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After the November presidential election, the friends experienced their first hate crime in Hollywood when a car passing by shot them with airsoft pellets and yelled a gay slur.

Without the support of new laws passed by Congress, many of his sweeping reforms could be wiped away by a future president.

If he is successful, it's due to Texas law's broad definition of legitimate "self-defense," which was passed by Republican lawmakers acting on behalf of gun lobbyists.

In other words, there would first need to be legislation passed by Congress to authorize another stimulus check, something that currently isn't on the horizon.

Legal experts say there are even technical issues about the US recognising Crimea because of certain laws passed by the US Congress.