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• DoJ 宣布多項變更，其中包括允許民眾在 shows 無需 background check 即可購買槍支的「loophole」 • 美國司法部已 rolled back 數項重大的 firearms 限制，包括恢復所謂的「gun show loophole」，該漏洞允許民眾在此類活動中購買 firearms 而無需經過 background check。 • 這些由代理 attorney general Todd Blanche 宣布的變更，代表了 firearm policy 的轉向，並得到了在 Donald Trump 支持群體中佔有重要地位的 second amendment 支持者的擁護。Continue reading...

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...