The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a case surrounding whether the federal government can ban attachments known as bump stocks that allow semiautomatic rifles to shoot quicker — and whether those attachments bring the firearm within the definition of a machine gun. Michael Cargill, owner of Central Texas Gun Works, handed over his bump […]
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) filed for reelection on Tuesday, giving House Republicans some room to breathe following the departure announcements of several chairpeople in the last month. Smith filed for reelection in Missouri‘s 8th Congressional District, where he is touting the House’s recently passed tax relief bill as a “huge win.” […]
A Michigan judge ruled against the state’s Republican leader on Tuesday, issuing a temporary injunction that bans the GOP chairwoman from conducting party business. The ruling from Kent County Circuit Judge Joseph Rossi is considered a victory for former Rep. Pete Hoekstra, who was elected to replace Chairwoman Kristina Karamo. Rossi dated the order back […]
DEARBORN, Michigan — President Joe Biden survived a grassroots campaign in Michigan that aimed to send him a message through Tuesday’s Democratic primary regarding his response to the Israel–Hamas war. The Associated Press called the race for Biden at 9:01 p.m., and he had received about 79% of Michigan’s Democratic primary vote on Tuesday at the time it was called, compared to […]
LANSING, Michigan — Former President Donald Trump won the Michigan Republican Party‘s presidential primary Tuesday night, defeating former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley for the second time in less than one week. The Associated Press called the race shortly after all the polls closed at 9 p.m. ET. With a fifth of the ballots counted, Trump had 66% of the […]
A group of wildfires raging in the Texas panhandle has burned more than 250,000 acres and prompted evacuation orders in multiple northern Texas communities. No deaths or injuries have been reported so far, but not even 1% of the largest fire has been contained as of Tuesday evening, according to CNN. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) […]
Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday re-upped calls to change New York City’s sanctuary laws, pushing for more accountability for those suspected of committing violent crimes and encouraging more collaboration between local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. “I want to go back to the standards of the previous mayors who I believe subscribed […]
Food delivery companies Uber Eats and DoorDash emphatically denied any association with Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan immigrant who came across the southern border illegally and was arrested last week as a suspect in the murder of University of Georgia student Laken Riley. “We don’t have a record of the suspect or his brother on our […]
Several of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet officials are not making his reelection campaign any easier as they are targeted for their transparency and overall competence. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas are all coming under fire from Republicans in Congress over what they view as a […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans are demanding Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas explain why the suspect in the Laken Riley murder was paroled into the United States. Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, was killed while on a morning run near the University of Georgia last week. Jose Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, has been arrested […]
