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House passes 'Protect Our Kids Act,' Biden calls for gun control: 'We need to ban assault weapons'
On June 2, the Judiciary House Committee passed a vote for the "Protect Our Kids Act" (H.R. 7910) as President Joe Biden addressed the nation that same day and called for stricter gun laws in the United States.
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Wilkison: Congressman sentenced for hiding illegal campaign contributions that 'threatened the integrity of the American electoral system'
A federal jury concluded U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) is guilty of "concealing information and making false statements" to authorities who were investing illegal contributions into his 2016 re-election campaign.
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Biden signs Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
In what was a bipartisan effort to address the Chinese treatment of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China, Congress has passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which President Joe Biden signed Dec. 23.