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Trump once defied the NRA to ban bump stocks. He now says he ‘did nothing’ to restrict guns

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Amanda Smith

Less than six years ago, then-President Donald Trump took on the influential gun lobby after the deadliest massacre in modern U.S. history. ...

Many Senate Republicans were done with Trump after Jan. 6. Now they want him back in the White House

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Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three years ago, Donald Trump had few friends left in the Senate. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell declared in ...

Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania’s voting laws as presidential election looms

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Amanda Smith

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws. The problem is that it’s in ...

A far-right pastor challenges the Indiana GOP gubernatorial nominee’s choice for running mate

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Amanda Smith

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana Republican delegates are set to gather Saturday at the party convention to nominate a candidate for lieutenant governor, ...

Trump’s lawyers urge judge to reject special counsel’s request for gag order in classified docs case

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Amanda Smith

Donald Trump’s lawyers on Friday hit back at special counsel Jack Smith in the classified documents case by opposing his request to ...

Donald Trump is dangling tax cuts and less red tape to win over top CEOs

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Amanda Smith

Sean Rayford/Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI Donald Trump met with some of America’s top CEOs Thursday. The former president pledged to slash ...

Trump Is Fine With SCOTUS Legalizing Bump Stocks, Which He’d Helped Ban

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Amanda Smith

The Supreme Court struck down the nationwide ban on bump stocks on Friday that former President Donald Trump had worked to implement, ...

Foreign policy dominates Biden’s agenda before the first debate: From the Politics Desk

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Amanda Smith

Welcome to the online version of From the Politics Desk, an evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest ...

Judge dismisses lawsuit challenging federal rules to accommodate abortions for workers

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Amanda Smith

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawsuit filed by 17 states challenging federal rules entitling workers to time off and other accommodations for abortions ...

Biden holds private meeting with Pope Francis on sidelines of G7 summit

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Amanda Smith

BARI, Italy — President Joe Biden met with Pope Francis privately Friday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Italy. “The ...