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Securing the Border and the Homeland: Heritage Foundation Conversation With Homeland Security Committee Chairman

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) discusses the policies needed to secure the border, the next steps for the “Secure the Border Act” and other border security measures, and the committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an event held by Heritage Foundation at 3:30 p.m. ET on…


LIVE NOW: Securing the Border and the Homeland: Heritage Foundation Conversation With Homeland Security Committee Chairman

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green (R-Tenn.) discusses the policies needed to secure the border, the next steps for the “Secure the Border Act” and other border security measures, and the committee’s recently launched oversight investigation into Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in an event held by Heritage Foundation at 3:30 p.m. ET on…


Gun Rights Advocates Sue ATF Over Zero Tolerance Policy

Two Virginia-based gun rights organizations sued the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) over policy changes concerning federal firearms licensed (FFL) gun dealers. Gun Owners of America (GOA) and the Gun Owners Foundation (GOF) claim the policy was rewritten to advance the Biden administration’s anti-Second Amendment agenda. “This zero-tolerance policy towards lawful commerce…


GOP Senators Hold Press Conference on Stopping Biden’s Big Tech Censorship

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) and other Republican Senators hold a press conference about stopping the Biden administration’s big tech censorship. A federal judge recently ruled the Biden administration working with social media companies to censor speech was unconstitutional in the Missouri v. Biden case. The Biden administration then filed an injunction to continue censoring Americans, but was…


Elon Musk Launches New Company ‘xAI’ With a Cryptic Mission

Twitter CEO Elon Musk has announced that he’s forming a new artificial intelligence company called xAI. Musk made the announcement in a brief tweet on Wednesday, in which he did not elaborate on the details of the new venture except to say that its aim is to “understand reality.” The Twitter chief also shared a…


Hollywood Actors Agree to Mediation, but Strike May Be Unavoidable

LOS ANGELES—Unionized Hollywood actors on the verge of a strike have agreed to allow a last-minute intervention from federal mediators but say they doubt a deal will be reached by a negotiation deadline late Wednesday. “We are committed to the negotiating process and will explore and exhaust every possible opportunity to make a deal, however…


DeSantis Says He Won’t Be Trump’s White House Running Mate

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) said he would not join former President Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid if he were to lose his own 2024 campaign, according to remarks he gave during a podcast on Tuesday. “I don’t think I’m a No. 2 guy. I think I’m a leader, governor of Florida. I’ve accomplished a lot,”…


Webb Space Telescope Reveals Moment of Stellar Birth, Dramatic Close-Up of 50 Baby Stars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—The Webb Space Telescope is marking one year of cosmic photographs with one of its best yet: the dramatic close-up of dozens of stars at the moment of birth. NASA unveiled the latest snapshot Wednesday, revealing 50 baby stars in a cloud complex 390 light-years away. A light-year is nearly 6 trillion miles…


LIVE 2 PM ET: Border Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl From the Southwest Border’

The House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12. …


Border Security Subcommittee Holds Hearing on ‘Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl From the Southwest Border’

The House Homeland Security Committee Border Security and Enforcement Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow of Fentanyl from the Southwest Border” at 2 p.m. ET on July 12. …