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Springfield, Ill. — Illinois’ two-week-old ban on semiautomatic weapons outlaws “ubiquitous” firearms in “radical” defiance of the Constitution’s Second Amendment, a federal lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association Tuesday claims. The powerful NRA joined a parade of gun-rights activists seeking to toss out the newly minted prohibition on dozens …

The typical U.S. tax refund, which averaged $3,200 in 2022, is often the biggest check a household receives all year. And with inflation still high, some measures show that roughly a third of Americans are counting on their 2023 refund checks to make ends meet. But getting that payment in …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Chris Whipple, author of “The Fight of His Life: Inside Joe Biden’s White House,” that aired on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We are joined now by Chris Whipple, author of a new book about the …