Day: April 2, 2026

Sec War Hegseth Ends ‘Gun Free Zones’ on Military Bases

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BREAKING NEWS

Department of War Secretary of War Pete Hegseth signed a memorandum directing military installation commanders to allow War Department personnel — namely, uniformed service members — to request to carry privately owned firearms while in their nonofficial duty capacity on DOW property within the United States. “Before today, it was virtually impossible … for War Department personnel to get permission to carry and store their own personal weapons aligned with the state laws where we operate our installations. … Well, that’s no longer,” Hegseth said during a social media video released today. Our military installations have been turned into gun-free zones—leaving our service members vulnerable and exposed. That ends today. pic.twitter.com/IQ204YepZ0 — Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (@SecWar) April 2, 2026 “The memo I’m signing today directs installation commanders to allow requests for personal protection — to carry a privately owned firearm — with the presumption that it is necessary for personal protection,” he continued. At the video’s outset, Hegseth said the U.S. Constitution’s Second Amendment applies to all Americans, including those in uniform. READ THE FULL STATEMENT  

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Blockbuster Filmmaker JJ Abrams Leaves Hollywood

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BREAKING NEWS

California Post Another Hollywood heavyweight is pulling up stakes – with hitmaker J.J. Abrams shifting his production empire as Los Angeles continues to hemorrhage entertainment jobs. Abrams, 58, the blockbuster filmmaker behind Star Wars, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible, is closing Bad Robot Productions’ Santa Monica office and relocating operations to his new New York home, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sources The Post spoke with said that there was definitely downsizing at the company, but wouldn’t elaborate. The move follows the sale of his long-time Los Angeles headquarters in November for $31 million. READ THE FULL STORY

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Knoxville Reports Zero Murders in First Three Months of 2026 Amid Falling Crime Rates in Tennessee, Nationwide

Tom Pappert
Knoxville Police Department

The Knoxville Police Department (KPD) on Thursday shared that zero murders were reported during the first three months of 2026, a record previously set in 1988, as crime rates fall across Tennessee and the United States under the Trump administration. 

Explaining the city typically sees five murders between January and March, the police department announced on Thursday, “From January 1 through March 31, 2026, there were no murders in Knoxville, down from four at the same time in 2025.”

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CNN’s Harry Enten: Democrats’ Own Voters Cannot Stand Them

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CNN Data Analyst Harry Eten

by Nicole Silverio   CNN senior data analyst Harry Enten said Thursday that congressional Democrats are under water with their own voter base. Over 70% of American voters and 55% of Democrats believe their party’s leaders do not have the right priorities, according to a CNN/SSRS poll cited by Enten. The party’s approval ratings stand at a historic low in comparison to past midterm elections years. “You might say, OK, well, at least Dems like Democrats. Not the case,” Enten said. “Look at this. The majority of Democrats are independents who lean Democrats. Look at this. Fifty five percent say no. Congressional Democrats do not have the right priorities. And then you just see a minority. Forty five percent of Democrats say that congressional Democrats have the right party. This to me just jumps out at the screen because it screams primary challenges all over the map. And it says that even if Democrats don’t like Donald Trump, they don’t like their own party either when it comes to Congress.” Democrats’ net approval rating with their voters stood at -4 points as of Thursday, which dropped significantly from the +28 and +19-point net approval rating they had in 2006 and 2018, Enten said. He pointed out that these historically…

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Congressional Republicans Reach Crucial DHS Funding Deal

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GOP Leaders

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Wednesday that House and Senate Republicans have reached a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the current fiscal year.

The deal omits DHS funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, but the agencies are being funded through the One Big Beautiful Bill, which provides funds for the agencies for four years.

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Commentary: The Iran War Doesn’t Mean ‘Renewables’ Will Replace Oil

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Renewable energy

Right on schedule, the climate activists and their corporate backers are capitalizing on wartime fuel shortages to claim that now, finally, we can get serious about fighting climate change. On March 15, The New York Times weighed in with an article titled “How War in Iran Could Remake the Global Energy Landscape.” Claiming the oil crisis could “spur countries to invest in wind, solar, and other renewables,” the article quotes UN “Climate Chief” Simon Stiell, saying, “If there was ever a moment to accelerate that energy transition, this is the time.”

This is the same Simon Stiell who, in April 2024, claimed that the energy industry had only two years left “to save the world” by making “dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions, and it has even less time to act to get the finances behind such a massive shift.”

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