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Jul 19 2023
News
Louisiana lawmakers override governor's veto to ban gender transition surgeries for minors
The Republican-controlled Louisiana legislature has overridden the Democratic governor’s veto of a measure banning gender transition surgeries for minors, making it one of nearly two dozen states to have passed such a measure. On Tuesday, the Louisiana House of Representatives overrode Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto of House Bill 648 in a 76-23 vote, while the Louisiana Senate overrode
The Christian Post
Sep 21 2023
News
DHS to offer work permits, deportation protection to over 470,000 Venezuelans amid new border surge
The Biden administration on Wednesday announced that it will be offering hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants already in the U.S. – including those in the country illegally – work permits and protections from deportations, just as numbers are skyrocketing at the southern border.
Officials announced a move to redesignate Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status, which allows
Fox News (Online News)
Sep 14 2023
News
1 Pleasantville Senior Named National Merit Semifinalist For 2024
In all, 146 seniors rom high schools in the Hudson Valley have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,140 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered next spring. They entered the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program as juniors by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an
Patch.com
Sep 20 2023
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3 Electors Want Fulton County Case Moved to Federal Court
Lawyers for three Georgia Republicans who sought be to alternate electors in Georgia contend they were "duly elected and qualified" electors are set to argue Wednesday that criminal charges against them should be moved from state to federal court. David Shafer, Shawn Still and Cathy Latham were among the 18 people indicted last month along with Trump on charges they participated in a wide-
Newsmax (News)
Oct 06 2023
News
Trump Wins Delay in Classified Docs Case
Former President Donald Trump and his legal team earned a victory in court Friday as Judge Aileen Cannon granted a delay in a pre-trial filing deadline in the classified documents case. Cannon ordered a stay in the Trump team's Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA) deadline while she mulls whether to push back the pre-trial schedule. Cannon's decision came a day after the Trump team
Newsmax (News)
Oct 25 2023
Perspectives Blog
AllStances™: Should We Ban 'Assault Weapons?'
Should we ban so-called "assault weapons", regulate them more heavily, or freely allow their ownership?
Explore all perspectives, stances, and arguments for and against assault weapons bans with AllStances™ by AllSides.
We Should Ban All Assault Weapons
Banning assault weapons makes everyone safer. The government should outlaw them.
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Jan 18 2023
Headline Roundup
TSA Reports Record Number of Guns Confiscated from Airline Passengers in 2022
On Tuesday, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced that a record number of firearms were confiscated from airline passengers in 2022.
The Details: The airports with the highest number of confiscations were Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with 448; Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport with 385; and George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston
National Review (News)
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NewsNation
Oct 04 2023
News
How McCarthy's removal as speaker could affect California Republicans ahead of 2024
Members of the House voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) as speaker of the House on Tuesday, putting the future of the Republican Party in his home state of California in jeopardy ahead of the 2024 elections. Without McCarthy’s leadership position, some of the most vulnerable GOP lawmakers have lost a key connection to high-ranking Republicans, threatening their seats in a state known
Washington Examiner
Sep 18 2023
News
Special counsel Weiss played a key role in sidelining IRS whistleblower in Hunter Biden case
Special counsel David Weiss forced the IRS to take a top agent off the Hunter Biden tax fraud investigation after he told Mr. Weiss the case was being mishandled, according to the agent and the agent’s supervisor.
Gary Shapley, the IRS whistleblower who disclosed evidence alleging political interference by the Justice Department to protect Hunter Biden from tax fraud charges, believes
Washington Times
Oct 06 2023
News
Lake confronts Gallego over border, Senate race at Phoenix airport
Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake confronted a possible general election opponent, Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.), at an Arizona airport on Thursday, blasting him with criticism over the border in an on-camera exchange later posted on social media. The exchange took place after Lake and Gallego found themselves on the same plane landing in Phoenix. Lake had posted criticism about Gallego and
The Hill