By Tom Ozimek The appointment of Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the new House Speaker won high praise from a number of Republicans, with a remark by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) seeming to capture the spirit of enthusiasm among the GOP: “America’s back on track.” Mr. Johnson became the 56th speaker of the House of […]
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Massachusetts’s New Crackdown Bill Imposes ‘Unprecedented Gun Control’
By Naveen Athrappully Massachusetts House lawmakers approved a measure on Oct. 18 that would tighten the state’s firearm laws and crack down on unregistered “ghost guns,” which gun rights advocates claim is “the worst anti-gun legislation in the country.” The bill, H. 4135, was passed by the Massachusetts House on a 120–38 vote. It would mandate […]
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Trump’s Federal Trials Won’t Be Televised Under New Rules
By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump’s two federal criminal trials will not be broadcasted under new federal rules that were released on Tuesday. A rules-making body behind the U.S. federal court system, the Judicial Conference, issued a new rules on Tuesday saying that it will allow “judges presiding over civil and bankruptcy cases to provide […]
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How NewsGuard Became the Establishment Guard Against Independent Media
By Petr Svab As difficult as it is to run an independent media outlet, there’s a company making it substantially harder. Its name is NewsGuard. The company claims to rate online content, including from media outlets, for trustworthiness, but a closer look shows it does much more than that—its business model produces censorious pressure on […]
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RFK Jr. Renews Demand for Secret Service Protection After Assassination of Ecuadorian Candidate
By Savannah Hulsey Pointer The 2024 presidential campaign of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. renewed calls for President Joe Biden to provide protection for the candidate. Mr. Kennedy’s campaign manager Dennis Kucinich publicly called on President Biden to order Secret Service protection for Mr. Kennedy following the assassination of an Ecuadorian anti-corruption presidential candidate. Ecuador presidential candidate […]
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Drug User Allowed to Own Guns Under New Precedent: US Court
By Zachary Stieber A man who regularly uses an illegal drug can still own guns, according to an Aug. 9 federal court ruling. Patrick Daniels Jr. of Mississippi was convicted in 2022 of violating a federal law that bars people from possessing a gun if they use a controlled substance, or an illegal drug. But […]
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Republicans, Democrats React to New Charges Against Trump in Documents Case
By Frank Fang The Department of Justice came under fire from Republican lawmakers following new charges against former President Donald Trump in the classified documents case. On July 27, Mr. Trump was charged with an additional count of willful retention of national defense information and two new obstruction counts as part of a superseding indictment issued by […]
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Judge Sets New Date for Trump Trial After Former President’s Request for Extensive Delay
By Zachary Stieber Former President Donald Trump’s federal criminal trial has been delayed into 2024, but is still slated to take place before voters vote for the next president. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon on July 21 said the trial will not start until May 20, 2024. Mr. Trump is facing 37 felony counts, including […]
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Jim Caviezel Says Trump Is the ‘New Moses’ While Promoting New Film
By Catherine Yang “Sound of Freedom” actor Jim Caviezel went on Fox and Friends Thursday to promote his new film, praising former President Donald Trump in the process. On the topic of child trafficking, Mr. Caviezel said, “We’ve got to do a lot more,” and added that “We’ve got to start with Donald Trump.” Mr. […]
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Biden Admin Launches New Immigration Pathway for People From Central America, Colombia
By Mimi Nguyen Ly The Biden administration has launched a new immigration program to allow some nationals of Central America and Colombia to enter the United States. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on July 7 announced it’s implementing “new family reunification parole (FRP) processes” for Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The program was first announced in April. […]
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Bud Light Maker CEO Responds to Boycott in New Statement: ‘We Hear You’
By Jack Phillips The company that manufactures Bud Light issued a new statement to customers in light of a weeks-long boycott that has caused the beer’s sales to drop significantly after the brand issued a promotional can with a transgender activist’s face on it. In a statement released on Thursday, the CEO of Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. […]
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Regional Banks Scramble to Unload Commercial Real Estate Loans, Fearing New Crisis
By Kevin Stocklin The work-from-home trend has been taking its toll on office landlords and is now making its way through to banks’ commercial loan portfolios, leading some analysts to predict that more trauma could be on the way for regional banks this year. And in the current climate of bank failures, short sellers, and […]
