Joe Biden stated, while briefing reporters on gun violence, “Today I am announcing another executive order.” They will speed up and intensify their efforts to save more lives faster. This executive order aids in keeping firearms out of the hands of criminals. In the interim, my executive order directs my attorney general to take every lawful action possible to move us as close as possible to universal background checks without new legislation, while I continue to urge Congress to require background checks for all firearm sales.

“It’s just common sense to just check whether someone is a felon and a domestic abuser before they buy a gun,” he added.

Biden also stated that he signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun safety law in thirty years, into law last year. In addition, he signed more executive orders to reduce gun violence than any of my predecessors had at this point in their administrations.

According to a White House statement, the Executive Order will keep more firearms out of the hands of dangerous individuals by expanding the effective use of “red flag” laws, bolstering efforts to hold the gun industry accountable, and accelerating law enforcement efforts to identify and apprehend community-threatened shooters.

In addition, President Biden is encouraging the Federal Trade Commission to publish a report analysing how firearm manufacturers market firearms to minors.

“Last year, President Biden signed into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant legislation enacted in nearly 30 years to reduce gun violence. In light of the Act’s passage, he urged Congress to capitalise on the bipartisan momentum and advance additional commonsense measures to reduce gun violence. Again and again, he has called for Congress to act, including by banning assault weapons and high-capacity magazines, requiring background checks for all gun sales, requiring safe storage of firearms, closing the dating violence restraining order loophole, and repealing gun manufacturers’ immunity from liability,” the statement read.

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President Biden will do everything he can to reduce gun violence and save lives while he continues to urge Congress to act. “This is why, over the past two years, President Biden has taken more executive actions to reduce gun violence than any other president at this point in their administration,” the statement continued.

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Garcetti was nominated for the position by US President Joe Biden in July 2021, and a Senate committee initially approved his nomination in January 2022. Republicans and some Democrats raised questions about his handling of a sexual harassment case from his time as mayor, which halted his campaign.

Senator Chuck Grassley concluded in a report that Garcetti “likely” knew or should have known that a former aide had engaged in sexual harassment and made racist remarks. Garcetti denied the allegations, and a White House spokesman referred to the GOP-led report as a “hit piece” in the past.

Garcetti never received a full Senate vote before the end of the January congressional session, and Biden immediately renominated him at the beginning of the current session.

Ned Price, a spokesman for the Department of State, stated, in response to a question about the Senate committee vote, that, given the significance of India, the United States requires a confirmed ambassador.

“Today, the Senate did indeed take action. We strongly applaud this. India requires a confirmed US Ambassador. Our team on the ground, including the Charge d’ Affaires who served in lieu of an ambassador, has accomplished extraordinary feats “said Price.

“It would be in both of our best interests to have a confirmed Ambassador in place. We hope that Mayor and soon-to-be Ambassador Eric Garcetti will soon be able to assume his new position “added Price.

He stated that no other country in the world would allow a vacancy to exist in a strategically significant and valuable location like India for more than two years.

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“Now, we certainly hope that the action taken by the Senate today augurs future action. The United States requires a confirmed Ambassador in India… There is no other country in the world that would allow a vacancy to exist in a strategically significant and valuable location like India for over two years “added Price.

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During his visit to Africa, Banga will meet with government officials, leaders of multilateral organisations, and members of civil society to discuss the World Bank’s most important tasks, such as alleviating extreme poverty, supporting inclusive growth, combating climate change, and addressing fragility and pandemics.

According to the press release, during his trip Ajay Banga will utilise his experience living and working in emerging markets and his expertise in forging public-private partnerships to mobilise investments and action to address challenges.

According to a press release from the United States Department of the Treasury, Banga, if elected, will take an evidence-based approach to delivering on the Bank’s core mission of ending extreme poverty and expanding shared prosperity, while also evolving the Bank’s approach to address key global priorities such as climate change.

Banga will meet with senior government officials, leaders of the African Development Bank, and civil society organisations working on the ground to expand inclusive economic development during his March 6-7 visit to Côte d’Ivoire. He will visit a project supported by the World Bank in Abidjan to discuss how the Bank’s infrastructure investments foster sustainable economic growth.

On March 8, he will meet with government officials and members of civil society. Banga will also visit the Kenya Climate Innovation Center, a project supported by the World Bank, according to a press release from the US Department of Treasury. During his visit, Banga will emphasise the intertwined challenges and opportunities associated with achieving fundamental economic development goals and combating climate change.

Congratulations to Mr Ajay Banga on being nominated to lead @WorldBank. India supports Mr Banga's nomination and looks forward to his leadership of the @WorldBank. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Enntoe8ECH

— Ministry of Finance (@FinMinIndia) March 2, 2023

According to the US Department of the Treasury, the Kenya Climate Innovation Center offers incubation, capacity building, and financing options to new, small and medium-sized business ventures and Kenyan entrepreneurs who are developing innovations to address climate change challenges.

Earlier in February, former Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga was nominated by US President Joe Biden to lead the World Bank. Biden noted in his statement that Banga has spent over three decades building and managing global companies that create jobs and attract investment to developing nations.

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Biden’s statement was as follows: “Ajay is uniquely qualified to lead the World Bank at this critical time in history. He has spent more than three decades establishing and managing global companies that create jobs and attract investment to developing economies, as well as guiding organisations through periods of fundamental change. He has extensive experience managing people and systems and collaborating with global leaders to achieve results.”

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