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Ariana Figueroa

Ariana covers the nation's capital for States Newsroom. Her areas of coverage include politics and policy, lobbying, elections and campaign finance.

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This was the first major test of the 2022 Supreme Court decision that struck down a New York law limiting carrying firearms in the open.

President Joe Biden will formally make the announcement during an afternoon White House event to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the DACA program.

The opinion, written by Justice Clarence Thomas, reduces the executive branch’s already-limited ability to address gun violence.

The positive reception from GOP leaders showed Trump’s standing in the party improved since the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.

A federal jury found Hunter Biden, who has struggled with drug addiction, guilty on three related felony gun charges.

The White House has been dealing with the largest number of migrant encounters at the southern border in 20 years.

The recent arrivals docket will allow asylum cases to be decided in 180 days, or six months, rather than years.

A second debate will be hosted by ABC News on Sept. 10 in which both candidates have agreed to partake.

The plan only applies to individuals who have a serious criminal history or who are linked to terrorist activity, an official said.

During a speech at the U.S. Capitol, Biden stressed the importance of honoring the 6 million Jews who were killed in the Holocaust.

About 100,000 uninsured people in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program will get health insurance, the Biden administration said.

President Biden, responding to pro-Palestinian college encampments, said he supports the right to protest, but “not the right to cause chaos.”

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