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Swearer: These accounts of defensive gun use speak volumes
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Swearer: These accounts of defensive gun use speak volumes

By Amy Swearer | The Daily Signal It seems that many gun control activists want to take your guns so badly that they’re willing to take your voice, too. And increasingly, the war for the Second Amendment involves battles waged on a First Amendment front. Just ask the National Rifle Association, which last week needed the Supreme Court to vindicate its right to free speech against New York’s attempts to suppress the gun rights organization’s pro-Second Amendment views. New York’s unconstitutional assault on a Second Amendment advocacy group was, unfortunately, far from the first time that gun control activists have attacked the lawful gun industry and lawful gun owners by threatening their right to speak freely. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE DAILY SIGNAL ...
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Lawyer, doctor, body man, bookkeeper: Joe Biden’s personal aides get involved in his relatives’ business dealings
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Lawyer, doctor, body man, bookkeeper: Joe Biden’s personal aides get involved in his relatives’ business dealings

By BEN SCHRECKINGER | Politico For years, Joe Biden shared a bookkeeper with his son, Hunter. He also shared a personal lawyer with his brother, Jim. And when Jim Biden wanted to know more about one of Hunter Biden’s associates, he hired the former head of Joe Biden’s Secret Service detail to investigate. Since 2019, Joe Biden has repeatedly distanced himself from his family’s business dealings, saying that he has never so much as discussed them with his relatives or with anyone else. But House impeachment inquiry interviews, public records and emails reviewed by POLITICO show that members of his inner circle were regularly enmeshed in those dealings: Many of the president’s closest staffers and advisers have doubled as his relatives’ business associates, both during and after their ...
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Treasury secretary blames labor unions for blocking return-to-work at IRS
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Treasury secretary blames labor unions for blocking return-to-work at IRS

By Stephen Dinan | The Washington Times  The IRS is struggling to get its employees back to work in person at least 50% of the time, and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the agency’s labor union is the chief hurdle. In striking testimony to Congress, Ms. Yellen suggested that the department could have to renegotiate the contracts to get those employees back to their desks more often. “Some of the employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements. They’re members of a union and to enforce those rules requires an agreement with the union,” she told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE WASHINGTON TIMES
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Air Force’s top leaders urge unity, patience in face of changes
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Air Force’s top leaders urge unity, patience in face of changes

By Rachel S. Cohen | The Air Force Times Four months after Air Force leaders rolled out a slew of initiatives aimed at readying troops to compete with China, they’re grappling with the most difficult part of change: turning ideas into reality. As the service hashes out the details of its future force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvinand Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi are urging airmen to stick together and trust the process. “I have been through many chief of staff transitions and watched how the Air Force is trying to find its way forward,” Allvin said in a joint interview with Flosi in early May. “Sometimes you don’t need a new thing; sometimes you just need to follow through on the old things.” READ THE FULL STORY AT THE AIR FORCE TIMES...
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Video: The good initiatives on the ballot to protect Colorado’s elections
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Video: The good initiatives on the ballot to protect Colorado’s elections

By BRANDON WARK | Free State Colorado This November, Colorado voters will have the opportunity to fundamentally change election law in the state. From ranked-choice voting, to an all-candidate primary election, there will be initiatives to upend the electoral system. But Linda Bissett and her "Good Initiative Team" are fighting back. They are collecting signatures for their three competing ballot measures. Linda and team want to prohibit ranked-choice voting, preserve ballot access through party assemblies, and close Colorado’s open primaries. WATCH THE VIDEO AT FREE STATE COLORADO
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Steve Bannon, one time Trump advisor, will be in prison on Independence Day as he appeals contempt case
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Steve Bannon, one time Trump advisor, will be in prison on Independence Day as he appeals contempt case

By ZACH SCHONFELD | The Hill A federal judge ordered Steve Bannon, the one-time adviser to former President Trump, to begin his four-month prison sentence in July as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction.  U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols agreed with prosecutors at a Wednesday hearing, ordering Bannon must self-surrender by July 1 since his bid to overturn his conviction was rejected by a three-judge appeals panel last month.  “The government’s motion is granted,” said Nichols, a Trump appointee. Bannon had opposed the move, insisting he will appeal all the way to the Supreme Court, if necessary, and arguing he should remain free in the meantime. Bannon was found guilty in 2022 of failing to appear for a deposition ordered by the now-disba...
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In competitive Colorado House and Senate primary races, fundraising is strong
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In competitive Colorado House and Senate primary races, fundraising is strong

By Marianne Goodland  | Colorado Politics The latest campaign finance reports filed with the Secretary of State show hot fundraising for several primary races for the state House and Senate. As of May 29, the hottest race is the Democratic Senate District 19 primary contest, where candidates are looking to succeed Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada. The contest is between Rep. Lindsay Daugherty and Westminster City Councilman Obi Ezeadi, with the fundraising now neck-and-neck. Daugherty has raised $137,548 as of May 29; Ezeadi has brought in $136,540. READ THE FULL STORY AT COLORADO POLITICS
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Under new CEO, major changes could be realized at Costco
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Under new CEO, major changes could be realized at Costco

By Daniel Kline | The Street Costco has been almost stubborn in how slow it has been to adopt new technology. The company embraced the internet years after rivals like Walmart and Target, and it remains well behind them when it comes to its digital presence. That was due to a longstanding belief by company leadership that members did not want money to be spent on technology that could instead go into keeping prices low. It's not that the warehouse club ignored the internet and advances like guaranteed two-day, then one-day, and now same-day delivery, it just didn't see the need to invest in the required infrastructure. Costco (COST) has been clever in adding features like same-day delivery by partnering with Instacart, and it has slowly improved its website, both in what it sells ...
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Budget crunch could lead to $3 per person uptick in cost to drive up Pikes Peak
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Budget crunch could lead to $3 per person uptick in cost to drive up Pikes Peak

By Seth Boster | Pikes Peak Courier The price to drive up Pikes Peak could rise next summer under a proposal that comes at a time of other changes, increased costs and future concerns for the enterprise managing the famed highway. Pikes Peak-America’s Mountain — the enterprise established out of the city of Colorado Springs’ operations dating to 1948 — has proposed an extra $3 for people passing the Pikes Peak Highway gate. That would increase adult and children tickets to $18 and $8, respectively. Under the proposal, the charge for a carload of people would be $65, up $15. Ranging from punch cards to unlimited entry, season passes would also go up $15, with products costing between $130 and $240. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE PIKES PEAK COURIER
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Fuller: The many reasons you shouldn’t be afraid to question election results
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Fuller: The many reasons you shouldn’t be afraid to question election results

By Levi Fuller  | The Daily Signal It’s been said that the greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn’t exist. Most of us remember the national election of 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic, sudden changes to election procedures, mysterious mail-in ballots, allegedly hacked voting systems, and legions of lawyers filing scores of lawsuits. I think we all remember the aftermath in 2021, as well. Thousands of angry conservative voters traveled to Washington, D.C., and entered the Capitol to protest the certification of the election after a surprise upset led to Joe Biden becoming the president. Then came the speculation: Did the Chinese hack voting machines to flip the vote in favor of Biden? Were countless mail-in ballots sh...
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