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Milwaukee — A top Trump campaign official is pledging that a new Trump administration would stock the federal courts with pro-gun judges and fight for policies to allow “citizens the ability to carry their firearms and protect themselves.” The remarks were made by Chris Lacivita, one of the top honchos of the Trump 2024 campaign.

The gun event at the Republican National Convention where Lacivita spoke was not sponsored by the beleaguered National Rifle Association. Rather, it was put on by a Wisconsin-based, rising giant in the firearms world, the U.S.

The Republican National Convention opened Monday afternoon, with a boosted security presence following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.

That has given the proceedings a different tenor of coverage, with Trump expected to appear on the floor Monday night to a rousing reception of delegates and supporters.

Before the Trump rally shooting, correspondents already were looking to a convention that would be more than just a coronation of the Republican nominee, as he has yet to announce his vice presidential running mate. The former president has signaled that will come today.

Now, with the assassination attempt and concerns over the escalation of political violence, media focus will be on the speakers and the extent to which they display messages of unity versus red meat rhetoric.

“The reality is, this whole convention now is going to be really colored by what happened the other, and just the images of him pumping first and saying,...

Tucker Carlson is among the celebrity names slated to speak at next week’s Republican National Convention, reportedly in a plum spot on Thursday night before Donald Trump himself accepts the party nomination.

In addition to a long list of elected officials who are backing Trump, the speaker lineup also includes celebrities like Amber Rose, the model, rapper and former stripper; Dana White, the CEO of UFC; and Savannah Chrisley, the TV personality whose parents are serving prison time for fraud and tax evasion. Also on the bill: Lee Greenwood and Chris Janson.

Notably missing from the lineup: Former First Lady Melania Trump and the former president’s daughter, Ivanka Trump. They each spoke at the 2016 and 2020 conventions.

House GOP leaders like Speaker Mike Johnson, Majority Leader Steve Scalise and Majority Whip Tom Emmer are on the list, but Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Minority Whip John Thune and Republican...

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Florida) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) declared that black people would be better off switching to the Republican party.

Donalds and Hunt went to Philadelphia on Tuesday evening for the “Congress, Cognac and Cigars” event. They tried convincing the mostly black audience why more black voters would benefit from leaving the Democratic Party.

“We were better off under Republicans than we were Democrats,” Hunt argued. “The reason why the Democrats have a hold on the black community is because our parents’ parents’ parents keep telling us, ‘You got to vote Democrat.'”

“It’s up to us in this generation to say, well, why?” he added.

The Florida representative, in particular, indicated that many black voters are essentially conservative and are slowly beginning to discover that the Republican Party more closely aligns with their values.

“That’s what’s happening in the black community,” he stated. “And...

Republican lawmakers are not happy with a Texas representative who continues to wear a military pin he didn’t earn — and over a year after the Army revoked it.

Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas), an ardent supporter of former President Donald Trump, is facing allegations of “stolen valor” as he continues to wear a Combat Infantryman Badge pin on his suit jacket, despite the Army revoking the pin in March 2023.

“It’s really shameful,” a military veteran Republican lawmaker told Notus. “It speaks to deep insecurities. Combat Infantry Badges are given out for combat.

Conservative network Newsmax has gone dark on DirecTV, and Republican lawmakers are accusing the privately held distributor of “an assault on free speech.”

DirecTV, which is owned by AT&T and private equity firm Tpg, blamed the disruption in carriage on “significant fees” being requested by the news outlet.

“We’ve discussed with Newsmax on several occasions that we’d like to offer their programming, however the network is now seeking significant fees that we would have to pass on to our broad customer base,” the operator said in a statement. “Additionally, the same programming offered by Newsmax today is already available at no charge to 100 of U.S. households including our customers via NewsmaxTV.com, YouTube.com and on multiple streaming platforms like Amazon Fire TV, Roku and Google Play.”

Newsmax’s free stream on digital outlets will end later this year, the network noted. In a statement, it added,...