By Allan Stein The election integrity group True the Vote presented Arizona lawmakers with cell phone tracking data showing alleged ballot traffickers visited drop boxes in two of the state’s largest counties no less than 5,700 times during the 2020 election. “When we started the project, we didn’t know [what we would find],” said Catherine Engelbrecht, the Texas group’s founder […]
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GOP Rep. Displays Guns During Hearing He Says Will Be Banned by Legislation
By Caden Pearson A Republican lawmaker has used his own firearms as an example of how a ban on high-capacity magazines would target common handguns used by law-abiding Americans to defend themselves and their homes. Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) virtually attended a House Judiciary Committee hearing on a gun control bill on Thursday, where he held […]
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OPEC+ Agrees to Boost Production to Offset Russian Output Losses
By Tom Ozimek Oil-producing countries allied under the OPEC+ banner have agreed to pump more oil in July and August, accommodating months of requests by the United States and others to boost production to cool soaring crude prices that have fed into a cost-of-living crisis amid sky-high inflation. The OPEC+ cartel said in a June 2 statement that […]
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FBI Shared Transcripts of Flynn-Russia Calls Without Masking Flynn’s Name: Report
By Zachary Stieber The FBI distributed transcripts of calls between then-incoming national security adviser Michael Flynn and Russia’s ambassador to the United States without shielding Flynn’s name, according to a newly published report, which also found no evidence that requests from then-Vice President Joe Biden and other Executive Branch officials to unmask Flynn’s identity were politically motivated. […]
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House Judiciary Committee to Consider Gun Control Bill
By Joseph Lord The House Judiciary Committee will meet in an emergency session to mark up a gun control bill that would impose heavy new federal restrictions and limits on firearms. The push for the legislation comes in the wake of a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two adults dead. House […]
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Oil Bull Run Continues as EU Agrees to Ban Most Russian Oil
By Reuters LONDON—Oil prices extended a bull run on Tuesday after the EU agreed to a partial and phased ban on Russian oil and China decided to lift some coronavirus restrictions amid rising demand ahead of the peak U.S. and European summer driving season. Brent crude for July, which expires on Tuesday, rose $2.11, or 1.7 percent, to […]
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Biden Suggests He Wants to Ban 9mm Pistols
By Jack Phillips President Joe Biden suggested he wants to ban 9mm handguns in remarks to reporters on Monday at the White House’s South Lawn. As he visited Texas over the weekend, officials “showed me an x-ray … he said, ‘a 22-caliber bullet will lodge in a lung and we can probably get it out … and […]
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Off-Duty Border Patrol Agent Saves Students, Daughter After Wife Texts ‘Help’
By Jack Phillips An off-duty Texas Border Patrol agent rushed into Robb Elementary School with a shotgun and rescued several-dozen children and his daughter during a mass shooting on Tuesday after his wife sent him a text message. Jacob Albarado told the New York Times that he was getting a haircut when he received a message from his wife, […]
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Left’s Narrative Pushing Gun Control Omits Cases Where Guns Save Lives: Erich Pratt
By Mimi Nguyen Ly and Steve Lance The left’s push for more gun control omit the many cases that go against their narrative, such as instances where guns were used to neutralize shooters, according to Erich Pratt, the senior vice president of Gun Owners of America (GOA), a gun rights advocacy organization that represents more than 2 […]
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Trump Defends Gun Rights, Calls for ‘Security Overhaul’ at Schools Nationwide After Uvalde Mass Shooting
By Mimi Nguyen Ly Former President Donald Trump on Friday called for a “top to bottom security overhaul” at schools nationwide after 21 people died at a mass shooting in Texas earlier this week. Speaking at the National Rifle Association (NRA) annual convention, the former president also spoke in support of arming law-abiding citizens to deter evil. “The existence […]
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Elon Musk Says He ‘Strongly’ Believes in Second Amendment, Suggests ‘Special Permit’ Be Required for ‘Assault Rifles’
By Gary Bai Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk joined the right-to-bear arms debate this week by sharing his thoughts on the second amendment after the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Texas on May 24. “I strongly believe that the right to bear arms is an important safeguard against potential tyranny of government. […]
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Top Democrat Blocks Legislation Aimed at Preventing School Shootings
By Zachary Stieber Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on May 25 blocked legislation that proponents say could help prevent school shootings. The bill, known as the Luke and Alex School Safety Act, would require the Department of Homeland Security to establish a clearinghouse on best school safety practices after consulting with education, justice, and health officials. “It’s […]
