[ad_1] Incumbent Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) will compete against the winner of the Democratic runoff between Madison Horn and Jason Bollinger, along with independent Michael L. Delaney in the Nov. 8 general election for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Lankford was elected in 2014, and his campaign has focused on continuing his work to

[ad_1] Numerous seats are up for grabs in U.S. House of Representative races across multiple Quad Cities area districts. MOLINE, Ill — Midterms are just around the corner, and Illinoisans will head to the polls on June 28 to cast their votes in the state’s 2022 primary election. Voters in the three congressional districts that

[ad_1] Oklahoma Republicans will sort through 10 candidates to select a candidate to run for U.S. Senator, two Mississippi GOP congressional incumbents face runoffs, and controversial Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert (R) is being challenged by a party rival in her first re-election campaign. Those races are among the dozens of local, state, and congressional races

[ad_1] Rep. Boebert Wins Colorado Republican US House Primary 10:09 p.m. ET Trump-backed Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) easily blasted past her challenger, a veteran state lawmaker, to win the Republican primary on June 28. By 9:57 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Boebert had corralled more than 63 percent of the vote with 60 percent of precincts reporting. The

[ad_1] OXFORD, Ga. — Oxford City Council has approved a resolution that seeks to “improve” recent state and federal laws regarding firearms “without infringing on constitutional rights to bear arms” in reaction to recent mass shootings in Texas and New York state. The resolution stated that Oxford’s mayor and city council support state and federal

[ad_1] The Second Amendment has been the ongoing excuse for allowing private citizens to own military-style assault weapons. The conservative Supreme Court justices who are strict constitutionalists must know that when it was adopted in 1791, the Second Amendment covered only knives, muskets, long rifles, flintlock pistols and the like. Following the latest slaughter of

[ad_1] “Typically American” has taken on a menacing tone in the wake of gun violence since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. Mass shootings happen every day and seem to be as American as apple pie. Wikipedia defines a “mass shooting” as an incident in which four people are shot. Between June 1 and

[ad_1] The House and Senate both passed a new bipartisan gun safety law, and while it was signed by the president and supported by two branches of government, there’s a fear that the Supreme Court will attempt to overrule the law. A Slate report expressed the concern on Monday after President Joe Biden signed the

[ad_1] Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Consequences for justiceswho deceived Congress Thomas Jefferson, in his letter to the Baptist Association, referred to the First Amendment as erecting a wall between church and state. The Supreme Court now thinks otherwise. There must be repercussions for one

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE — As they battle over a 2018 Florida law that raised the minimum age from 18 to 21 to buy rifles and other long guns, attorneys for the state and the National Rifle Association are trying to use a new U.S. Supreme Court ruling to bolster their arguments. The Supreme Court on Thursday

[ad_1] And the announcement comes four days after House Minority Leader Blake A. Filippi, a Block Island Republican, announced he will not seek re-election this year. “It is with a heavy heart that after nearly three decades in the state Senate I am deciding not to seek re-election to an institution that I deeply admire

[ad_1] Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.) is seeking reelection this year and is running against two other Republicans for the primary. Six Democrats hope to win the candidacy, while one Libertarian and one Independent will be on the ballot in November.  James Lankford (R) James Lankford was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014, and he

[ad_1] On raising age for gun I’m writing this because people want to have laws to stop 18-year-old people from buying a weapon. If that is what the people and government of our nation want, then let’s stop taking 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds into the military and handing them guns to shoot, showing them how

[ad_1] There is a common thread between the recent mass shootings in Buffalo, Uvalde, Texas, and Laguna Beach, California, the January 6 insurrection, everyday police lethality, and the overturning of Roe v Wade. Add to this list the critical race theory and queer American discussion bans in public schools across the country. It is the

[ad_1] Gun owners in Massachusetts with restricted licenses to carry will need to wait for laws — and attitudes — to change before they begin carrying concealed firearms in line with the expanded rights handed down last week by the Supreme Court, according to the leader of a local gun rights group. “As soon as

[ad_1] Senate Republicans handed President Biden a huge win with the nation’s first new federal gun-control law in decades, but the bipartisan deal and its tighter restrictions on firearms remain hugely unpopular across much of the GOP. Former President Donald Trump decried the new gun laws as an authoritarian assault on Second Amendment rights.  He

[ad_1] Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK) announced he will retire in November, and now 16 candidates are vying for his seat in the Senate.  Inhofe, 87, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1986 and eventually won the vacant Senate seat from Democrat David Boren in 1994. Inhofe’s resignation sparked a special election this

[ad_1] Biden signs gun legislation, says ‘it’s going to save a lot of lives’ The new legislation enhances background checks on young gun buyers, and encourages states to develop more and better “red flag” laws. Anastasiia Riddle, USA TODAY WASHINGTON – Proclaiming that “lives will be saved,” President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan gun bill Saturday designed to keep weapons

[ad_1] Palm Beach Post Editorial Board  |  Palm Beach Post If U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio and Rick Scott can’t bring themselves to support even a watered-down, bipartisan first step toward easing gun violence amid a contagion of shootings nationwide, it’s time for Florida voters to find senators who will. Following the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting in

[ad_1] So, you’re sitting there watching your retirement portfolio evaporate faster than a snow cone on a Florida sidewalk. You’ve resolved not to look at what Dow Jones is up to — or down to — on a given day. Yes, it rocked on Friday, up more than 800 points. But so what? You know

[ad_1] Don’t be fooled by the latest maneuvers by Congress on Friday to tighten gun control because it failed to address the real problems. Fortunately, there’s grassroots action taking place: Colorado municipalities have quickly proven that they will take gun-control matters into their own hands. Jim Martin For the Camera They’re tired of waiting for

[ad_1] On Thursday, the Supreme Court said that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, and on Friday the House sent President Joe Biden the first gun violence bill Congress has passed in decades. The Supreme Court case New York State Rifle and Pistol Association Inc., et al. v. Bruen, Superintendent

[ad_1] BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – With uncommon bipartisan support, Congress approved the nation’s first major gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years at the end of this week, even as each of Idaho’s four congressional lawmakers voted against the negotiated framework. On Thursday night, Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch joined 31 Senate Republicans in

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[ad_1] (The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Saturday signed bipartisan gun control legislation meant to take guns out of the hands of individuals deemed a threat, though critics say that’s a violation of due process rights. The measure also imposes more thorough background checks on buyers under the age of 21. It does

[ad_1] President Biden signs into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on Saturday as first lady Jill Biden looks on. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption toggle caption Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Biden signs into law the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in

[ad_1] Placeholder while article actions load Sen. John Cornyn had just left a convention-center stage in Houston, where he had been mercilessly booed by conservative activists furious at his leading role in the most serious gun-law talks Capitol Hill had seen in a generation, when the Texas Republican picked up his phone and sent a

[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Happy Friday everyone. What a week, huh. If you’re a fan of liberal meltdowns, well kids, this is your Super Bowl wrapped in a World Series with a Stanley Cup chaser. It’s all sports stuff.  First, the Supreme Court strikes down New York state’s regulations for

[ad_1] U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was among 15 Republican senators who joined all 50 Senate Democrats Thursday to pass a gun safety bill that aims to stem mass shootings and school violence. The legislation will send more than $15 billion to communities to improve school safety and mental health services for young people. It also