American duck hunters are revolting over a quiet Trump administration review they fear could put some of the nation's most important duck breeding grounds at risk.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opened a 14-day public review July 24 of a 2024 rule governing how close farmers can install underground drainage pipes, known as "drain tile," to federally protected prairie wetlands. The administration has not proposed changing the rule, but is asking whether the current protections are working and whether they should be revised.
Duck hunters and major waterfowl conservation groups, including Ducks Unlimited and Delta Waterfowl, have spent the past two weeks urging the Trump administration to leave the protections in place — an unusual backlash from a constituency that skews rural and conservative.
The response has extended beyond conservation-group leadership. Hunting organizations have mobilized waterfowlers across the country to weigh in, and more than 10,000 public comments had been submitted to Fish and Wildlife by Aug. 5, according to Realtree.
The issue was a major topic among waterfowlers at Ducks Unlimited's annual expo in Memphis, according to Outdoor Life. Parker Williams, communications director at Ducks
The divide between the neoconservative Republican establishment and the insurgent populist right became even wider this week — over burritos, of all things.
Debate, predominantly online, broke out over the price of a burrito — and whether that price has risen at what would be considered a reasonable rate over time (hint: it has not). But more importantly — and something lost on many establishment free-market and neoconservative D.C. think tankers — the burrito discourse wasn't really about burritos at all. Rather, it was about the rapid rise in the cost of living the average American has experienced over the last decade or more.
Burritogate began simply enough, with a tweet posted by Turning Point USA's spokesman Andrew Kolvet.
"One of our TPUSA college students gave me his take on affordability: 'A burrito shouldn't cost $20,'" Kolvet wrote. "Yeah, a lot of this is a hangover from Covid and Biden-era inflation, but the lived experience is the same: It just feels like basic things cost too much."
One of our TPUSA college students gave me his
The Senate passed legislation Friday placing strict sanctions on Russia in honor of the late Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 would target Russian leadership, banks and its oil "shadow fleet" by requiring President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100% on goods from the top five importers of Russian oil and gas and up to 500% on goods imported from Russia. The upper chamber passed the bill 86-11, with this provocation coming as U.S. Intelligence assessed that the U.S. may be pushing Putin toward a NATO incursion, thus risking a potential world war, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Since the legislation would target the largest buyers of Russian energy, the bill allows for waivers for countries that import less than 15% of Russia's total natural gas exports and are taking steps to reduce them. China and India are expected to be among the primary targets. (RELATED: SEN. RAND PAUL: Congress Shouldn't Tax Americans To Fight Putin)
The sanctions would target Russian leaders, key
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A QVC host delivered an unexpected laugh during a live broadcast after accidentally swapping the word "blowout" for a far more risqué term.
The host was walking viewers through the details of a hairstyle when the on-air blunder happened.
"I love to show the texture and this wave pattern," she began.
"Again it looks like you went and got a blowjob — a blowout — at your salon," the host said, without realizing the hilarious slip in the moment.
She attempted to get through the rest of her spiel, but broke out into laughter and had a tough time reining herself back in.
QVC host goes viral after accidentally calling a hair ‘blowout’ a ‘blowj*b.’
— Oli London (@OliLondonTV) August 6, 2026
“I love to show the texture and this wave pattern. Again it looks like you went and got a blowj*b.” pic.twitter.com/mOSskIKmw3
Moments later, the woman sank behind the table and hid herself as the live broadcast continued.
The innocent slip-up quickly went viral online, with viewers getting a kick out of the very not-safe-for-work (NSFW) term accidentally making
The ball is in your court, WNBA, or should I say balls.
Ever since Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham came out publicly against transgenders competing in female sports, it's been an absolute circus around the WNBA, especially considering a lot of figures in the league have taken a public stance themselves against Cunningham for simply protecting women.
But it looks like all of that is blowing up in the WNBA's face, because we now have former NBA players declaring for the 2027 WNBA Draft. (RELATED: Kawhi Leonard Allegedly Had Undisclosed Sponsorship That Was 'Funneling Money' To 'Circumvent Salary Cap': REPORT)
"After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines, I'm officially declaring myself a WNBA prospect," announced Enes Kanter Freedom in a video posted on social media. "If simply declaring who you are is all that's required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA.
"My team and I have carefully examined the WNBA's eligibility criteria and governing framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion," continued Kanter Freedom. "Based on
A man with multiple prior arrests was charged Thursday with assaulting a woman in Charlotte, North Carolina, the same city where Iryna Zarutska was killed, police say.
The suspect, 32-year-old Di-Quan Schafar Hunt, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon after the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department identified a social media account containing multiple videos under investigation, the department said in a statement.
Among the videos was one that appears to show Hunt filming himself committing an assault that had been reported on July 30, police said. (RELATED: Watch Cop Bring Mass Shooter's Rampage To Screeching Halt)
The reports said the suspect had punched the victim on a sidewalk before fleeing the scene as the victim was transported to a hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the statement said.
A Connecticut judge brushed off an attempt by the state to fine a Florida firearms manufacturer nearly $7.7 million for operating a website.
Democratic Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced he was suing four companies, including Indie Guns, an Orlando, Florida-based firearms manufacturer, over the sale of so-called "ghost guns." Judge Daniel J. Klau wrote in a 51-page opinion that while the state had proven the company had sold at least one "80% receiver" (an unfinished receiver that can be completed at home) to someone in Connecticut, its demand for a $5,000 fine for each day the company's site was active did not stand up to scrutiny. (RELATED: Semiautomatic Firearms Selling Like Hotcakes As Gun Owners Try To Beat Clock On Dems' Licensing Scheme)
"The attorney general has the legal authority to sue foreign companies for violating [the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act (CUTPA)] violations if they violate a criminal statute by, as in this case, selling, delivering or otherwise transferring illegal gun parts to Connecticut residents," Klau wrote, but he observed that Indie Guns' actions were legal in Florida and the company wasn't
The Senate confirmed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to be the next attorney general after holdouts threatened his nomination process.
The upper chamber confirmed Blanche 50-49, with every Democrat and two Republicans, Maine Sen. Susan Collins and Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, voting against him. Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis had been hesitant to support Blanche over a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization package, though they later reached a deal with Blanche and voted to advance his nomination out of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Cornyn and Tillis demanded that the Department of Justice (DOJ) provide written proof that the fund was rescinded and rewrite language in an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) settlement to ensure that audit immunity for President Donald Trump and his family did not extend beyond the plaintiffs. The DOJ sent a written proposal to Cornyn on July 27, though Cornyn returned it and argued they had not met his demands. (RELATED: Trump AG Nominee's Confirmation In Limbo)
Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley scheduled the markup for July 30, though he postponed it because Cornyn
The Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) early Saturday to fund the government without addressing the national debt.
The CR would fund the government through Dec. 11 to avoid a government shutdown ahead of the midterm elections. The funding bill extends current funding levels rather than addressing the national debt, which amounts to approximately $39.8 trillion.
The House passed its own version of a CR on July 21 in a 220 to 205 vote, which would fund the government until Dec. 4.
The Senate voted to invoke cloture on the CR in a 91 to 6 vote, which limited debate so the floor could eventually vote on final passage. Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, Republican Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Democratic Massachusetts Sens. Ed Markey and Elizabeth Warren, independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine voted against the motion.
The final vote on the CR was 90-6, as South Carolina Sen. Darline Graham voted "present" because it included a death benefit to the heir of her brother, the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.
The legislation is a standard stopgap measure
Democratic Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed will have to win the support of non-college-educated, lower-income and non-white voters in the Michigan Senate race, after struggling to make inroads with that demographic in Tuesday's Senate primary.
El-Sayed narrowly won the primary 48.5% to 47.5% against Democratic Michigan Rep. Haley Stevens. The further-left candidate will need to better appeal to non-college-educated and lower-to-middle income voters to be competitive against former Republican Michigan Rep. Mike Rogers in November.
Stevens won more than 50% of the vote in counties where less than 30% had a college education, according to Politico. El-Sayed won nearly 60% of the vote in counties where at least 30% of residents held a bachelor's degree.
El-Sayed won in Ottawa County and Allegan County, where median household incomes were $90,502 and $83,000 per year, respectively, according to the Census. Ogemaw County and Roscommon County, where Stevens won by nearly 30 points, had median household incomes of $54,000 and $55,000 per year, respectively, according to the counties' censuses.
A federal judge's decision that the National Firearms Act (NFA) no longer applies to suppressors and other items whose taxes were reduced to $0 in July 2025 could open a path to end a 40-year-old ban on new civilian machine gun sales.
In the 66-page opinion, United States District Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas, a Trump appointee, said that because taxes on suppressors, short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns and other items had been reduced to $0 by legislation signed by President Donald Trump in July 2025, the registration and paperwork imposed by the NFA exceeded Congress' authority under the taxation power. Republican Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert introduced H.R. 8921 on May 20, which would remove the $200 transfer tax on machine guns and "destructive devices," potentially leading to the demise of registration requirements for machine guns and possibly the Hughes Amendment as well. (RELATED: Piece Of Red Tape That's Tied Up Gun Owners For Decades Finally Gets Cut In Court)
"I believe that if they got rid of the tax, under the logic of this ruling, let's assume
The Pentagon stripped former Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall of his security clearance Friday, accusing him of handing a reporter classified details about Air Force One.
Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell announced the decision on X, saying the Department of War had canceled Kendall's eligibility to view classified material and his ability to fill any sensitive role. Parnell tied the move to what he called an unauthorized disclosure about the aircraft's capabilities. "Safeguarding classified information is a non-negotiable duty," he wrote. Parnell never identified which news organization received the information, and he offered no word on whether Kendall would face prosecution, according to the Associated Press (AP). (RELATED: Former Pentagon Aide Hired To Intelligence Role After Leak Probe)
Effective immediately, the Department of War has REVOKED former Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall’s eligibility for access to classified information and his ability to hold any sensitive position.
— Sean Parnell (@SeanParnellASW) August 7, 2026
This action follows his unauthorized disclosure of classified information…
Kendall rejected the accusation outright. He told
