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September 29, 2020

Pennsylvania court strikes down law protecting gun manufacturers from lawsuits

A state appeals court in Pennsylvania declared the federal law that protects gun manufacturers from certain lawsuits unconstitutional on Monday in a victory for gun-control proponents that would allow the family of a 13-year-old boy who died in a 2016 shooting accident to move forward with a lawsuit against Springfield Arms and Saloom Department Store.

September 22, 2020

‘Protect Our Police’ PAC announces candidate endorsements, nears $1M in fundraising

A political action committee set up over the summer to endorse pro-cop candidates in the face of left-wing calls to defund the police is now endorsing dozens of local and state candidates across the country -- and announcing that it has raised close to $1 million as part of its efforts to get them elected.

September 14, 2020

Pennsylvania coronavirus restrictions deemed unconstitutional, federal judge rules

A federal judge on Monday ruled that some of Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's restrictions implemented amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic were unconstitutional -- marking a win for businesses struggling to stay afloat amid the forced shutdown. 

September 11, 2020

Newt Gingrich: Riots, looting, violent crime -- There's a human cost with pro-crime, anti-police prosecutors

Pro-criminal, anti-police prosecutors have been elected or appointed in nearly a dozen American cities and counties, and now residents are paying the price. 

September 7, 2020

Los Angeles’ Garcetti mocked over tweet urging residents to conserve energy

August 20, 2020

Paterson, NJ, to hold new election in City Council race marred by voter fraud charges

A judge has ruled that a new election will be held in November for a disputed Paterson City Council seat, just weeks after the race's apparent winner and a sitting councilman were charged with voter fraud.

August 14, 2020

NRA’s political spending plunges as lawsuits, controversies hit

The National Rifle Association’s election spending is way down in 2020, filings show, as the organization fights scandals and now a lawsuit from New York state’s attorney general to shut it down.

August 5, 2020

Shopkeeper decries clerk's house arrest for shooting at burglar: 'Justice system is not working'

An exasperated Virginia smoke shop owner spoke out on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday after one of his clerks was remanded to house arrest in connection with a March incident in which three intruders allegedly broke into the store, leading the clerk to shoot at them in self-defense.

August 5, 2020

Illinois lawmaker calls for Dem governor Pritzker to be held in contempt over coronavirus measures

August 4, 2020

Mark Levin: Arrest of peaceful anti-abortion protesters in DC is example of the left’s ‘totalitarian purification’

Two students were detained over the weekend after writing in chalk "Black Pre-Born Lives Matter" in front of a Planned Parenthood office, an act for which they reportedly had obtained a city permit.