A proposed rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) could enable consumers to purchase firearms online without having to go to their neighborhood Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL), potentially causing a rivalry to develop between them and online gun retailers. ATF originally proposed the new rule on “non-over-the-counter” sales by FFLs May…
When President Donald Trump appointed Alice Marie Johnson as his pardon czar, he sent a clear message to the nation: Accountability and second chances are not mutually exclusive. Our Founders understood this principle, and as America celebrates its 250th birthday, Congress has an opportunity to put it into action. Congress should advance legislation creating an…
Republican New York Rep. Mike Lawler and Democratic New Jersey Rep. Josh Gottheimer urged four agencies to crack down on so-called election misinformation propagated by artificial intelligence (AI) tools, prompting pushback from First Amendment organizations. The lawmakers asked the Department of Justice (DOJ), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…
California community college health centers could greatly expand access to medication abortion services for students if proposed legislation is enacted, CalMatters reported Tuesday. The legislation, Assembly Bill 2540, would mandate that community colleges with student health centers in the Golden State provide access to abortion pills beginning in 2029 if the state Legislature appropriates funds,…
Police are investigating the suspicious death of British politician Ann Widdecombe, who was found dead at 78 with a head wound in her Devon home Friday morning. Widdecombe’s carer found the body of the former Conservative Party cabinet minister-turned-Reform UK campaigner covered in blood, The Sun reported. She had been a close political ally of Reform…
After some 40 years in politics, I’ve learned to be suspicious of revolutionary new campaign formulas that promise victory. Sure, politics changes. Ideologies rise, technology evolves, coalitions shift. But most of the rules that determine successful campaign strategies have proven remarkably durable. As an example, it’s a given that everything in politics is compared to…
