Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer scored a big political win in the Senate after a gun control bill that seemed unimaginable a month ago advanced and is on the verge of winning final congressional approval in the Democrat-controlled House of Representatives. The vote that will produce lawmakers’ most sweeping gun… Read More
Dems reeling after huge SCOTUS loss
In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed in cities and beyond. About a quarter of the U.S. population lives in states expected to… Read More
Voter ID advocates get huge win
The Supreme Court gave Republican legislative leaders and voter ID advocates in North Carolina a win Thursday in a fight over the state’s latest photo identification voting law. The 8-1 decision does not end the three-year-plus dispute over the voter ID law, which is not in effect and has been… Read More
Biden’s big gas lie (they did the math)
President Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months — an election-year move meant to ease financial pressures that was greeted with doubts and ridicule by experts, lawmakers, and economists. “It doesn’t reduce all the pain but it will be a… Read More
In stunning move, Dr. Oz ditches Trump
Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Dr. Mehmet Oz, propelled the celebrity heart surgeon to a close victory in Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senate primary. Oz narrowly defeating former hedge fund CEO David McCormick after a dayslong statewide recount buffeted by litigation that reached the nation’s highest court. Instead of thanks,… Read More
GOP senator seriously injured, faces amputation
Republican Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota announced Wednesday that he suffered a serious injury to his right hand and is potentially facing amputation. The Republican lawmaker said he was working in his yard over the weekend when he sustained the injury that required immediate surgery, and may result in… Read More
Dem gubernatorial candidate faces 21 federal criminal charges
Andrew Gillum, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Florida governor, is facing 21 federal charges related to a scheme to seek donations and funnel a portion of them back to him through third parties, the U.S. attorney’s office announced Wednesday. Gillum, 42, and co-defendant Janet Lettman-Hicks, 53, face 19 counts of… Read More
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has meltdown after election loss (update)
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., didn’t take the election loss of her endorsed political ally in May well and had what critics called a “meltdown” on social media when the initial votes showed a conservative Democrat prevailing. Ocasio-Cortez’ endorsed and supported far-left candidate Jessica Cisneros, who refused to concede and demanded… Read More
After bipartisan gun bill, is illegal immigration amnesty next?
Senators from both parties have been negotiating a gun control bill for the last week. They released the text of the 80-page bill Tuesday and won statements of support from more than 64 senators in the 50-50 split Senate. Some negotiators have faced criticism for giving too many concessions to… Read More
Drone strike hits Russian oil refinery near Ukraine
A drone strike caused a fire at a refinery in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine on Wednesday, but no one was hurt and the blaze was contained quickly, officials said. The fire engulfed industrial equipment at the Novoshakhtinsk oil processing plant in the Rostov-on-Don region. The authorities said… Read More
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