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Trump touted support for gun rights but has defended restrictions in court

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WASHINGTON — Soon after President Donald Trump took office last year, he issued an executive order proclaiming his steadfast support for the right to bear arms, but a year later, gun rights advocates say the administration has failed to live up to his promises. Even as the administration has challenged some state firearms laws, it … Read more

Memorial services for Jesse Jackson begin at Chicago HQ of his civil rights group

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CHICAGO — Cross-country memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. are set to begin Thursday in Chicago, the city the late civil rights leader called home. The protégé of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate will lie in repose for two days at the headquarters of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition … Read more