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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has stopped work on a nationwide gray wolf recovery plan that it instituted just last year. The agency says the two wolf groups that remain listed under the Endangered Species Act no longer require a federal recovery roadmap. USFWS released an exception finding that removes the requirement for a federal recovery plan for the “44-State entity” and the “Minnesota entity.” The agency’s full rationale appears in the official FWS exception findings report. The agency said current data show both groups have reached a point where a recovery plan would not improve their conservation…

A group of six Democratic lawmakers with military or national security backgrounds released a video in November 2025 urging U.S. service members and intelligence personnel to refuse unlawful orders. Participants included Senator Elissa Slotkin, Senator Mark Kelly, Representative Jason Crow, Representative Chris Deluzio, Representative Maggie Goodlander, and Representative Chrissy Houlahan. Their message emphasized that the oath is to the Constitution, not to any leader, and warned that threats to constitutional order can arise “from within.” The lawmakers said troops “can and must refuse illegal orders,” a claim that is technically correct under military law. They framed the message as a…

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On Thursday, President Donald Trump accused six Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior punishable by DEATH” after the lawmakers, all of whom are veterans of the armed services and intelligence community, called on United States military members to uphold the Constitution and defy “illegal orders.” “The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution,” Senator Elissa Slotkin of Michigan wrote in the X post. Along with the Michigan senator, the other five lawmakers appearing in the video are seen as possible future aspirants for higher office, who now, thanks to the video’s wide exposure, have elevated…

Back in 1980, Pete Gerber teamed up with knifemaker Blackie Collins to rethink the classic lockback folder. Their goal was simple: build a lighter, more useful everyday knife. The result was the Gerber LST — a synthetic-scaled, lockback pocketknife that helped define modern EDC. The LST quickly became an American staple, right alongside the Buck 110s and Case slipjoints favored on porches and in tackle boxes across the country. Its formula was straightforward: durable steel, featherweight handles, and a no-nonsense profile that just worked. Forty-five years later, that blueprint evolves into the new LST Ultra. Still made in the USA…

Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner, who’s vying for the party’s nomination and hoping to challenge incumbent Republican Susan Collins next year, has the backing of gun control activist David Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve PAC, even after a string of stories about Platner’s “problematic social media posts, a tattoo closely resembling a Nazi symbol and a sudden turnover in campaign staffers,” as Maine’s PBS affiliate recently put it.  Platner has also been trying to portray himself as a moderate on Second Amendment issues. Among those “problematic” social media posts were a string of comments on…

Longtime U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez of New York is stepping aside.In 1992, Velázquez became the first Puerto Rican woman elected to Congress. She announced on Thursday that she will not seek re-election in 2026, effectively culminating more than three decades of legislative service in the House of Representatives.The lawmaker, who represents New York’s 7th District which includes portions of Brooklyn and Queens, said in a statement that leaving next year is the “right” move and allows “for a new generation of leaders to step forward.””I grew up in a small town of sugar cane fields in Yabucoa, Puerto Rico,” Velázquez…

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The Trump Administration’s Department of Justice (DOJ) is fighting to greatly limit the scope of the recent court ruling that the nationwide ban on concealed carry in post offices is unconstitutional. And that effort is drawing fire from some top gun-rights organizations. In the case Firearms Policy Coalition Inc. v. Bondi, the court ruled on September 30:  “The Court determines that both 18 U.S.C. § 930(a) and 39 C.F.R. § 232.1(1) are inconsistent with the principles that underpin this Nation’s regulatory tradition. Thus, they are unconstitutional as applied to carrying firearms inside an ordinary post office or on post office…

Shoe company R.A.D (Rally Against Destruction) is breaking into the fitness apparel market with shirts, tights, and shorts. Standing out in an already crowded market isn’t easy, but R.A.D has already done so with its excellent ONE V1 and ONE V2 training shoes (check out my review of the R.A.D ONE V2 training shoe), and it looks like the company’s Superweave Training Short ($68) is poised to do the same.  Gym shorts aren’t complicated. If they’re comfortable, stretchy enough to move with you, and fairly durable, they’ll work in a gym. So, when it comes to a piece of apparel…

Military spending in Louisiana led to $17 billion being infused into the statewide economy during the 2024 fiscal year, according to an analysis by Louisiana Economic Development (LED).The study was conducted by Business Development Advisors and The Roosevelt Group for Louisiana Economic Development and the Louisiana Military Advisory Council, examining military installations, defense contracts, and retiree and veteran spending to measure economic impact within LED’s eight defined regions.This new data shows a 77% increase in total output and a 52% increase in employment compared to the same study last conducted in 2021. State officials point to the numbers as a…