Court Rules Second Amendment Doesn’t Protect AR-15, Assault Rifles and Large-Capacity Magazines

A federal court ruled on Friday that AR-15 rifles, the high-powered rifle used in the Parkland mass shooting, as well as similar military-style rifles and high-capacity magazines are not protected under the Second Amendment.  "AR-15s and [large capacity magazines] are most useful in...

Hopping the wall into Trump's US, in under 2 minutes

With the help of three other men -- two to give him a boost and one to stand as a lookout -- the young man jumped the rusty metal barrier that separates Ciudad Juarez from Sunland Park, New Mexico (AFP Photo/HERIKA MARTINEZ) With the help of three other men -- two to give him a boost and...

Trump Swamp Watch: Scott Pruitt Reportedly Lied About Knowledge Of Staff Raises

Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt both knew about and supported massive raises for two of his longtime aides, despite denying having any knowledge of the action, The Washington Post reported on Thursday. Just a day earlier, Pruitt was subject to a blistering line of...

A race to watch: In D.C. suburbs, a House Republican tries to tiptoe away from Trump

Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., leaves the House Republican Conference meeting in the basement of the Capitol on Oct. 24, 2017. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) When Democrats settle in on Nov. 6 to see if they can win back control of the House, one of the first contests they’ll be...

China tariffs are 'worst kind of news' for Iowa farmers on the edge

There are repercussions for the entire rural economy' Roger Zylstra harvests soybeans at one of his fields near Kellogg, Iowa, in 2017.  (Photo: Rodney White and Michael Zamora) "Farmers are feeling a real pinch," said Heisdorffer, president of the American Soybean Association. "If we can't...

China's Xi has a key advantage over Trump in any trade war

U.S. President Donald Trump takes part in a welcoming ceremony with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj If the world’s two largest economies are heading toward a trade war, time is on China’s side. “Don’t...

Gaza based terrorism (Background Info): Secret Alliance:- Israel Carries Out Airstrikes in Egypt, With Cairo’s O.K.

A turning point: In 2015, Islamist militants brought down a Russian passenger jet in Sinai. Soon after, Israel began a wave of airstrikes there CreditMaxim Grigoryev/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The jihadists in Egypt’s Northern Sinai had killed hundreds of soldiers and police...

Egypt sentences 35 to life on terror charges

A view of the High Court of Justice in Cairo, Egypt. (File photo: Reuters) Egypt has sentenced 35 alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to life in prison for allegedly forming "terrorist cells" to attack security forces and state institution (Link) And Egypt and Israel have been...

McMaster: 'We have failed to impose sufficient costs' on Russia

In his last public remarks as national security adviser, Lt. Gen. HR McMaster offered harsh words for Russia Tuesday during a speech at the Atlantic Council in Washington DC. "We have failed to impose sufficient costs" on Russia, McMaster said at the event, which also included a Q&A...

Trade War: First Trump punches . . .but then China punches back :-(

Trump's stupid trade war: these Are the 128 U.S. Products China Is Enacting Tariffs On Trump says he likes to "punch back" when someone annoys him. What he seems to have forgotten is that he isn't the only one who can "punch back": The Chinese government fired back at the Trump...