[ad_1] North Dakota Senator Kevin Cramer is pushing a bill that seeks to punish large American banks for not working with individuals for moral or political reasons. The senator claims that, using their economic position, banks and other financial institutions completely reject law-abiding, legitimate businesses by not lending or offering services to them. This covers businesses like

[ad_1] TALLAHASSEE – Nearly seven years after the law passed, the National Rifle Association contends that a new court ruling bolsters its constitutional challenge to a Florida measure that bars people under age 21 from buying rifles and shotguns. The NRA on Monday filed a document at the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that cited a

[ad_1] CALIFORNIA — The president of Mexico said this week that her U.S. counterpart agreed to curb the trafficking of U.S. firearms to her country. President Donald Trump has neither confirmed nor denied the statement. What would it mean for California and the country if he implemented firearms provisions to appease Mexico? Would those efforts

[ad_1] Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, attended his Senate confirmation hearing last week. He was joined by a group of close friends and family members, who sat in the front row. Among them were Alina Habba, Ric Grenell, the Special Presidential Envoy for Special Missions. Also present were Patel’s sister and

[ad_1] COLUMBIA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – Advocates for victims and survivors of domestic violence are urging South Carolina lawmakers to expand protections to cover more abuse victims. South Carolina is one of just four states where dating partners do not qualify for orders of protection in domestic abuse situations. Legislation advancing at the State House would

[ad_1] Seated behind the former Trump administration official, the mystery woman was soon identified as Alexis Wilkins, a rising country music star, conservative advocate, and now, a Capitol Hill press secretary. All eyes weren’t just on Kash Patel at his Senate confirmation hearing last week—his glamorous companion in the front row stole the show. Seated

[ad_1] Sometimes you can spot a disaster happening from across the room, and despite your instinct to help prevent it, you can’t and it happens – a tray of food falls to the floor, someone trips, or someone is caught trying to get away with something. Whatever it is, by the time what happens

[ad_1] Over twenty years ago, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, the Food Bank of Iowa and the Department of Corrections forged a plan. The idea was simple: hunters would hunt overpopulating deer, and the public would receive processed venison through food banks and prisons. And it worked. In 2007, more than 8,000 deer were

[ad_1] The Democratic National Committee’s new vice-chairman likes to style himself as anti-gun activist. But he is far more dangerous than that. Hogg, 24, rose to political fame in the wake of the 2018 Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, of which he was a survivor. Tragically, many of his classmates were not so lucky. Since

[ad_1] By BETH KINNEY I commend Dr. John Taylor for writing the column “Seeking common ground on gun violence” which was in the Courier on Jan 8, 2025.   He stated that the US has a very high rate of gun violence compared to the rest of the developed world. He conjectured why that is even

[ad_1] A U.S. appeals court has struck down the federal ban on licensed gun dealers selling handguns to people between the ages of 18 and 20. The decision comes after two other circuit courts ruled against age restrictions in recent months, significantly raising the chances that the Supreme Court will weigh in, legal experts say.

[ad_1] A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled a nationwide ban on handgun sales to young adults is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans found a federal law that prohibits adults aged 18-20 from buying handguns violates the Second Amendment. The ruling comes as key firearms

[ad_1] As Pam Bondi awaits Senate confirmation to be US attorney general, one part of Trump’s coalition isn’t happy about her nomination: second amendment activists. Bondi, a longtime Trump ally, was attorney general of Florida when 17 high school students and staff members were killed in Parkland, Florida, in 2018. After the shooting, she banned

[ad_1] A US appeals court has ruled that a federal law stopping young adults under 21 from buying handguns is unconstitutional, saying it goes against the Second Amendment. The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans made the decision on Thursday, stating that 18-to-20-year-olds have the same right to own firearms as older

[ad_1] A conservative US appeals court on Thursday ruled that a ban on handgun sales to people between the ages of 18 and 21 violates the second amendment. The ruling, handed down by a panel of three judges on the fifth US circuit court of appeals in New Orleans, comes amid major shifts in the

[ad_1] Baton Rouge (US), Jan 31 (AP) A US appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment. The ruling, handed down by a panel of three judges on the conservative 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans,

[ad_1] Citing concerns about gun owners’ rights, the Alamance County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to postpone deciding on new safety regulations on shooting ranges. Vice Chair Steve Carter made the motion to table the proposal. “As I believe all of our citizens are aware, our board takes a very conservative view of our

[ad_1] It will be a few months before Florida fills two vacancies in its congressional delegation. But the most likely candidates to fill the seats will be the winners of Republican Primaries in Florida’s 1st and 6th Congressional districts today. Republicans in the Florida Panhandle will choose between 10 candidates vying to replace former U.S.

[ad_1] A Republican House member introduced a resolution to amend the U.S. Constitution to allow President Donald Trump — and any other future president — to be elected to serve a third term. Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee introduced the measure days after Trump was sworn in for a second nonconsecutive term in the White

[ad_1] Last week, the Press Herald editorial board published a piece lambasting Republicans and the “gun lobby” for their work to protect and uphold Mainers’ constitutional rights (“Maine Republicans hellbent on keeping gun lobby happy,” Jan. 19). The editorial was chock full of oversimplifications and clichéd attacks. We have no interest in these types of

[ad_1] Anyone attempting to visit the site for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention began seeing a “404 page not found” message shortly after President Trump was sworn in to his second term. U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost confirmed that the office, which he helped spur the Biden Administration to create in 2023, had

[ad_1] Gun violence prevention activists are outraged after President Donald Trump shuttered an office set up by former President Joe Biden to promote common sense gun reforms at the federal, state, and local levels. The website for the White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which was active prior to Trump’s inauguration, now directs to

[ad_1] From left, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., Reps. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., and Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., talk in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol before Johnson won the speakership for the 119th Congress on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images A