A large part of the National Firearms Act is now unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, in a decision that could erase registration requirements for sales or transfer of silencers and short-barreled long guns.
The Trump administration has awarded a $150 million contract to give legal representation to migrant children traveling alone to the U.S. to a small Texas law firm with ties to the administration but little experience in immigration law, prompting legal aid groups who've long represented those children to warn that the move could make them vulnerable to deportation.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) on Wednesday raised the alarm over Iranian drones believed to be in Cuba. "Iran has been a consistent threat to the united security interests of our country, certainly of Israel," Bush said during a United Against Nuclear Iran event, serving as the group's chair. "And now, we see that...
Palm Beach International Airport officially changed its name to Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday — the latest success in President Trump’s efforts to leave his mark on iconic buildings and landmarks. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed legislation authorizing this renaming in March. The state’s Republican Party celebrated the bill’s enactment in a...
A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers are pressing multiple federal agencies over the risks artificial intelligence could pose to the upcoming election, specifically over chatbots' responses to voters. Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), in a letter sent Tuesday, urged the heads of the departments of Homeland Security and Justice, the Cybersecurity and...
The Supreme Court is about to weigh in on a climate litigation case, Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, which seeks to hold energy producers financially responsible for the purported consequences of climate change, but the case relies on outdated scientific assumptions that are no longer valid.
Ukraine targeted Russian oil facilities on Thursday after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with President Trump on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Turkey. Ukrainian forces struck two oil depots, one in Stavropol and the other in Tver, that are about 500 kilometers from the front line, according to Zelensky. “Units of Ukraine's Defense Forces also...
Prominent Republican donor Ken Griffin reportedly favors Secretary of State Marco Rubio over Vice President Vance in the 2028 presidential race. During the annual Allen & Company conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, the billionaire hedge fund manager told financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin he would be “predisposed” to back Rubio after doing so in the...
YouTube entertainer Ms. Rachel on Wednesday posted on social media that "hijabs are beautiful" after President Trump posted a video online of a Minnesota kindergarten graduation showing children wearing hijabs. Ms. Rachel, whose full name is Rachel Accurso, took to Instagram to congratulate the children. "I saw some of you wore a hijab to your...
The campaign of Texas Democratic Senate nominee James Talarico raised more than $30 million in the second quarter of this year, as the 37-year-old looks to become the first Democrat from the state elected to the upper chamber in nearly four decades. In a release, Talarico’s campaign said it raised the most money of any...
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie (R) on Wednesday said ObamaCare might as well be renamed “Trumpcare” as premiums increase and Republicans haven’t moved to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Might as well call it Trumpcare now. Our party has made no serious effort to repeal Obamacare and legalize affordable health insurance after taking control of...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is set to unveil the new Donald J. Trump Bridge in East Tennessee on Thursday afternoon. The ceremony comes the same day the airport in Palm Springs, Fla., is set to take on President Trump’s name. Controversy and backlash have followed other efforts to add the president's likeness to buildings, including...
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Wednesday took aim at Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) for backing a slew of left-wing candidates, after the Democratic nominee in Maine's Senate race, Graham Platner, suspended his campaign following a rape allegation. “Bernie Sanders needs to apologize to the voters of Maine and to … everyone that donated to that...
