WASHINGTON – For more than 100 years New York has kept guns off the street with one of the strictest licensing regimes for carrying a concealed weapon, but that law will face its biggest challenge in arguments Wednesday before the U.S. Supreme Court. The NRA’s New York chapter will contend in an appearance before the
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Eight years after refusing to consider a similar appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear the biggest gun rights case in more than a decade, with the newly conservative majority in position to make it easier for millions of Americans to carry firearms in public. The justices could loosen or strike down a
Former congresswoman Gabby Giffords is suing the NRA over an alleged illegal scheme to funnel campaign contributions to Republican candidates, including Donald Trump. The Campaign Legal Center filed the suit Tuesday on behalf of Giffords alleging the gun lobbying organization engaged in a broad pattern of activity in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act
With Daniel Lippman GIFFORDS, WATCHDOG ALLOWED TO SUE NRA OVER CAMPAIGN FINANCE ALLEGATIONS: Giffords, the gun control advocacy group founded by former Rep. Gabby Giffords, sued the National Rifle Association today in a rare third-party campaign finance case, accusing the gun rights group of funneling as much as $35 million in illegal campaign contributions to
A brief filed in a major gun control case to be heard on Wednesday by the Supreme Court argued that limits on the public carrying of weapons were consistent with the Second Amendment. WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court hears a major Second Amendment case on Wednesday, many expect that the court’s recently expanded conservative
Presented by Glenn Youngkin’s campaign events were large and rollicking, with many of the trappings of a MAGA rally but, to the great disappointment of Democrats, not Donald Trump himself. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images DRIVING THE DAY TERRY MCAULIFFE wanted GLENN YOUNGKIN and DONALD TRUMP to campaign together so badly that when it didn’t happen,
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentuckians in a handful of its 120 counties will head to the polls Tuesday to elect three new members of the General Assembly. The three special elections were created by the retirement of one legislator and the deaths of two others. What You Need To Know Three vacant legislative seats will be
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe’s supporters are getting increasingly desperate. A group backing McAuliffe is posing as conservatives and running ads attacking Republican gubernatorial candidate Glenn Youngkin from the right. Named Accountability Virginia PAC, the outfit was described by news outlet Axios as a Democratic strategist-led effort to “drive a wedge between the Republican candidate for Virginia
Gov. Kristi Noem’s use of state-owned airplanes, and allegations she abused her power to benefit of one of her children’s professional careers, are under the microscope again this week in South Dakota. But a panel of retired judges, who met for an hour behind closed doors Monday morning in Sioux Falls, wants more information about
The CEOs started calling before President Trump had even finished speaking. What America’s titans of industry were hearing from the Commander in Chief was sending them into a panic. It was Nov. 5, 2020, two days after the election, and things weren’t looking good for the incumbent as states continued to count ballots. Trump was
The National Rifle Association — once one of the most well-known and influential lobbying organizations in the country — is a wounded beast. Tim Mak’s Misfire: Inside the Downfall of the NRA might be the final blow in terms of exposing the organization’s rotten core and showing how a boundless love for money and power
The gun safety movement finds itself on the precipice of disaster. With new grass-roots and advocacy organizations, better financing, and stronger support from the Democratic Party, it has, arguably, never been stronger. But on Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear a case that is likely to call into question many of the reforms at the
The U.S. Supreme Court will listen to arguments Wednesday on a challenge to New York state laws governing the concealed carry of handguns – a case that originated in the Capital Region five years ago. New York outlaws concealed-carry of licensed handguns outside the home. Lawful gun owners can receive permission from State Police or
Frank Randle was pulling his truck into the parking lot of 9ine Ultra Lounge for his shift as a security guard at the club in January 2020 when chaos broke out. Gunshots pierced the frigid air as people ran in all directions, screaming and trampling each other. In his rearview, he saw a woman on
I spoke to Schiff about his new book, “Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could,” which is currently at No. 1 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list. The clear message Schiff has for America is this: “We came so close to losing our democracy,” and that threat is
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NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just a boys’ club anymore. Months after getting its first female governor, New York now has two prominent women running to lead the state in the wake of Andrew Cuomo’s resignation in August amid allegations he sexually harassed women. Both candidates in next year’s race — Gov. Kathy Hochul
By Brendan O’Brien | Reuters NEW YORK – Letitia James, the New York state attorney general whose sexual harassment investigation led to former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s resignation, said in a Twitter message on Friday that she intended to seek the state’s highest office. “I’m running for Governor of New York because I have the experience,