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U.S. rifle M16 (Armalite/Colt AR-15) with cal. 5,56x45mm NATO and 20 rounds magazine. Athens War Museum. The anti-gun agenda suffered a major legal defeat on Friday after the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that New Jersey’s ban on semi-automatic rifles and its prohibition on magazines holding more than 10 rounds violate the Second Amendment. In a sweeping 10-5 en banc decision, the Third Circuit held that New Jersey’s so-called “assault firearm” ban cannot survive the constitutional test established by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark 2022 New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v.…

MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 16: Smoke from wildfires in Canada blanketed Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 16, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Aguilar/Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service/CatchLight via Getty Images)Jonathan Aguilar/Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service/CatchLight via Getty ImagesRight now, fires burning in Ontario, Canada, are sending toxic wildfire smoke into the American Midwest and Northeast. Throughout the region, residents are being told to shelter in place, close their windows, turn on air-conditioning and stay inside to avoid breathing the dangerous air outside. This experience will change the way people think about their homes.Here in Wisconsin, I am currently following the instructions to shelter in…

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Just two weeks after the one-year anniversary of the devastating flooding that occurred on July 4, 2025, which claimed 139 lives in and around Kerrville, the area is bracing for the potential of another catastrophic flood event. The National Weather Service is warning of the potential for life-threatening flooding in the area through Thursday evening. Area residents are being evacuated as of Thursday morning as creeks and rivers in Kerr County and other parts of the region are rising after slow-moving storms are expected to drop up to 30 inches of rain in parts of the…

Britain’s electrical system operator launched an investigation into an alleged cover-up of a national blackout near-miss last month, but critics say the probe appears designed to intimidate whistleblowers and amounts to the government body marking its own homework. An “independent” investigation into alleged falsifying of records and undue political influence in the control room of Britain’s national energy transmission system [pictured, above] has been called seriously into question, and the integrity of the theoretically independent government body responsible, the National Energy Systems Operator (NESO) is under intense scrutiny. The cascade of controversies was triggered last week by opposition energy spokesman Claire…

Thursday on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360,” Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) claimed President Donald Trump was a “failed” president whose support is “collapsing.” Host John King said, “You posted on social media early today, quote. Why is Trump still focused on 2020? And you believe it’s so he can create the pretext to interfere in 2026? What do you mean by that? What are you worried about?” Warnock said, “Oh, that’s absolutely right. This is a failed president and his support is collapsing before his very eyes. I hear it as I move all across Georgia. I hear from families who…

Newly minted Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) is considering running for her late brother’s old seat in the South Carolina special election, according to one person granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. Graham was sworn in earlier this week to replace Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who died on Saturday. Her appointment, backed by President Donald Trump, was widely seen as a move to fill the seat with a caretaker who would leave Washington at the end of the term in January. Graham’s interest in running for the seat was first reported by Semafor. The filing window for candidates in the August…

Long-term military support for Ukraine has become a routine policy, showing Brussels and Washington don’t see peace as an option By Kirill Kalinin, Senior Counsellor and spokesperson of the Russian Embassy in South AfricaThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s recent summit in Ankara has produced a decision that demands scrutiny. NATO member states have committed to providing Ukraine with military assistance worth €70 billion for 2026. This is not an emergency measure. This is the institutionalization of a permanent war budget – a subscription, if you will, to ongoing military confrontation.The alliance has basically ceased pretending that its support for Ukraine is…

Trump-allied Nawrocki is bucking the EU gay & trans trend – Wiki Commons Nawrocki is fighting the good fight in decaying Europe. Although Poland is governed by Liberal-Globalist Prime Minister Donald Tusk, the Donald J. Trump-aligned President is using his constitutional powers to good effect, defending the conservative values for which he was elected. About a month ago, he took up the fight against Ukrainians honoring WW2 Nazi criminals who massacred 100,000 Poles and Jews, going as far as stripping Volodymyr Zelensky of Poland’s highest commendation, the White Eagle award. Today, it arises that Nawrocki VETOED bills that would give…

TIGTA identified deficiencies in physical security controls designed to safeguard taxpayer data, security vulnerabilities in the information systems used to process taxpayer information, and weaknesses in information system configuration controls.gettyThe IRS’s effort to convert paper tax documents into digital records is supposed to make tax administration faster and less dependent on manual processing. But a new watchdog memo raises serious questions about whether the private contractors entrusted with that work are adequately protecting taxpayer information.In an alert focused on the IRS’s Zero Paper Initiative (ZPI), the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) identified several issues, including physical security failures,…

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish prosecutors have charged a Ukrainian man with sabotage and diversionary activities on behalf of Russian intelligence, alleging he was paid to desecrate memorials honoring Polish victims of Ukrainian massacres in World War II in an effort to inflame tensions between the two countries. Warsaw has long accused Russia of conducting hybrid operations aimed at driving a wedge between Poland and Ukraine. Poland has been one of Kyiv’s strongest supporters since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, but anti-Ukrainian sentiment has been growing in the country. Relations reached a low point in late June, when…