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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is standing her ground. Mace's house was vandalized over Memorial Day weekend. Since then, she goes about her business armed as police search for the culprit. "When they show up to your house, and physically just, you know, try to destroy it with graffiti, it's personal and it's invasive and it's violating, and it doesn't feel good," said Mace, according to Fox News. "I now go to the gun range almost weekly to practice shooting," she said. Mace warned anyone coming at her or her family in a June tweet.

An Oxford man convicted of sex trafficking is asking for a new trial, citing several trial errors — including one by a U.S. senator — that led to his conviction. William "Billy" Quinn, 57, filed a motion for a new trial Friday in Furnas County District Court. Quinn was found guilty of 13 counts of sexual assault and sex trafficking of a 15-year-old during a two-week trial last month in Beaver City. He was acquitted of one count of felony first-degree sexual assault. Quinn’s attorney, Joseph Howard of Omaha, filed the motion, alleging that, among other things, U.S. Sen. Ben...

As Jesus looked out to the end of the age, he pointed out a terrible problem. “He said to his disciples, ‘The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few.’” (Matthew 9:37, NKJV). As I read these words, I wonder, “What’s the solution? How can more laborers be raised up to go the nations?” Jesus gave the answer in the very next verse: “’Therefore pray the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.’” (Matthew 9:38). You may think, “Doors are closing all over the world.” That may be true, but it doesn’t matter how closed...

As we reported yesterday, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki announced that they were going to be going “door to door” in an “outreach” to “get remaining Americans vaccinated.” Press Secretary Psaki says the US will implement “targeted community by community door-to-door outreach” to get more Americans vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/PcHdGX83NN — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) July 6, 2021 Joe Biden then later repeated the same thing, showing it wasn’t a mistake or a random comment by Psaki. But there was more. She was asked if there was a target for herd immunity and if so, what that number would be. “What...

“Much more then, having now been justified by His blood, we shall be saved from the wrath of God through Him. For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved by His life” (Romans 5:9-10). Jesus Christ delivers His brethren not only from sin and its judgment, but also from uncertainty and doubt about that deliverance. God is a God of wrath. But the wrath due to be poured out on all mankind, Christ took on Himself. That’s what the apostle Paul meant...

During his Tuesday gun control speech, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) announced the re-instatement of a law designed to allow gun companies to be sued under the pretext of “public nuisance.” This puts New York on a collision course with the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA). Breitbart News noted Cuomo criticized the PLCAA, making clear he was going full steam ahead with efforts to counter it via the re-institution of New York’s Public Nuisance Liability for Gun Manufacturers. Cuomo described his goal as removing “immunity” for gun makers. Bloomberg Law notes Assemblywoman Patricia Fahy (D) believes...

DENVER (KDVR) — Single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers will eventually be a thing of the past in Colorado after Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill to phase them out. The Plastic Pollution Reduction Act goes into full effect in 2024. Polis signed the law on Tuesday after Colorado Democrats passed the bill without any Republican support. The measure also repeals a pre-emptive law that bars local governments from passing stronger plastics restrictions than the state’s.

<p>Former President Donald Trump is expected to announce a class-action lawsuit Wednesday against three of the country's biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google.</p><p>Trump will serve as the lead plaintiff in the suit, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies, according to a person familiar with the action. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to share details ahead of the announcement.</p>

SEATTLE — A plea from Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz to put the guns down as the city and county see a spike in shootings. Concerned community leaders had a special meeting with the chief to address the wave of violent crime. “This last year and a half, I don’t see it slowing down,” Diaz said. It was a hard and honest conversation Tuesday evening at Emerald City Bible Fellowship Church. Diaz, the pastor and community advocates tried to find ways to curb the gun violence rocking the city and county. “I need those guns put down,” Diaz said. Even...

After their baby was born, the panicked father went to see the Obstetrician. 'Doctor,' the man said, 'I don't mind telling you, but I'm a little upset because my daughter has red hair. She can't possibly be mine!!' 'Nonsense,' the doctor said...'Even though you and your wife both have black hair, one of your ancestors may have contributed red hair to the gene pool.' 'It isn't possible,' the man insisted. 'This can't be, our families on both sides had jet-black hair for generations.' "Well, said the doctor, let me ask you this. How often do you have sex???" THE man...

The Biden administration came up short of its goal to have 70 percent of all adult Americans receive at least one COVID-19 vaccination by July 4. So on Tuesday it rolled out a new plan to take vaccination "door-to-door" and hopefully bolster flagging participation. But even as the White House worries of a virus resurgence because of the more contagious Delta variant of COVID, its latest plan isn't sitting well with many, particularly among conservative Republicans. Indeed, critics were quick to pan it as overly intrusive. "Now we need to go community to community, neighborhood by neighborhood, and oft-times door...

Former President George W. Bush celebrated his 75th birthday on Tuesday by shooting a 74 in a round of golf. "Feeling good on my 75th birthday," Bush 43 wrote in an Instagram post. "And thanks to … Cape Arundel Golf Club for giving me a chance to finally shoot my age – with a stroke to spare." A scorecard showed the former commander-in-chief scoring between 3 and 5 on each hole of the par 69 course – landing a bogey just once. He beat his rival by three points, according to the scorecard.

WASHINGTON, Saturday, July 6. The Senate caucus to-day resolved to post- pone the nomination of a Secretary in place of DICKENS till next Tuesday. The new Clerk of the House has determined not to make any change among his subordinates until the commencement of the regular session in December next. The Cayuga Regiment, Col. CLARK, and the Niagara Regiment, Col. DONNELY, left Washington to-day by rail. They are to join Gen. PATTERSON's column.Majorities of both Houses of Congress have determined to make the session as short as possible. A quarrel has broken out between Lieut.-Col. RIPLEY, or the Ordnance Department,...

Just announced on Bannon's War room ... Senator Doug Mastriano has requested ALL election related information from Philadelphia, Tioga and York Counties in Pennsylvania. The counties have three weeks to provide the information for a forensic audit. If they do not comply, subpoenas will be issued.

Chinese revolutionary Xu Xulin was executed on this date in 1907. As a civil servant in Anhui Province, this militant (English Wikipedia entry | German | the far more detailed Chinese) had just one day before assassinated the provincial governor, En-ming, during the ceremonial graduation of a police academy. Xu himself was the academy’s superintendent. He’d been hoping to touch off a revolution and his hopes, though not ill-founded, were disappointed in this moment. He was beheaded hours later and his heart carved out as an offering to his victim. Xu’s cousin, the feminist Qiu Jin, was executed the following...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) meteoric rise in Republican politics is putting him on track for a possible clash with former President Trump, who is dangling the prospect of a third White House campaign. DeSantis’s popularity among the GOP faithful has mushroomed over his handling of the coronavirus, and he’s found himself at the center of several news cycles, including over his signing of a controversial voting restriction bill and the collapse of a south Florida condominium building. That support and attention, combined with his reelection fight next year, are fueling speculation that DeSantis is gearing up for a 2024...

When it comes to crime, liberals prefer to talk about guns rather than criminals. Morning Joe gave two examples of that today, first playing a clip of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo bragging about being the first to declare something called a "gun violence disaster emergency." It seems little more than a PR stunt, with the only measure mentioned being enhanced crime-reporting requirements for large police departments. Then came a clip of the Chicago police department superintendent decrying "too many illegal guns in our city." But Al Sharpton then sounded a surprising, and pretty gutsy, voice of reason, saying the...

Taliban fighters can be seen in recently released video​s​ celebrating the seizure of US Humvees, tanks and assault weapons from Afghan security forces as the Biden administration begins its troop withdrawal​ before the Sept. 11 deadline. The Taliban have been capturing key districts in the northern part of the war-torn country — including Kandahar and Badakhshan — with little or no resistance from Afghan national forces​ since the US announced the timetable for the departure in April. They are extending their control of Afghanistan from their southern strongholds by filling the void left by the departing US forces. More than...

VIDEOThe father of a school boy dramatically spoke up against forcing students to wear face masks during a school board meeting in Leon County, Florida on June 29, 2021. If people want to see true democracy in action, the best place to look is watching parents speaking out to school boards around the country as happened here.