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• Texas Church Shooting Hero Jack Wilson: 'I Took Out Evil'
  
  The hero with a gun who stopped a mass shooting at a Texas church in December says "evil" is the problem in the U.S., not the Second Amendment."It's not a firearm issue," Wilson said in a video profile produced by Turning Point USA. "It is a person issue."Evil exists in...
• US Marks King Holiday Amid Fears of Deep Racial Divisions
  
  To commemorate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Nicholas Thomas and more than 100 other volunteers will board up vacant houses, install school safety signs and make other improvements to a Detroit neighborhood. Their mission is to celebrate King's legacy by being good...
• Couple Together for Nearly 65 Years Die on the Same Day
  
  A couple who had been together for nearly 65 years have died on the same day at a St. Louis-area nursing home.Jack and Harriet Morrison's beds were placed next to each other in their final hours, allowing them to hold hands, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch...
• Trump Mocks Sea Wall Plan For NYC: 'Get Your Mops & Buckets Ready'
  
  President Donald Trump trashed a sea wall proposal to prevent flooding damage in New York City, mocking the plan with a warning to "get your mops & buckets ready!"...
• Benjamin Curtis for the Defense: Andrew Johnson Had His Own Dershowitz
  
  He was a true "super lawyer," one who tried more than thirty cases before the Supreme Court. He was also a passionate civil libertarian, with a national reputation.And he felt the U.S. House-crafted impeachment against a president was a politically-motivated sham....
• ICE Ups Ante in Standoff with NYC: 'This Is Not a Request'
  
  Federal authorities are turning to a new tactic in the escalating conflict over New York City's so-called sanctuary policies, issuing four "immigration subpoenas" to the city for information about inmates wanted for deportation."This is not a request - it's a demand," Henry...
• Top Va. Court Upholds Weapons Ban at Gun Rally
  
  Virginia's highest court on Friday upheld a ban on firearms at an upcoming pro-gun rally in the state's capital, an event that authorities fear could erupt in violence at the hands of armed extremists. he Virginia Supreme Court's decision came a day after gun-rights groups...
• Trump Warns of 'Attack' on 2nd Amendment in Va. Ahead of Gun Rights Rally
  
  President Donald Trump on Friday warned of a "very serious attack" on the Second Amendment after Virginia Democrats curtailed access for firearms in Richmond. "Your 2nd Amendment is under very serious attack in the Great Commonwealth of Virginia," Trump tweeted. "That's what...
• Parnas Messages to Be Part of House Filing
  
  House Democrats plan to include material from Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, as part of the official impeachment record accompanying the brief they will file before President Donald Trump's trial starts Tuesday. The brief will argue for...
• TSA Agent Pulls Native American's Braids: 'Giddyup'
  
  The Transportation Security Administration on Friday apologized to a traveler at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after she said an agent "snapped my braids like reins" and said "giddyup" during a pat-down.
• Trump Welcomes LSU Tigers to White House
  
  President Donald Trump paid tribute to the national champion Louisiana State University football team on Friday, saying it would long be remembered as one of the greatest teams in college football history.The undefeated Tigers visited the White House after defeating Clemson...
• Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reveals Hair Loss in Video
  
  Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., on Friday opened up about her struggle with alopecia, the official medical term for baldness, and revealed her hair loss, in a video interview with The Root.
• FBI To Warn State, Local Election Officials of Cyberattacks
  
  The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced that it will take more steps to warn state and local election officials if the agency discovers any cyberattacks this election season, NPR reports.
• Progressives to Unite Against Dems' 'Corporate Wing'
  
  Some 18 progressive groups vow to stay focused on the "corporate wing" of the Democratic Party amid the feud between presidential candidates Sens. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., according to The Hill.
• 11 US Troops Treated for Concussion After Iran Attack
  
  Despite reports of no injuries, 11 U.S. service members were injured in the attack last week by Iran on two Iraqi bases that house American troops, treated for concussion symptoms, according to Defense One.
• Newsmax TV Surpasses Bloomberg TV, C-SPAN in Key Ratings
  
  Newsmax TV has surpassed Bloomberg Television and C-SPAN in key cable TV ratings, according to recently released Comscore data.
• Twitter CEO Dorsey Says No to Edit Button
  
  Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey explains why he probably will not launch an edit button.
• NY Times: Comey Focus of FBI Leak Investigation
  
  A leak of classified information about a Russian government document is being investigated by federal prosecutors, focusing on whether ex-FBI Director James Comey played a part, according to The New York Times.
• Kimberly Guilfoyle to Newsmax TV: Bloomberg Wasting His Money
  
  Mike Bloomberg's massive campaign spending is "not money well spent," according to Kimberly Guilfoyle on Newsmax TV.
• Fla. to Buy Everglades Land to Stop Oil Production Plan
  
  Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state of Florida will buy a large chunk of land in the Everglades to prevent oil production there, killing a plan that had triggered international outrage.
• TSA: Record 4,432 Guns Taken at Airports in '19
  
  Transportation Security Administration officers confiscated more guns at airport checkpoints in 2019 than ever before in its 18-year history , and nearly all of them were loaded, the agency announced.
• Mexico Blocks Hundreds of Honduran Migrants From US
  
  Hundreds of mostly Honduran migrants will be blocked from entering the United States, Mexico's interior ministry said Thursday, per BBC.
• Suit Filed to Block New Trump Admin Food Stamps Regs
  
  The Trump administration eliminating food stamp benefits for hundreds of thousands of people is facing a lawsuit challenge from a coalition of 14 states, along with New York City and Washington, D.C.
• Army Families Receiving Death Threats on Social Media
  
  Prompting the U.S. Army to issue an alert and encourage loved ones to report any threatening notes they see, families of paratroopers deployed to the Middle East are receiving "menacing" messages, The Military Times reported.
• Trump Confirms July 4 Fireworks at Mount Rushmore
  
  Plans for a major fireworks display at Mount Rushmore on July 4th was being pushed forward by President Donald Trump, despite environmental concerns.

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