While gun control advocates hailed the decision, some Second Amendment advocates are concerned it may usher in red flag laws. The U.S. Supreme Court’s 8-to-1 ruling on June 21 upholding a federal law barring people under domestic restraining orders from owning guns has been hailed by gun control advocates, while gun rights advocates are split
‘The Trump phenomenon’—the former president’s ability to draw large, loyal, enthusiastic crowd—sets him apart as an unusual politician, a professor says. WILDWOOD, N.J.—A near-fatal car crash left Edward X. Young with debilitating injuries, persistent pain, and a shattered lifelong dream. But the aftermath of that 2015 wreck also transformed Mr. Young into one of the
The bill is designed to establish safeguards and accountability measures to protect children from the harms associated with social media and other platforms. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has vowed to get the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) over the finish line in the Senate. The bill is designed to establish safeguards and accountability
‘I will pass the 10 Commandments Bill again out of the Senate next session,’ said Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a Republican, vowed to re-introduce legislation requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in the state’s public schools after a prior failed effort in Texas and success in Louisiana, which
A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled, but Mr. Pape could spend the rest of his life in a California prison following his 30-year federal sentence. The man who attacked former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer has been convicted on five state charges. A state jury in San Francisco found David
Sixty-nine Democrat lawmakers have urged the State Department and Department of Homeland Security to accept more Palestinian refugees fleeing the war in Gaza. “In the eight months since the horrific Oct. 7 terrorist attack by Hamas and the commencement of Israel’s military response, conditions in the Palestinian territories have greatly deteriorated,” the lawmakers wrote in
The Senate is again considering a proposal to require women to register with the U.S. military’s selective service draft system. Lawmakers are again considering changes to the U.S. military draft, including a provision to begin requiring women to register with the Selective Service System. The proposed changes to the draft come about as the Democrat-controlled