San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich used his final press conference to scoff at GOP lawmakers on several topics, including gun control. Instead of blaming the mass shooters for choosing to break the law, he blamed a political party and the solutions they advocate for, such as additional security measures in schools and churches. This…
Gregg Popovich Blames Lawmakers Instead of Lawbreakers
April 13, 2023
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Mississippi Governor Signs Bill That ‘Takes Direct Aim’ at Efforts to Create Gun Registries and Databases
April 13, 2023
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, has signed a bill that “takes direct aim” at efforts to create gun registries and databases that would track the purchase of firearms. “The Second Amendment rights of Mississippians shall not be infringed,” Reeves said in a press release. “My administration will continue to push back on national Democrats’ unconstitutional…
US to Help Fund Ukraine Reconstruction With Russian Assets: State Department Official
The Biden administration is planning to help fund the $400 billion reconstruction of Ukraine after the Russian invasion ends and to turn the Eastern European nation into a new center for European energy production, according to a senior State Department official. The United States will help to provide the massive sum by selling of assets…
DACA Recipients Eligible for Medicaid and ACA Health Coverage Under New Biden Plan
President Joe Biden has announced plans to expand health coverage for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program recipients, according to the administration’s announcement on April 13. The Department of Health and Human Services will propose a rule amending the definition of “lawful presence”—for purposes of Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage—to include DACA recipients, allowing them…
Biden Admin Working With Panama, Columbia to Stop Illegal Migration Through Darién Gap
April 13, 2023
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The Biden administration has announced new joint efforts with the governments of Panama and Columbia to prevent illegal migration through the treacherous Darién Gap that connects North America to South America. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas issued a joint statement on Tuesday, along with Panamanian Foreign Minister Janaina Tewaney and Colombian Foreign Minister Álvaro…
Lawsuit Filed Against Wisconsin Hospital, Family Alleges COVID Treatment Protocols Resulted in Daughter’s Death
April 13, 2023
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Scott Schara has filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin hospital alleging that its physicians implemented COVID treatment protocols that led to the death of his 19-year-old daughter, Grace, on Oct. 13, 2021. Schara told The Epoch Times that it’s his hope that the lawsuit (pdf) will “pave the way for thousands of other hospital victims’…
California’s Last Nuclear Power Plant Diablo Faces Closure Against Lawsuit
April 12, 2023
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An environmental group on Tuesday sued to block Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) from seeking to extend the federal operating licenses for California’s last active nuclear power plant. A complaint filed in the San Francisco Superior Court by advocacy group “Friends of the Earth” asks the court to prohibit the utility from sidestepping its 2016…
Banking Turmoil Caused by SVB Mismanagement, Not Trump-Era Rollbacks: FDIC Official
April 12, 2023
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Former President Donald Trump’s loosening of rules in the banking sector in 2018 “had nothing to do with” the failure of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, according to Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Vice Chairman Travis Hill. Since the collapse of SVB and Signature Bank, a chorus of Democrats have asserted that the former…
California Mulls New Tax on Guns, Ammunition
April 12, 2023
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A California bill that would add another 11 percent in state taxes to firearms and ammunition sold in the state passed its first hurdle in the Legislature April 11. The Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted in favor of Assembly Bill 28, introduced by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills), despite opposition from several state law enforcement…
California Local Officials Call for State Law Reform Amid Crime Wave
April 12, 2023
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RIVERSIDE, Calif.—In a passionate plea for enhanced public safety measures, Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin called for changes to one of California’s criminal justice reform laws—known as the Public Safety Realignment Act of 2011—during a press conference in downtown Riverside April 12 alongside other California officials. “We’ve had enough,” Hestrin told reporters. “We cannot…
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