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Governor Wes Moore (D) signed legislation Tuesday banning the sale Glocks and Glock-clones into law, making Maryland the second state to enact such a ban. On April 9, 2026, Breitbart News reported that Maryland’s House followed the state Senate’s lead and passed a ban on Glocks and other handguns Democrats describe as “machine gun convertible.” California led the way with such a ban, and as the Golden State did this, Breitbart News pointed out that the Democrat-sponsored legislation was fashioned as a response to the use of “Glock Switches,” which are already illegal. “Glock switches” are federally prohibited plastic pieces that can be affixed…

Senior CDU figures are reportedly discussing replacing Friedrich Merz with another chancellor candidate Senior figures within Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) are allegedly discussing the possible ousting of Chancellor Friedrich Merz due to his record-low approval ratings, according to German media reports.According to Bild, talks about potentially “swapping” Merz for another chancellor are reportedly taking place within the party’s top ranks, including among regional leaders such as Hendrik Wust of North Rhine-Westphalia, Boris Rhein of Hesse, and Michael Kretschmer of Saxony.Wust, who leads Germany’s most populous state, has also been floated by Bild, Focus, and Die Welt as a potential…

A woman who was fired by Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana after she caused “significant disruption” to the school with a social media post about slain conservative icon Charlie Kirk is reportedly set to receive $225,000 in a legal settlement. Suzanne Swierc, who was fired from her position as Ball State’s director of health promotion and advocacy last September after she took to social media to attack Charlie Kirk following his assassination, will receive $225,000 to settle a free speech rights lawsuit against the school, her attorneys said on Tuesday. Indiana-based American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) attorney Stevie Pactor said Swierc’s firing violated her…

During an interview aired on Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “AC360,” Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said that he is “supportive of anything” that ends the war in Iran and the war must be ended now “at any cost” because “Iran feels stronger today than they were before the war” started. Murphy said, “The deal looks like a bad deal, but it’s the best we’re going to get.” He added that it seems as though there will be sanctions relief and “we’re going to pay them money to just go backwards to get the strait reopened, which it was before the war…

Forget the Consumer Surveys, Businesses Say We’re in a Boom Gloom and doom is everywhere these days — except in the economic data or in business planning meetings. Surveys of consumers suggest that these are the worst of times. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index keeps hitting all-time lows. The Economist/YouGov poll shows 63 percent of Americans say the economy is getting worse, including a third of Trump voters. Eighty-four percent of Democrats say we are either already in a recession or likely to be in one in the next 12 months. Businesses aren’t seeing it. The Atlanta Fed…

Steve Hilton, a Republican candidate for California Governor, is vowing to support Donald Trump’s immigration policies and if elected will not “obstruct” the implementation of federal immigration laws. The 52-year-old businessman and one-time Fox News host is running on a number of populist issues including lower taxes, less government spending, and immigration. As to his stance on immigration, Hilton says he is all for legal immigration, but finds illegal immigration to be a strike against the best interests of legal migrants, according to ACoM. Hilton also pushed back on claims that there aren’t any Americans who will take jobs now…

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has warned against politicizing judicial investigations, saying his Socialist Party “will act decisively” Spanish police have searched the headquarters of the country’s ruling Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) in a graft probe involving alleged influence-peddling and irregular party financing.According to local media, investigators from the Civil Guard’s elite Central Operative Unit (UCO) entered the party’s Madrid offices on Wednesday to obtain evidence of suspected illegal financing. The case is reportedly centered on former PSOE member Leire Diez; several former party officials and businessmen are also said to be under scrutiny. Diez is accused of attempting to influence graft…

The United States is readying to slash the number of fighters jets, strategic bombers and warships available to NATO in any future security crisis, a report claims. Germany’s Der Spiegel reported Tuesday a senior Pentagon official briefed European allies on Washington’s plans during a confidential meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels last week. The cuts will gut the so-called “NATO Force Model,” the alliance framework for defending Europe drawn up in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The magazine report, relying on anonymous sources, added European officials were taken aback by the scale of the planned drawdown despite President Donald Trump’s…

A federal court blocked Alabama Republicans’ plans to have the state’s Congressional map redrawn in their favor, ahead of the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. In a preliminary injunction issued by a “three-judge panel,” the judges argued that a proposed Congressional map, which would give the Republicans 6 seats and the Democrats one seat, was “tainted by intentional race-based discrimination,” according to the Associated Press. “Ultimately, we cannot see our way clear to requiring Alabamians to cast their votes in the 2026 elections under a districting plan tainted by intentional race-based discrimination,” the judges said. The decision from the court comes…

New Bank of America survey finds young adults are more candid about salary and money than previous generations.gettyAmong members of the older generations, candid talk about finances, and particularly about salary, is often considered taboo, or at least impolite. But a new survey from Bank of America suggests that amid rising inflation, economic uncertainty, a tough job market and a culture that promotes social sharing, Gen Z adults are far more transparent with friends about what they earn, what they can afford, and the financial stresses they face. In the survey, 27% of Gen Z adults (aged 18 to 29)…