Obama proposes changes to curb gun violence, North Korea claims h-bomb test.

Executive Action on Guns, North Korean Nuclear Threat Washington Week with The Atlantic

Premiered January 08, 2016
Executive Action on Guns, North Korean Nuclear Threat

President Obama announced new executive actions to curb gun violence including expanding background checks and mental health screenings. North Korea claimed this week to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. On the 2016 campaign trail, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump is questioning his GOP rival Ted Cruz's eligibility to run because he was born in Canada.

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