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Federal Health Watchdog Reports $5.56 Billion in Expected Recoveries, Cost Savings

‘OIG is determined to hold bad actors accountable,’ Inspector General Thomas March Bell said.

Could a Flock Add-On Be Used to Spy on Gun Owners?

Federal Deficit Hits $1.4 Trillion as Spending Keeps Outrunning Revenue

The federal deficit grew this year in spite of an increase in federal revenue, because spending rose even faster and interest costs surged. …

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South Carolina Governor to Name Lindsey Graham’s Successor

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster holds a press conference at 4 p.m. ET on July 13 to honor Sen. Lindsey Graham and announce his interim successor.

Sen. Lindsey Graham Dies at 71

The senator died from a ‘brief and sudden illness,’ his office said.

California Glock Ban Won’t Be Halted After Judge Denies DOJ Motion

Appeals Court Tramples the Second Amendment, Upholding ‘Assault Weapons’ Ban

Just yesterday, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Illinois’s “assault weapons” ban, in a case that is sure to become part of the Supreme Court’s upcoming hearing on the subject.
In 2024, approximately 350 Americans were killed by other people using rifles of any type — out of roughly 15,000 homicides involving guns.

Rural Tennessee Town Supports Ordinance Banning Data Centers

A small town in Tennessee supported an ordinance this week to ban data centers, citing concerns about how they would affect its resources.
St. Joseph Board of Commissioners voted in favor of the ordinance on first reading. The action taken by board members comes as other data center projects are being discussed in Lawrence County, which has a population of nearly 50,000, according to the town’s press release.