The Department of Justice will cut down on various gun regulations, including narrowing the requirements to be considered a licensed seller, just days after Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Director Robert Cekada’s confirmation by the Senate. On Wednesday, Cekada and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche released 34 notices of final and proposed rulemaking aimed at cutting […]
The IRS under the Biden administration denied tax-exempt status to a Christian organization after determining that its Bible-based teachings were too closely aligned with Republican political views, according to a sweeping new report from the Department of Justice examining alleged religious bias across the federal government. According to the report, former Director Stephen A. Martin […]
President Donald Trump may have one eye on the midterm elections and the other on the history books as Republicans look to defend their congressional majorities in November. The White House has vowed that Trump will campaign for Republicans this fall as if he were on the ballot himself. Democrats are certain to do the […]
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling Wednesday in Louisiana v. Callais is set to spark a shake-up of congressional maps across the South in the coming years, which will likely see multiple Democratic-held districts drawn out of existence. The high court ruled 6-3 on Wednesday that Louisiana’s creation of a second minority-majority district in compliance with […]
The national average for regular gas continued to rise on Thursday, reaching a new yearly high of $4.30 per gallon, according to AAA. It is the eighth consecutive day that fuel costs have increased in the country, and the highest national average gas price in four years. Thursday’s surge in fuel prices comes a little […]
First lady Melania Trump is stepping out of the shadows and into the political fight, breaking from her typically reserved role to directly confront critics such as ABC host Jimmy Kimmel in a series of pointed public statements this month. Long known for keeping a low profile and avoiding public disputes, the first lady has […]
While national Republicans celebrate the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that Louisiana’s second majority-black district was drawn unconstitutionally, local leaders have been left scrambling to figure out what this means for the primary election 17 days away. Louisiana had to redraw its congressional map after a 2022 version was declared in violation of the Voting Rights […]
The war in Iran is increasingly fracturing Republicans on Capitol Hill as the administration approaches a 60-day deadline that could force President Donald Trump to begin winding down the Middle East conflict that has stretched for over two months now. Trump is staring down a Friday deadline set by the 1973 War Powers Resolution that […]
Several Republican-led states are starting to craft Medicaid work requirement policies for next year that are more stringent than required by law, making it tougher for able-bodied adults to stay on the social safety net program. Several states with Republican governments, including Indiana, New Hampshire, Iowa, and others, are planning to do more than the […]
HONG KONG (AP) — The price of Brent crude oil surged past $125 a barrel early Thursday as stalled U.S.-Iran talks raised doubts over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a permanent end to the Iran war. Brent crude to be delivered in June jumped 6.2% to $125.36 and Brent to be delivered in […]
