A federal judge struck down a California law which bans gun owners from having detachable magazines that carry over 10 rounds. U.S. District Judge Roger Benitez issued the ruling on Friday, but the ruling won’t take effect immediately. Benitez had already struck down the ban on certain magazines in 2017, …
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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A liberal activist asked a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday to bar U.S. Rep. Scott Perry from the state’s primary ballot, arguing that Perry isn’t eligible because of his efforts to keep President Donald Trump in office and block the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden. …
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, said there is no emergency and President Donald Trump is “attempting to manufacture a crisis” after reports that the federal government may deploy the National Guard to Chicago to address crime in the city. “The State of Illinois at this time has received no …
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EXCLUSIVE: House China Committee Chairman Mike Gallagher is introducing a bill that would block immediate family members of officials within the executive branch of the U.S. government from working for certain foreign companies. The bill, called the “Deterring Attempts at Dirty Deals by Youngsters Act” or the “DADDY Act,” would …
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Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., says he will file a “motion to vacate the chair” this week. This is an effort to force a vote of no confidence on the floor for House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and potentially prompt a new vote for speaker. Gaetz doesn’t believe McCarthy has held …
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The New Jersey attorney general’s office opened an investigation to determine whether a fatal 2018 car crash involving the now-wife of Sen. Bob Menendez was handled properly by responding officers, according to multiple news reports. Nadine Menendez, who was known by her birth name Nadine Arslanian at the time, was …
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President Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a private phone call on Tuesday to minimize civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip as violence stemming from Hamas terrorists’ surprise attack on Israel continues. The Biden administration is coordinating with other countries to provide safe passage out of Gaza for …
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Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius resigned Thursday. Actually, according to press reports, Sebelius resigned last week, but the White House waited a week to get ready. Friday, the president, according to the New York Times, intends to announce that Sylvia Mathews Burwell, currently director of the White …
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CONCORD, N.H – A nearly year-long battle between New Hampshire and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) over the timing of the state’s century-old first-in-the-nation presidential primary is headed to a culmination. New Hampshire Secretary of State Dave Scanlan is scheduled Wednesday to announce the date of the contest, which for …
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Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh called on Congress to approve additional security aid to Ukraine amid stalled negotiations over further assistance to the country in its war against Russia. “It is critical, as you all know, that Congress passes the president’s national security supplemental request to ensure that we …
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