Organizations representing thousands of sheriffs across the country are urging the Supreme Court to strike down bans on commonly owned semiautomatic rifles, arguing that the restrictions violate the Second Amendment and leave law-abiding Americans more vulnerable to violent criminals. The National Sheriffs’ Association and Western States Sheriffs’ Association filed

Vice President JD Vance stepped behind the White House podium Thursday for the administration’s first formal press briefing since Karoline Leavitt departed her historic role as press secretary. The White House has not announced a permanent replacement for Leavitt. Administration officials have indicated that Vance, Cabinet secretaries and other

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is demanding that President Donald Trump and members of his administration stop mocking Canada before serious trade negotiations between the two countries can resume. Carney issued the complaint Tuesday after a week of increasingly pointed rhetoric from Washington following the collapse of U.S.-Canada

A legal challenge to California’s sweeping restrictions on licensed concealed carry has been revived following a major Supreme Court ruling protecting the right of law-abiding Americans to carry firearms for self-defense. The California case, May v. Bonta, was reopened July 15 after previously being stayed while the

A legal analyst is questioning an unusual instruction delivered to jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial, warning that informing the panel about potential sentences could influence its deliberations in one of Massachusetts’ most closely watched criminal cases. Cully Stimson, a senior legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, said Massachusetts

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll has submitted his resignation following months of reported disagreements with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a consequential departure that caught Fox News anchor Bret Baier by surprise. The White House confirmed Monday that Driscoll is stepping down after approximately 18 months as the Army’s top civilian

A Utah judge is expected to issue a consequential ruling Tuesday on whether prosecutors have presented sufficient evidence to put Tyler Robinson on trial for the alleged assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The decision could also determine whether Robinson, 23, remains exposed to the death penalty. Fourth District Judge

Vice President JD Vance and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin are demanding an independent investigation into the Biden administration’s response to the catastrophic 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. In a joint letter sent Friday to EPA Acting Inspector General Nicole Murley, Vance and Zeldin requested a

President Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped America’s refugee system, sharply reducing general admissions, imposing tougher screening requirements and directing the program toward applicants whose admission serves the national interest. Trump originally set the refugee ceiling for Fiscal Year 2026 at 7,500, the lowest annual cap since the modern