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NRA Responds to Senate’s Gun-Control Bill

By Jack Phillips The National Rifle Association (NRA) responded to the Senate’s gun control package by saying it “falls short on every level.” “The NRA will support legislation that improves school security, promotes mental health services, and helps reduce violent crime. However, we will oppose this gun control legislation because it falls short at every level. […]

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Democrats Face Turmoil As Concerns Mount About Biden’s Suitability to Run in 2024, Observers Say

By Michael Washburn The widely-expected losses that the Democratic Party will face in the November midterm elections, as voters register their frustration and anger over record inflation, surging mortgage rates and house prices, a bearish stock market performing markedly worse than during the previous administration, and concern about the course of the Ukraine crisis, leave the […]

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Florida to Go After Parents Who Pay Cartels to Smuggle Their Children Into the US

By Charlotte Cuthbertson Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is looking to investigate and prosecute parents who pay transnational criminal organizations to smuggle their children illegally across the U.S. southern border. DeSantis filed a petition with the Florida Supreme Court on June 17 requesting a statewide grand jury be impaneled for the initial duration of a year. […]

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‘A Great Night!’: Trump Celebrates Primary Wins in Nevada, North Dakota, South Carolina

By Frank Fang Former President Donald Trump was excited to see many political candidates he endorsed have secured victory in recent primary races. “Every single endorsed by Trump candidate won last night, by big margins, with the exception of one very long shot who did FAR better than anticipated against an incumbent,” Trump wrote on his social […]

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‘Red Wave’ Becoming More Likely in Eyes of Political Forecasters

By Nannette Holt Election forecasters changed their predictions Wednesday on the expected outcomes of four November midterm elections. They based those decisions partly on the way voters in four states cast ballots the day before. The changes signaled expectations of improved chances for victory for Republicans in two Texas congressional races and Vermont’s gubernatorial race. Only one […]

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Republican 2023 Budget Proposal Calls for Critical Race Theory Ban in Education, Military

By Bill Pan For the first time, House Republicans have included in their annual budget proposal a ban on federal money being used to promote critical race theory (CRT) in schools and the military. The budget for fiscal year 2023, titled “Blueprint to Save America,” was released June 9 by the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a group of more […]