A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday ruled that key provisions of a nearly century-old federal firearms law can no longer be enforced, finding that Congress lost the constitutional basis for regulating suppressors and certain short-barreled firearms after eliminating the tax that originally justified the restrictions. U.S. District Judge James Hendrix, a President Donald Trump […]
Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday poured cold water on reports that a meeting between himself and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu turned sour, saying there was no confrontation between the two leaders. Speaking with Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle, Vance was asked about a sit-down with Netanyahu at Blair House, which […]
President Donald Trump warned on Wednesday that gasoline prices could climb again as the conflict with Iran continues, saying lower prices would return once the war is over. Speaking in Las Vegas, Trump touted his administration’s economic success, but acknowledged how the war with Iran, which led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, […]
Democrats are dealing with the fallout of progressive William Lawrence’s win over two moderate Democrats in one of their top pickup seats this cycle. Lawrence beat out Navy SEAL Matt Maasdam and former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, but while progressives celebrate the win over the establishment, many Republicans are celebrating with them. “Tom […]
President Donald Trump devoted a healthy portion of his Wednesday speech in Las Vegas, Nevada, to attacking newly minted Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed. El Sayed emerged victorious Wednesday morning over Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) in the Democratic primary. Trump has previously claimed that el Sayed “hates Jews,” and he repeated that line of attack Wednesday […]
Republicans began to coalesce around nominee Thomas Smith, whose defunct campaign shocked Trump-back Navy veteran Amir Hassan in Tuesday’s primary. Smith won Tuesday’s primary after suspending his campaign last month, but will now resume his campaign for the swing seat despite raising virtually no money for his bid and otherwise being a nonfactor for much […]
A federal judge confirmed Wednesday that her order halting the Trump administration from ending temporary protected status for Haiti was no longer in effect, more than a month after the Supreme Court allowed the administration to move forward with doing so. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, said in […]
Voters in Washington, D.C., in November will decide whether to ban foie gras, a luxury food product. The French delicacy is made from specially fattened livers of ducks and geese, where a tube is used to feed the birds controlled amounts of corn mash or grain several times a day. Animal activists believe the force-feeding […]
Democrats spent months debating why Republicans appeared to have an advantage in the digital media ecosystem following their disastrous 2024 election performance. Party operatives argued that conservatives had built an expansive network of podcasts, livestreams, and online personalities capable of reaching voters who had tuned out traditional political messaging. Joe Rogan, at one point a supporter […]
Republicans wasted little time moving to define Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed as a far-left extremist Wednesday, with campaigns, party committees, super PACs, and allied organizations simultaneously launching television ads, statements, and messaging designed to portray him as representative of the Democratic Party’s shift to the left. The coordinated effort is seeking to […]
