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The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with gun rights activists in a challenge to Hawaii’s law attempting to ban concealed carry permit holders from carrying a firearm on private property — open to the public — without written consent from the owner. The 6-3 decision is a victory for Second Amendment advocates, where the GOP-appointed majority on the court said the state’s attempt to restrict the carrying of a gun by lawful individuals to places traditionally open to the public runs afoul of the Constitution. Individuals who have a carry permit in Maui and a gun rights group challenged the…

With the Fourth of July approaching and political violence on the rise, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro sits down with Matt Delaney to break down how Washington went from one of the worst prosecution rates in the country to one of its most aggressive, what that means for public safety in the nation’s capital, and how D.C. is preparing for Fourth of July celebrations. [DELANEY] Three years ago, this office did not pursue charges in two-thirds of the cases that were brought to it by the Metropolitan Police Department. Now, according to the DOJ’s annual report — I know you’ve got…

Three left-wing candidates backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani swept a trio of congressional primaries Tuesday in the city, ousting two incumbents and reshaping the Democratic Party’s posture on Israel in one of the most consequential primary nights in recent memory. Former city Comptroller Brad Lander defeated two-term Rep. Dan Goldman in New York’s 10th Congressional District, capturing nearly two-thirds of the primary vote in a race that centered almost entirely on the two Jewish Democrats’ divergent views on Israel’s war in Gaza. Lander, a self-described “liberal Zionist,” hammered Mr. Goldman for accepting donations from the American Israel…

LOS ANGELES — A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadblock in becoming law: President Donald Trump. The White House supported the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, but on Wednesday Trump canceled the signing ceremony for the bill, saying he would not sign the measure until Congress passes legislation that would require proof of citizenship for all voters. Here’s what to know. How significant is this housing legislation? The measure is the culmination of months of negotiations by…

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Wednesday that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recruits after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth made the shot optional for the military at the end of April. The development, confirmed to The Associated Press by a Pentagon official, comes amid a growing, weekslong, flu outbreak at the U.S. Air Force’s boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base that has sickened nearly 300 people. However, the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details not cleared for public release, maintained that the permission to mandate…

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump spoke personally with the chief executive of Live Nation in the weeks before the Justice Department abruptly settled its longstanding antitrust lawsuit against the entertainment giant and its Ticketmaster subsidiary, the company revealed in a court filing. Lawyers for Live Nation told the court on Monday that Trump and the company’s CEO, Michael Rapino, spoke about the antitrust lawsuit in February, but didn’t discuss “substantive terms” of any potential settlement. They also said that White House lawyers were involved in some of the numerous in-person meetings, videoconferences, telephone calls and written communications between the…

WASHINGTON — The IRS did better than expected getting refunds out to taxpayers during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce, but the national taxpayer advocate says taxpayers who needed human help were left behind. “Taxpayers who required assistance from the IRS often struggled to get it,” said Erin M. Collins, who leads the independent watchdog agency of the IRS. Collins earlier this year warned that the 2026 tax filing season was likely to present challenges for taxpayers who encounter problems with filing their taxes given the exodus of IRS workers since the start of the Trump…

The parents of a girl who was raped when she was 12 years old by an adult stranger she met on Snapchat have sued its parent company, Snap, and the attacker in Missouri state court. The lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the social media company has refused to disable dangerous features in its app or warn parents about potential harms it may cause. According to the lawsuit, the girl, referred by the initials J.F., began using Snapchat in 2021 when she was 11 without her parents’ knowledge. While the app requires users to be 13 to sign up, the lawsuit says…

A Texas ranch manager says that a giraffe on the loose from the ranch is still missing, despite reports that the animal had been found safe.  The Real County Animal Rescue-Shelter posted a “lost giraffe” notice on Facebook Monday at the behest of ranch manager Vic Jones. The giraffe, named Gracie, went missing from the Cedar Hollow Ranch in Leakey, Texas, about 79 miles northwest of San Antonio, Texas. The ranch’s owner is offering a $5,000 reward for the safe capture and return of Gracie to the ranch, but says the giraffe is still on the loose — despite reports…

About one-third of Americans believe the number of legal immigrants admitted into the country each year should be reduced or eliminated entirely, with sharp partisan divides on the question, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll conducted June 13–15 among 1,549 U.S. adult citizens. The survey asked whether legal immigration levels should be increased, kept the same, decreased or reduced to zero. Overall, 23% of respondents said legal immigration should increase, while 30% said current levels should stay the same and 15% were unsure. The remaining 33% — combining the 25% who said levels should be decreased with the 8% who…