Reinstates

• DoJ 宣布了包括 ‘loophole’ 在内的多项变更，允许人们在展会上无需背景调查即可购买枪支 • 美国司法部撤回了几项重大的枪支限制，包括恢复所谓的 “gun show loophole”，该漏洞允许人们在此类活动中无需经过背景调查即可购买枪支 • 这些变革由代理总检察长 Todd Blanche 宣布，标志着 second amendment 支持者所倡导的枪支政策转向，这一群体在 Donald Trump 的支持者基础中占据重要地位

Redrawn map could flip up to five seats to Republicans as Trump’s party seeks to keep control of CongressThe US supreme court formally reinstated on Monday a redrawn Texas electoral map that was designed to add more Republicans to the US House of Representatives, as Donald Trump’s party seeks to keep control of Congress in the November congressional elections.The move by the court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, formalizes an interim decision it made in December to revive the map of US House districts in Texas. Continue reading...

Petition started by workers gained more than 7,300 signatures after CEO said flags would be removedA San Francisco-based coffee chain that sparked backlash with a policy to remove Pride flags from their stores has reversed its decision over a week later.“I made a mistake and I am sincerely sorry,” said Mahesh Sadarangani, the chief executive of Philz Coffee, in a statement on Friday. “The Pride flag is a symbol of safety and belonging for people who don’t always find that in the world, and that is not something I want to take away from anyone who walks into a Philz.” Continue reading...