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Bloomberg gun group spending 7 figures to push gun background checks

Mike Bloomberg’s gun control organization, Everytown for Gun Safety, says it’s spending seven figures to launch a TV and digital ad campaign to pass what it calls “life-saving” background check measures that passed the House on near party-line votes earlier this month.

14 US states sue Biden administration over oil and gas leasing pause

A coalition of 13 states filed one lawsuit in federal court in Louisiana, while Wyoming filed a its own lawsuit in federal court in that state. The states joining Louisiana’s suit included Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.