A Florida appeals court on Wednesday ruled the state’s decades-long ban on openly carrying weapons in public violates constitutional rights, sparking celebration from conservatives. The First District Court of Appeal of Florida issued a decision striking down the state’s 1987 ban on the open carrying of firearms, writing that it infringes on Second Amendment rights. Offenders […]
A court upheld a New Jersey law Wednesday that bans the carrying of guns in “sensitive places,” including hospitals, schools, polling locations, and casinos. The ruling comes as many federal courts have maintained state laws that restrict where guns can be carried in public. The New Jersey law, which limits the public areas where someone […]
The FBI released a photo on Thursday of a person of interest in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The agency also offered a $100,000 reward for any “information leading to the identification and arrest” of the suspect. The X account of the FBI’s Salt Lake City office released two images of a man wearing dark […]
(The Center Square) — The Democratic-led New York City Council has overridden Mayor Eric Adams‘ vetoes of bills that will raise wages for food delivery workers and decriminalize street vending. The City Council on Wednesday voted to override Adams’ objections to previously approved legislation that would require app-based delivery companies to shell out an hourly minimum of $21.44 to grocery […]
Eric Trump said Charlie Kirk was a revolutionary figure in the conservative movement in the face of “constant siege.” Kirk, the founder of Turning Point USA, was killed Wednesday while speaking on Utah Valley University campus, and is the latest victim in growing acts of political violence across the country. Trump described Kirk as “a […]
(The Center Square) – A combination of increased spending and significant tax cuts will eliminate much of the Wisconsin state government’s remaining historic surplus and — if the economy tanks — might lead to spending cuts in future years. “The biggest factor is economic growth,” said Tyler Byrnes, a senior research associate for the Wisconsin Policy […]
(The Center Square) – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine agreed to extend the National Guard’s mission in Washington after a request from Army leaders. DeWine said Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll asked to extend the deployment through the National Guard Bureau. The extension is expected to last until Nov. 30. DeWine also said some Ohio troops […]
Jobless claim applications surged last week, reaching their highest point in four years. The number of people in the United States who filed for unemployment in the week ending Sept. 6 rose by 27,000 to 263,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. That figure represents the most unemployment applications since the week of Oct. 23, 2021. […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he plans to award Charlie Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously. Kirk, a close ally of the president, was assassinated on Wednesday during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. Trump spoke briefly about the prominent conservative activist during his opening remarks at Thursday’s 9/11 memorial service at the Pentagon […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha condemned former MSNBC analyst Matthew Dowd’s reaction to the shooting of Charlie Kirk. “So look, the bottom line is when the Matthew Dowds of the world on MSNBC — who is a profoundly horrible human being — actually blaming Charlie Kirk after he is dead, the same way that […]
