There may be nothing that the federal government can do in response to the new Texas abortion law, President Joe Biden acknowledged on Friday. Texas in a law that took effect Sept. 1 banned abortions after fetal heartbeats are detected, and mandated that doctors performing abortions try to detect a heartbeat before attempting the procedure. Biden said Thursday that he was directing White House lawyers to analyze existing law to see whether federal agencies could somehow guarantee a higher level of abortion access than is allowed under the new measure. Asked Friday what his administration could do, he said he was not sure. “What I was told—and I must tell you, I am not certain—I was told that there are possibilities within the existing law to have the Justice Department look and see whether there are things that can be done that can limit the independent action of individuals in …