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After years of litigation, the families of the nine victims murdered in a Charleston church shooting have settled with the Justice Department. The families sued after the FBI’s investigation revealed the system used for conducting background checks failed to flag the sale of the gun convicted shooter Dylann Roof used …

The House on Thursday approved a pair of bills that would expand and strengthen background checks for gun purchasers. In votes that fell largely along party lines, the House passed legislation that would require background checks for all gun buyers and extend the time given to the FBI to vet …