[ad_1] President Donald Trump pardoned Steve Bannon, his former top strategist and “campaign CEO,” in a late-night pardon dump that rewarded many of the president’s longtime loyalists hours before he left office. Trump granted clemency to 143 people in the early hours of Wednesday morning, including Bannon, longtime Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy and multiple lawmakers convicted of
Month: January 2021
[ad_1] Chuck Schumer and Mitch McConnell are still at loggerheads over a Senate power-sharing agreement that is sucking up time and could delay confirmations. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Democratic takeover of the White House and Congress is complete. But the truth is that the party was caught flat-footed by it: Almost no one expected
[ad_1] RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A bill to ban guns at polling locations in Virginia advanced in the General Assembly, as the Inauguration of now-President Joe Biden marked the end of a contentious election season. The proposed legislation would prohibit firearms within 40 feet of polling sites, electoral board meetings and places where ballots are
[ad_1] NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association is in a double-barreled legal battle for its future, moving forward with its bankruptcy case while fighting accusations it only sought Chapter 11 protection to avoid a potentially crippling lawsuit. Lawyers for the influential advocacy group told a federal judge Wednesday that the organization’s decision to
[ad_1] Today, the House Committee on Privileges and Elections approved House Bill 2081 to mandate all polling places be gun-free zones, and sent it on to the full House of Delegates for further consideration. On January 22nd, the House Committee on Public Safety will hear its first round of anti-gun bills this session. These bills
[ad_1] Photo: AFP via Getty Images At the very end of his final full day in office, President Trump exercised his clemency power, offering 73 pardons and 73 commutations — more than doubling the number of people he has awarded clemency to since taking office. Then, as Biden’s inauguration got underway, Trump issued one more,
[ad_1] PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — President Donald Trump renewed his grievance over the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election by pardoning Paul Erickson, a former conservative operative once romantically linked to Russian agent Maria Butina. Erickson received the pardon even though he had pleaded guilty to fraudulent investment schemes that had nothing to
[ad_1] A bill to eliminate the “duty to retreat” provision of Arkansas’ self-defense laws passed the state Senate on Tuesday, with one Democrat joining most of the chamber’s Republicans in support of the legislation. The Senate voted 27-7 in favor of Senate Bill 24, and its passage Tuesday was widely expected after the bill cleared
[ad_1] It took state senators less than an hour on Tuesday to pass a “stand your ground” bill that would allow Arkansans to kill if they feel threatened, even if they could safely escape. The final vote was 27-7, with all but one Republican voting for the bill and all the Democrats voting against it.
[ad_1] Joe Biden wants Americans to believe that he will focus on what he calls “the renewal of a politics that’s about solving problems – not stoking the flames of hate and chaos.” Yet what “problem” is Biden promising to “solve” before he even takes office? Why the “defeat” of the National Rifle Association, a
[ad_1] On January 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized an NRA-supported rule to end politically-motivated discrimination in the provision of financial services. The new regulation is now set to take effect on April 1. As we reported last month, the rule follows a long pattern of banks refusing or curtailing
[ad_1] Virginia has provided a stark example of how gun control is aimed at harassing law-abiding gun owners rather than improving public safety. As part of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly’s sweeping attack on gun rights in 2020, anti-gun lawmakers enacted legislation that made it more difficult for gun owners to obtain
[ad_1] On January 14, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized an NRA-supported rule to end politically-motivated discrimination in the provision of financial services. The new regulation is now set to take effect on April 1. As we reported last month, the rule follows a long pattern of banks refusing or curtailing service to lawful
[ad_1] Joe Biden wants Americans to believe that he will focus on what he calls “the renewal of a politics that’s about solving problems – not stoking the flames of hate and chaos.” Yet what “problem” is Biden promising to “solve” before he even takes office? Why the “defeat” of the National Rifle Association, a group of over 5 million Americans of
[ad_1] Tomorrow, the House Committee on Privileges and Elections will hear House Bill 2081 to mandate all polling places be gun-free zones. Please contact committee members and ask them to OPPOSE HB 2081. House Bill 2081 prohibits firearms within 40 feet of a polling place. It dictates to private property owners what they must do
[ad_1] Tomorrow, the Senate Judiciary Committee is scheduled to consider Permitless Carry Legislation, House Bill 102. Please contact committee members and ask that they SUPPORT House Bill 102. House Bill 102 will strengthen Montana’s self-defense laws by allowing law-abiding Montana gun owners to carry a firearm for self-defense throughout the state without first having to obtain
[ad_1] On Sunday’s American Voices show, MSNBC weekend anchor Alicia Menendez devoted a segment to gloating over the NRA’s decision to file for bankruptcy in response to being targeted by New York Democratic Attorney General Letitia James. Menendez — who is also the daughter of New Jersey Democratic Senator Bob Menendez — mocked the right-leaning
[ad_1] On Saturday morning, Facebook published a short update on their blog titled “Our Preparations Ahead of Inauguration Day,” explaining how the social media company would temporarily prohibit advertisements from defense firms amid the fallout from the Jan. 6 US Capitol riots. Facebook wrote, “we are banning ads that promote weapon accessories and protective gear in the US at
[ad_1] Do not believe New York’s efforts to dissolve the National Rifle Association is due to money mismanagement or filing for bankruptcy, this is a political and unconstitutional attack that will just make the NRA stronger, according to the NRA’s first Vice President Charles Cotton on Newsmax TV. “It will allow us to continue our mission
[ad_1] Ah, the glitz and glamour of a Hollywood premiere: a constellation of stars shining in the Angeleno night, everyone dressed to the nines for handshakes, back-slaps, photo ops, popped corks, and a few pro forma speeches about how hard they all worked. The human @-replies running far-right opinion web site The Daily Wire staged
[ad_1] Categories: -The Daily Gazette, Business, Fulton Montgomery Schoharie, News On Jan. 6, the nation watched as a mob stormed its way into the U.S. Capitol building, hell-bent on disrupting the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over incumbent President Donald Trump. The next morning, when John Havlick arrived to open up Frank’s
[ad_1] Tomorrow, Senate Judiciary B Committee will take up preemption legislation, Senate Bill 2107. Please contact committee members and ask them to SUPPORT SB 2107. Senate Bill 2107 enhances Mississippi’s preemption laws by adding state agencies to the list of entities that are prohibited from restricting the Second Amendment rights of Mississippi citizens. Preemption laws serve to
[ad_1] He gave an interview in which he described the chief of staff as a “paranoid schizophrenic” and said Bannon was wasting time trying to “suck his own c–k”. It was reportedly Trump’s wife, Melania, and daughter, Ivanka, who insisted he go. The strength of the Trump marriage was a source of tabloid speculation:
[ad_1] Reprinted with permission from DailyKos The Republican Party has a brand problem it hopes will simply go away: 147 House members and eight GOP senators branded themselves with a scarlet ‘S’ for sedition when they cast votes on Jan. 6 objecting to congressional certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. In other words, even after
[ad_1] Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) told Breitbart News on Saturday that his state is “leading the nation” in vaccine distribution as part of an exclusive interview that came just after Texas became the first state to vaccinate a million residents from the coronavirus. “We’re showing the country how to get this done,” Abbott said
[ad_1] Tee Roy Savoy has announced the date for the 2021 Big Bass Classic as April 17, which means Acadiana’s many competitive bass anglers can circle that Saturday on a calendar and get their entry forms in in plenty of time to Savoy. The Coteau Holmes outdoorsman, who has served as the BBC’s director since
[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been
[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been
[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been
[ad_1] A New York appeals court ruled that falsely accusing someone of being gay is no longer considered defamation per se, NBC News reported. Defamation is a false statement that damages someone’s reputation. “It meant that it was so shameful and such a disgrace that it was just assumed that obviously your reputation has been