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Senator Joe Manchin, whose vote will likely determine whether key parts of Joe Biden’s agenda can pass the Senate, has made clear he will not support ending the filibuster.
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Joe Biden is also planning to nominate David Chipman, a former federal agent and gun control advocate, to lead the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Chipman currently serves as a senior adviser to the gun control group Giffords. The group was formed after a shooter attacked then-congresswoman Gabby Giffords and 18 others at an Arizona supermarket in 2011.
Related: Biden to tackle gun violence with executive actions on ‘ghost guns’ and pistols
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Greetings from Washington, live blog readers.
Joe Biden will hold an event in the White House Rose Garden later today to formally announce the executive actions he is taking to address gun violence.
The actions include a directive that the justice department, within the next month, issue proposed regulations on ‘ghost guns’ – unregistered firearms that can be assembled from parts.
Biden will also direct the justice department to clarify regulations to ensure that pistols fitted with stabilizing braces, which essentially transform them into rifles, will be regulated under the National Firearms Act. Pistols are cheaper, and easier to carry across state lines, whereas rifles are more regulated. …