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Executive order aiming to expand firearm background checks signed amid ongoing challenge of passing US gun control laws.

During a visit to Monterey Park, Calif., Biden announced an executive order that aims to increase the number of background checks that take place and support communities impacted by gun violence.

President Joe Biden will announce an executive order Tuesday that instructs the Justice Department to increase the number of background checks on gun sales nationwide, according to senior administration officials.

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns

President Joe Biden is expected to sign an executive order aiming to increase the number of background checks to buy guns

But it will require federal legislation to achieve what universal background checks.

Merrick Garland, the attorney general, tasked with moving the country ‘as close to universal background checks as possible’

President Joe Biden will announce an executive order Tuesday that instructs the Justice Department to increase the number of background checks on gun sales nationwide, according to senior administration officials. Biden will make the announcement from the site of a January shooting in Monterey Park, Calif., as his calls to…

Executive orders signed by one mayor can be rescinded by another, but it would be politically difficult for the man who replaces only the second woman to serve as the city’s chief executive to undo Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s action.

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (R) issued one executive order from Feb. 27-March 5. As of March 5, Holcomb has issued one executive order in 2023—eight fewer than he did at this point a year ago.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) issued one executive order from Feb. 27-March 5. As of March 5, Hochul has issued seven executive orders in 2023—three fewer than she did at this point a year ago.