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US Supreme Court to Hear Case Challenging Legality of AR-15 Bans

The high court said it would take cases brought in Illinois and Connecticut that challenge the respective states’ bans.

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Speaker Johnson sends bipartisan housing bill to White House — but Trump says it’s a ‘yawn’…

President Donald Trump on Monday remained undecided over whether he’d sign a bipartisan housing bill, saying shortly after the House speaker sent it to the White House that it was “so unimportant” compared with his efforts to secure a controversial overhaul of federal elections.
Speaker Mike Johnson transmitted the housing affordability bill to the White House on Monday, according to a spokesperson for the Louisiana Republican, kicking off a 10-day countdown for the bill to become law, even if the president does not sign it.

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Supreme Court to Decide Fate of State and Local Gun Bans in Major Second Amendment Showdown

The Supreme Court announced Tuesday it will consider whether states and local governments can ban semiautomatic rifles like the AR-15. The court will review two challenges of bans in Cook County, Illinois, and the state of Connecticut in its next session, which begins in October. Doug Hamlin, CEO of the National Rifle Association, supported the…

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Supreme Court Justices Report Earning Millions From Outside Sources

Justices disclose annually the income they receive from sources such as teaching and book royalties.

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Supreme Court Makes Three Major Rulings; Witkoff, Kushner to Meet Qatari Mediators

The Supreme Court makes decisions on birthright citizenship, transgender participation in women’s sports, and campaign finance. It comes after the nation’s highest court released several more decisions in landmark cases on Monday, including gun rights, voting laws, and Fourth Amendment protections. U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and adviser to the president Jared Kushner are traveling to […]

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Supreme Court Lifts Limits on Campaign Spending in Federal Elections

A federal appeals court previously ruled against a Republican committee, saying high court precedent requires coordination restrictions.

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Supreme Court Upholds State Law Allowing Ballots That Arrive After Election Day

The court rejected Republicans’ argument that federal law prevails over a Mississippi law permitting late-arriving ballots.

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