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There have been 63 school shootings – meaning any time there is gunfire on a school campus – so far in 2026. They happen so often that preparing for one has become normal. Students as young as 4 years old routinely practice for the possibility of a school shooting with lockdown drills – typically, hiding in the corner of a dark classroom, behind a locked door. Pauls Valley High School in Pauls, Oklahoma, went into lockdown on April 7, 2026, after an armed gunman fired shots inside the building. Kirk Moore, the school’s principal, tackled the gunman and got shot...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Trump Administration took further action to protect Second Amendment rights on Wednesday.Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Acting Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Robert Cekada held a news conference to unveil a "landmark package" of proposed and final gun regulations for the DOJ and ATF.z,pz. They announced that the vote on the package passed on Wednesday afternoon, releasing 34 notices of final and proposed rulemaking following regulations.Blanche said the package "reduces unnecessary burdens on lawful gunowners and licensed businesses, it eliminates ambiguity and it helps prevent the kind of confusion that, in...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris criticized the Supreme Court’s ruling in which a race-based redistricting map in Louisiana was struck down, stating that the ruling “guts the Voting Rights Act.” In a post on X, Harris expressed that the ruling was “an outrage,” and added that it was “part of an agenda that conservatives set in place decades ago to steal power from everyday people.” Harris also stated that the “court’s decision is motivated by politics and designed to give an upper hand” to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. “Today’s Supreme Court ruling guts the Voting Rights Act...

Liberal columnist rushed to blame free speech law, Trump A guy holding a provocative sign with the n-word on Kansas State University’s campus is actually black, not a white guy blackface, according to the student newspaper. Last week someone showed up at the public university campus holding a sign that read “Say [n-word] win candy.” The incident understandably upset a liberal columnist, but he also rushed to blame a recently passed free speech law as well as Donald Trump supporters. He later had to amend the article after it came to light the sign holder was not a white person...

ALBANY- Poor us! A Democratic state lawmaker in the highest paid chamber in the nation pitched a bill that would allow her and her colleagues to skirt paying their utility and internet bills as Albany struggles to reach a budget deal. Assemblywoman Larinda Hooks (D-Queens) is pushing proposed legislation that would force energy companies to keep the lights on for legislators even if they don’t fork over their dough while they aren’t getting paid due to a late budget. “New York State employs over 130,000 individuals whose compensation depends on timely budget enactment,” a memo accompanying the bill said. “When...

Now that the FBI is busting fake Somali day cares in Minneapolis, Somali pirates are taking to the high seas back in their own country and hijacking ships, taking hostages and hoping Gov. Tim Walz shows up. Thus far the piracy has been mostly internal with a Pakistani crew, Indonesians and Syrians taken hostage. That also says something about which sailors and ships felt comfortable operating near Somalia. Thus far three ships have been hijacked in a week by the Somalis. Somali officials who have benefited from massive amounts of foreign aid are arguing for negotiations and claiming that they...

The burglary that took place at NASCAR legend Greg Biffle's home weeks after he and his family were killed in a plane crash was likely an inside job, authorities believe. Advertisement Biffle died on December 18 along with wife Cristina and their two children - Emma, 14, and Ryder, 5 - when their private jet crashed into the runway at Statesville Regional Airport in North Carolina. In the wake of the tragedy, burglars kicked in his bedroom door and stole $30,000 in cash, two handguns, NASCAR memorabilia and a backpack after staging a break-in at his Mooresville mansion the night...

A panel of judges handed a setback this month to New Mexico auto dealers attempting to derail mandates requiring manufacturers to deliver more electric vehicles to the state. The ruling by a three-judge panel of the New Mexico Court of Appeals means that the state remains on track to steadily increase the share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in new car showrooms between now and 2032. For vehicle year 2027, which starts this year, the state mandate requires that electric vehicles comprise 43% of new passenger cars and light-duty trucks delivered to New Mexico. That requirement is set to increase...

Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded that Sir Keir Starmer stamp out the “scourge” of antisemitism in Britain. The Israeli prime minister slammed his UK counterpart by saying “words are not enough” following a terror attack in north London. Two men were stabbed on Wednesday afternoon in Golders Green, leading to Israel warning that the UK capital had become too dangerous “to openly walk the streets as a Jew”. Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president, said London was “one of the great capital cities of the West”, but it had “become dangerous to openly walk the streets as a Jew”. “Prime Minister Keir...

On Monday, Breitbart’s main man, Alex Marlow, said, “All of these people have normalized this climate of violence, and they will not stop until Trump is dead.” Marlow is on target much of the time. His anti-liberal rants are often delivered in scorching rhetoric, so they stick in listener’s minds. He’s 100 percent correct that many Democrats advocate and defend hateful actions against conservatives. But I must disagree with Marlow on one thing. When you are in a conflict, and you discover that inciting your followers to violent actions is effective in damaging your enemy, the last thing you do...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) joked that he is not the “popular guy” when asked about his relationship with his Democratic colleagues in Congress. Fetterman described his relationship with Democrats on Capitol Hill as “cordial,” as the Pennsylvania senator continues to face backlash over his voting record that has included breaking from the majority of Democrats on the Iran war and ending government shutdowns. “Well, [it’s] cordial,” Fetterman said on Fox News, after pausing to laugh at the question initially. “I’m not necessarily the popular guy, which is strange to me because I’m a Democrat and I’m the guy who flipped...

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his ‌administration was reviewing the ‌possible reduction of U.S. troops in Germany, ​adding that a decision would be made shortly. "The United States is studying and reviewing the possible reduction ‌of Troops in ⁠Germany, with a determination to be made over the ⁠next short period of time," Trump said on Truth Social. Trump's statement ​follows his ​criticism of ​German Chancellor Friedrich ‌Merz on Tuesday over the war in Iran, a day after Merz said the Iranians were humiliating the United States in talks ‌to end it. Trump's administration ​has also repeatedly ​engaged in...

Congress created the temporary protected status program, often abbreviated TPS, in 1990 to bar the removal of foreign nationals who hail from countries roiled by civil unrest, violence, or natural disaster, regardless of their immigration status. Under the program, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security can designate a certain country for TPS for periods of up to 18 months. While supposedly "temporary," these status designations — presently extended to a dozen countries and shielding millions of foreigners — have in many cases been extended for decades. Recognizing that the conditions previously cited as justification for TPS have materially...

The decision could touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority congressional districts, especially in the South, that could cost many Black Democrats their seats.The Supreme Court on Wednesday sharply weakened a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act, a ruling that limits the consideration of race in drawing voting maps and could usher in Republican gains in the House.The decision is expected to touch off a scramble by Republicans to redraw majority-minority districts, especially in the South. New districts could shift the balance of power in Congress by imperiling the reelection prospects of some Black Democrats, possibly...

🚨 OMG. Deranged Democrat Florida House member STORMS THE AISLE with a BULLHORN while the chamber passes Gov. Ron DeSantis' 2026 Congressional map, which stands to add +4 red seats She's MELTING DOWN as Republicans STEAMROLL the map through! 😂 Rep. Angie Nixon goes berserk: "This is a violation of the Constitution! It iiiis!!!" 😭 The meltdowns prove this is a good map! "83 YEAs, 28 NAYs, Mr. Speaker." "The bill passes!" *Psycho lowers her bullhorn*

Biden administration officials may have sought to dodge public records laws and congressional oversight by classifying taxpayer-backed loans to Planned Parenthood as “Benghazi,” according to findings by Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa. Ernst, chairwoman of the Senate Small Business Committee, has been investigating Small Business Administration loans to the nation’s largest abortion provider under the Paycheck Protection Program during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter sent Monday to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, Ernst asked for a Justice Department investigation “for potential Federal Records Act violation by concealment and/or attempted concealment” of SBA records regarding loans to Planned Parenthood and loan...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday said $400 million in Ukraine support was released after Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) penned an angry op-ed criticizing the stall in funding. “The department recognizes that $400 million was allocated for European capacity building, and as of yesterday, it has been released,” Hegseth said in response to a question about the aid from Rep. Sarah Elfreth (D-Md.). Elfreth followed up to ask whether the money was released under contract. Pentagon Comptroller Jules Hurst III said the aid was “not under contract, but released to be put under contract.” When pressed by Elfreth on when...

The most powerful rocket engine test ever conducted on Earth happened ten days ago. 33 SpaceX Raptor 3 engines. Six seconds. We talked about it on the show. What we didn't talk about is what happened before that. Because we didn't know. Nobody outside SpaceX knew. Until this week, when SpaceX released a 24-minute documentary and showed us the two static fire attempts that didn't work. This documentary changes how I'm thinking about Flight 12. Let me show you why. SpaceX Finally Gives Out The BIG Starship News!!! This Changes Everything About Starship Flight 12 | 21:03 What about it!?...

When the national anthem singer at Tuesday’s Buffalo Sabres game had microphone issues, the crowd helped her out by singing along. The moment came as the Sabres hosted the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night at the KeyBank Center. Prior to puck drop, singer Cami Clune was chosen to do the honors of singing “O Canada.” As noted in a report from The New York Times, Sabres home games include both the Canadian and American national anthems, due to the city being so close to the border. At other U.S. venues, the Canadian anthem is only included when a Canadian team...

Thomasz Szabo, 27, of Romania, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 48 months in prison for his role as leader of an online swatting ring that targeted more than 75 public officials, four religious institutions, and multiple journalists in a nationwide threat spree, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Szabo, aka “Plank,” “Jonah,” and “Cypher,” pleaded guilty June 2, 2025, to one count of conspiracy and one count of threats involving explosives. In addition to the 48-month prison term, District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered Szabo to serve three years of supervised release. Federal prosecutors had requested...