Here’s what you need to know: President Trump gave the journalist Bob Woodward extensive access in hopes the eventual book would be “positive” in his eyes.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times President Trump acknowledged to the journalist Bob Woodward that he had knowingly played down the coronavirus earlier this year even though he was aware it
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Here’s what you need to know: Joseph R. Biden Jr. has stepped up his efforts to unveil populist policies aimed at helping American workers.Credit…Amr Alfiky/The New York Times WARREN, Mich. — Joseph R. Biden Jr., taking on President Trump over protecting American jobs, traveled to Michigan Wednesday and announced he would change the tax code
Here’s what you need to know: President Trump toured Ford Rawsonville Components Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., in May. Both Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Mr. Trump are visiting Michigan this week.Credit…Doug Mills/The New York Times Of the three states that President Trump captured to the surprise of overconfident Democrats in 2016, Michigan has long seemed
EXETER – Former Republican state Sen. William Gannon will have the opportunity to run for his old seat after he pulled off a convincing win in the state Republican primary election Tuesday. Gannon defeated former Brentwood State Rep. Allen Cook 3,897-1,473, without the results from Gannon’s hometown of Sandown available, in the nine-town District 23
Not satisfied with restrictive gun control measures already enacted by the New Mexico Legislature, like the ban on private firearms transfers and a red flag gun confiscation law, the Albuquerque City Council is poised to consider three additional gun control measures in September: Resolution R-20-68 urges the New Mexico Legislature to strip the firearms preemption clause from
The National Rifle Association Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) is proud to announce a new partnership with eight companies that have pledged to match $1 million in donations made to NRA-ILA through Nov. 15, Partners for Patriotism. “These patriotic businesses are pledging vital resources to support and defend the Second Amendment because they understand that our right
TOPSHOT – Former vice-president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden (L) and Senator from … [+] California and Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris greet supporters outside the Chase Center in Wilmington, Delaware, at the conclusion of the Democratic National Convention, held virtually amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, on August 20, 2020. (Photo by Olivier
We’ve written extensively about NICS background checks records this year and the potential implications. Large numbers are now used routinely. There were 3,115,063 total NICS firearm background checks last month, but what does that actually mean? The typical format for an article on the monthly NICS report would include various statistics, like August 2020 was the fifth-busiest month all-time
In 1819, Chief Justice John Marshall of the U.S. Supreme Court famously wrote: “the power to tax involves the power to destroy ….” This truism has not been lost on firearm prohibitionists, who when unable to ban guns outright have often tried to tax them out of reach of the average citizen. Earlier this year,
Montana Governor Steve Bullock (D) has been very active during the long 2020 campaign season. First, in May of 2019, he jumped into the race to be the Democrat nominee to face off against President Donald Trump (R) this November. After several months, however, and failing to break 1% of support in any national polls,
This is a sad book, and a bad one, and you shouldn’t buy it. The thinking in it is poor; the writing is worse. The author “exposes” evils that, if you’ve been paying even scant attention, you already know. Expect it soon in a Walmart remainder bin near you. To summarize my argument thus far:
ABC News ABC NewsBy PIERRE THOMAS and PETE MADDEN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — A former high-ranking official within the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks with the powerful gun lobby, publishing a book that accuses its leaders of decades worth of mismanagement and fraud that he says has left the organization in a state of
Lakeridge Health has decalred an outbreak of COVID-19 in an inpatient unit at Oshawa Hospital. The hospital says one patient contracted coronavirus and a health care worker who was treating the patient has also tested positive for the virus. Lakeridge Health said in consultation with Durham Region Health Department, the decision was made Wednesday to
The U.S. populace leans strongly to the left, yet the right-wing Republican Party continues to win elections, control government and enact a far right policy agenda. For example, in 2001 and 2003, and again in 2017, Republicans enacted tax cuts that delivered 80 percent of the benefits to the richest 1 percent, which even most Republicans don’t favor. How is
Danger from target shooters’ stray bullets near homes in Stilwell and Spring Hill has been such a persistent problem this year that Johnson County commissioners were willing to touch the “third rail” of politics Thursday. The commission, after hearing a second round of horror stories from residents about bullets hitting their homes, approved a resolution
Ann Johnson Ann Johnson is running for a seat centered in the Montrose gayborhood that’s seen as the most flippable for Democrats DAVID TAFFET | Senior Staff Writertaffet@dallasvoice.com To flip leadership in the Texas House of Representatives, Democrats need to capture nine seats this November. Considered the most flippable seat is District 134, which includes
Today the NRA and the Association of New Jersey Rifle & Pistol Clubs filed an amicus brief in support of retired, federal law enforcement officers, who brought suit against the state of New Jersey under the Law Enforcement Officer Safety Act (“LEOSA”). LEOSA allows current and retired qualified officers with identification issued by their agency
The former National Rifle Association (NRA) second-in-command is set to release a book next week that will call for various gun control proposals and slam the organization’s leadership, according to a Thursday New York Times report. Joshua Powell, who was terminated from the group in the beginning of the year, is releasing “Inside the N.R.A.:
Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., in Rayburn Building on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Facebook removed two of Congressman Clay Higgins’ posts for “violating our policies against inciting violence” after he suggested killing armed demonstrators if they showed up to a Louisiana protest. “One way ticket fellas. Have your affairs in order. Me?
Joshua Powell, pictured being interview by ABC, is breaking ranks with the NRA to support claims made by New York’s AG that leaders misused funds A former NRA insider who is being sued along with others with misappropriating funds has spoken openly of how its leaders are corrupt to promote his new book. Josh Powell
When the NRA opened its annual convention in Dallas in 2018, only a few months had passed since the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Seventeen students and teachers were dead and more than a dozen others grievously wounded. I had been in Parkland for NPR talking with shattered young survivors who were organizing, hoping
A law restricting the sale of semi-automatic rifles approved by voters in 2018 is constitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Ronald Leighton rejected the challenge to Initiative 1639 filed by gun rights groups and some gun dealers. The initiative’s provisions that restrict the sale of those rifles to those at least 21
Here’s what you need to know: President Trump’s comments about Russia came as pressure has increased for him to sound alarms about the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader. Credit…Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times At a small campaign rally in Latrobe, Pa., President Trump on Thursday praised himself for wanting to
Here’s what you need to know: President Trump’s comments about Russia came as pressure has increased for him to sound alarms about the poisoning of Alexei Navalny, a Russian opposition leader. Credit…Anna Moneymaker for The New York Times At a small campaign rally in Latrobe, Pa., President Trump on Thursday praised himself for wanting to
Here’s what you need to know: Joseph R. Biden Jr. prays before the start of a community meeting at Grace Lutheran Church in Kenosha, Wis.Credit…Kriston Jae Bethel for The New York Times Two days after President Trump visited Kenosha, Wis., without meeting with the family members of Jacob Blake, a Black man shot by a
A former top executive at the National Rifle Association is breaking ranks and calling for gun control measures in an upcoming book. Joshua Powell, who was second-in-command at the pro-gun organization until he was fired in January, said “the NRA is not in step with the majority of gun owners,” who he said favor background
Here’s what you need to know: Joseph R. Biden Jr. and his wife, Jill Biden, arrived in Milwaukee on Thursday, where they met with the parents of Jacob Blake, who was shot and paralyzed by a Kenosha police officer.Credit…Kriston Jae Bethel for The New York Times Joseph R. Biden Jr. arrived in Wisconsin on Thursday,
Here’s what you need to know: Facebook, bracing for a highly contentious election, also said it would strengthen measures against posts that try to dissuade people from voting.Credit…Jim Wilson/The New York Times Facebook on Thursday moved to clamp down on confusion about the November election on its service, rolling out sweeping changes to limit voter
What is this en banc oral argument going to be about? Over a year and a half ago, I wrote my first Pre-Game Analysis of Young v. Hawaii but the en banc case was stayed pending the decision by SCOTUS in New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. New York City. That case was
OLYMPIA – A federal judge has upheld Washington Initiative 1639 as constitutional. The judge ruled that the initiative which requires enhanced background checks and waiting periods for the purchase of semiautomatic assault rifle purchases is consistent with the Second Amendment. Judge Ronald Leighton, who was appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush, granted