With Oregon’s new gun law set to take effect in less than three weeks, the first legal challenge has been filed in federal court. Passed with just 50.7 percent of the vote, Ballot Measure 114 requires Oregonians to undergo a background check and take a class, which does not yet exist, to obtain a permit…
Gun Rights Advocates Sue to Block Oregon’s New Gun Controls
Warnock Decries Walker as ‘Not a Serious Person’
CUMMING, Ga.—Raphael Warnock on Saturday asked voters in Cumming, Georgia, to come out for him one more time during his Dec. 6 Senate runoff, and his fifth Senate-related election in two years. Cumming is in the fast-growing Forsyth County, considered a Georgia swing district where Georgia Democrats have focused lately to pick up exurban votes….
LA County Sheriff-Elect Robert Luna Announces Transition Team
LOS ANGELES—Robert Luna, newly elected as the next sheriff of Los Angeles County, has announced the leaders of his transition team. The team will be co-chaired by Richard Conant, Eileen Decker, and Eric Parra, it was announced at a news conference Nov. 18 afternoon in East Los Angeles. Conant was most recently deputy chief of…
Ted Cruz to Run for a 3rd Senate Term in 2024
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Nov. 19 that he would seek reelection in the Senate in 2024 but didn’t forgo a presidential bid. “I’m fighting in the Senate. I’m running for reelection in the Senate. I’m focused on the battles in the United States Senate,” the Texas Republican told reporters after addressing the Republican…
Ted Cruz to Run for a Third Senate Term in 2024
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said on Saturday he would seek reelection in the Senate in 2024 but did not forgo a presidential bid. “I’m fighting in the Senate. I’m running for reelection in the Senate. I’m focused on the battles in the United States Senate,” the Texas Republican told reporters after addressing the Republican Jewish…
Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn Says He Will Not Enter Chicago Mayor’s Race
Ending weeks of speculation, Quinn announced on Friday that he will not enter the already-crowded race for mayor of Chicago. The former Democrat governor of Illinois says he will instead focus on community organizing efforts such as property tax relief. “But I’m also understanding that you can’t organize those kind of causes if you’re also…
Suspect Identified in Nightclub Shooting That Left 5 Dead, 18 Injured: Colorado Police
Five people were killed and another 18, including the suspect, were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Colorado, according to police officials. On Sunday morning, Colorado Springs Police Department Chief Adrian Vasquez told reporters that the suspect was identified as 22-year-old Anderson Lee Aldrich. Details about the suspect, including his motive, were not provided. “At…
5 Dead, 18 Injured in Shooting in Colorado: Police
Five people were killed and another 18, including the suspect, were injured in a shooting at a nightclub in Colorado, according to police officials. The first call on the shooting came in just before midnight on Nov. 19, Lt. Pamela Castro with the Colorado Springs Police Department told reporters near the establishment, which is called Club…
San Francisco to Host APEC Summit in 2023: VP Harris
BANGKOK—The city of San Francisco will host the leaders’ meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum next year, Vice President Kamala Harris said, as the 2022 summit drew to a close in Bangkok on Saturday. Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who is this week’s host, handed over the chair of APEC to the United…
Buffalo Supermarket Shooter to Plead Guilty, Victims’ Lawyers Say
BUFFALO, N.Y.—The man who killed 10 people in a shooting at a Buffalo supermarket plans to plead guilty to all of the state charges against him, according to lawyers representing families of the victims. Payton Gendron, 19, is scheduled to appear in court Monday, according to court records. His lawyers didn’t respond to phone messages…
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