip to Monterey Park, Calif., the site of a mass shooting in January.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's background as a teacher, coach, veteran, and Midwest dad who supports abortion rights may be exactly what Democrats need.

Two senators — one Democrat and one Republican — said Sunday that lawmakers in both parties could support expanded background checks for gun sales amid increasing pressure to enact meaningful ...

The new policy will prohibit advertisers from using its generative AI features—which create background images and image adjustments—for advertisements related to politics or social issues ...

Stockton University in New Jersey is pursuing disciplinary action against a student who made a political Facebook post after a dispute over a Zoom background image of President Trump.