Second Amendment advocates fighting blue state governors and mayors over guns are welcoming a new ally to their battle, the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. In significant actions taken as recently as Tuesday, the division has moved to protect gun rights in Los Angeles and Illinois, giving groups fighting initiatives from assault weapons bans to […]
Jay Jones, the Democratic nominee running for Virginia attorney general this fall, has come under scrutiny by state Republicans after a local news outlet unearthed his 2022 reckless driving conviction and the opportunity he took to avoid jail time. The politician completed 1,000 hours of community service, half of which were for his political action […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) closed the door on House Republicans entering discussions to alter the short-term spending deal passed by the House in mid-September, saying the consequences of the bill not passing are “100%” Democrats’ fault. During House GOP leadership’s second press conference since the start of the government shutdown on Wednesday, Johnson and […]
Russia is warning the United States that the increasingly serious conversations about approving Ukrainian use of long-range weapons could lead to a violent escalation. President Donald Trump is sick and tired of dead-end diplomacy with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and has transitioned conversations about negotiated peace to discussions of making the Kremlin feel pain. The […]
A U.S. immigration judge on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch bid for asylum from Kilmar Abrego Garcia, leaving intact a final order of removal against the accused MS-13 gang member whose case has drawn national attention. The ruling came Wednesday in a Baltimore immigration court, where Regional Deputy Chief Immigration Judge Philip Taylor denied a motion […]
EXCLUSIVE — Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley on Thursday touted a record-breaking fundraising haul of nearly $6 million in donations since launching his North Carolina Senate campaign roughly two months ago. The number marks the highest figure of any Republican across the country running for the Senate, according to Whatley’s campaign. The record […]
A report from the Congressional Budget Office found that taxpayers will pay furloughed workers $400 million per day during the government shutdown. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) asked the CBO last week for a detailed analysis of the economic costs of the government shutdown, including disruptions to small businesses, lost revenue, delayed wages for military servicemembers, […]
California is set to spend millions to rectify errors found in a voter guide for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) upcoming special election on redistricting efforts. The 2025 Voter Information Guide was mailed to around 8.5 million voters in the Golden State to provide them with data about Proposition 50. Newsom spearheaded the ballot initiative, which […]
Lawmakers in New Mexico reconvened at the state legislature on Wednesday for Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s (D-NM) special session to address federal funding cuts. The governor said the session will aim to mitigate the most pressing federal funding problems affecting the state after the passage of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.” The session will […]
Tesla beat a new record with a 7% sales increase in the third quarter, the automaker reported on Thursday after the $7,500 tax credit for new electric vehicles expired on Sept. 30. The quarterly sales results were likely affected by customers who wanted to buy EVs ahead of the expiration date for the federal subsidies. […]
