The president signed an executive order seeking to limit deployment of a tool that has been abused by autocracies — and some democracies — to spy on dissidents, human rights activists and journalists.
Tag: Executive Orders and Memorandums
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Biden Issues Executive Order to Strengthen Background Checks for Guns
President Biden will announce a handful of minor steps designed to improve enforcement of existing gun laws during a trip to Monterey Park, Calif., the site of a mass shooting in January.
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Inside Ron DeSantis’s Politicized Removal of an Elected Prosecutor
The Florida governor accused the Democratic prosecutor of undermining public safety. But a close examination of the episode reveals just how fueled it was by Mr. DeSantis’s political aims.
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Student Loan Case Could Redefine Limits of Presidential Power
It is not the first time that the Supreme Court has suggested that President Biden has overstepped his authority, but the case could curtail his ambitions.
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Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: Your Questions, Answered
President Biden’s move means the student loan balances of millions of people could fall by as much as $20,000. This F.A.Q. explains how it will work.