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Category Archives: Outdoor Recreation
PARKER: A tough stretch for Republicans
It's been a tough stretch for Republicans these days. On Monday Sacha Baron Cohen punked Phillip van Cleave of the Virginia Civil Defense League and Larry Pratt of Gun Owners of America, who both make the NRA look like Everytown for Gun Safety by comparison.
a Set-Up? Russian Spy Butina Was Meeting with Obama Treasury While Spying on Nra, Conservatives
Four days ago we suggested that this "Maria Butina - Russian spy" story was a set-up to take down the NRA and conservatives. Butina was charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of the Russian Federation and is being held without bond.
Ex-NTSB chairman: Duck boats prone to accidents
A former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says duck boats aren't designed for commercial recreational use. James Hall said Saturday that the boat's design makes the World War II-era vessels prone to the kind of accidents that led to the sinking of a duck boat Thursday on a Missouri lake.
News 11 Mins Ago The Latest: NTSB looks at weather reports given to boat crew
The National Transportation Safety Board says inspectors will try to learn how information about a severe thunderstorm was conveyed to the crew of a tourist boat that capsized and killed 17 people on a Missouri lake. NTSB member Earl Weener and a representative of the U.S. Coast Guard spoke with reporters in Branson on Saturday.
Mueller seeking to question ‘Manhattan madam,’ a friend of…
The NRA Is Awfully Quiet About Maria Butina - Why won't the NRA comment on the arrest of the gun rights activist and accused Russian agent? - It typically takes a mass shooting to keep the National Rifle Association this quiet. - As of this writing, the NRA has issued no public comment How to Handle the Outrage Mob - Bethany Mandel - Yesterday actor Mark Duplass tweeted a nice across the aisle ovature to the Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro: - He was, as the kids say, ratioed.
With an eye toward Parkland massacre, NRA grades 2018 candidates
Democrat Bill Nelson's re-election campaign said it raised nearly $4.4 million in the second quarter, less than half of Gov. Rick Scott's $10.7 million figure revealed by his camp on Monday. Neither campaign has officially filed with the Federal Elections Commission yet, so there are no documented details on where the money came from.
In reversal, Pentagon now says it backs GOP measure on birds
In an abrupt reversal, the Pentagon said Thursday it supports a Republican proposal in a defense policy bill that would bar the Fish and Wildlife Service from using the Endangered Species Act to protect two chicken-like birds in the western half of the U.S. In an email to Congress, a top Pentagon official said the proposal could help avoid any "negative readiness impacts on military facilities" that might result from listing the sage grouse and lesser-prairie chicken as endangered. The statement by Pete Giambastiani, a legislative affairs aide, directly repudiates comments Wednesday by Pentagon officials calling the GOP proposal unnecessary.
These are the key witnesses the GOP wouldn’t allow Dems to…
Maria Butina was not the only person that Republicans wouldn't allow Democrats to subpoena or question for the House investigation into the Russia hack of the 2016 election. "The Republicans refused to allow her to come testify," Quigley told CNN's Don Lemon.
Trump aims to end automatic protections for some species
Administration officials said the new rules would advance conservation by simplifying and improving how the landmark Endangered Species Act is used. "These rules will be very protective," said U.S. Interior Department Deputy Secretary David Bernhardt, adding that the changes also will reduce the "conflict and uncertainty" associated with many protected species.
Wisconsin governor downplays interaction with Russian
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker downplayed his interaction with a woman accused of being a Russian operative who used sex and deception to forge connections, saying Wednesday that they only met one time in 2015 when she showed up at a National Rifle Association convention and had her picture taken with him. Maria Butina was charged Monday with being a covert Russian agent who gathered intelligence on American officials and political organizations and worked to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin.
USDA reopens CRP signups
As part of a 33-year effort to protect sensitive lands and improve water quality and wildlife habitat on private lands, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will resume accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program. Eligible farmers, ranchers, and private landowners can sign up at their local Farm Service Agency office until Aug. 17, 2018.
U.S. Treasury moves to protect identities of ‘dark money’ political donors
The Trump administration is lifting requirements that some tax-exempt groups disclose the identities of their donors to federal tax authorities. The change benefits groups that spend millions of dollars on political ads, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an organization tied to the billionaire Koch brothers.
NRA’s grades for Florida candidates are out. Who got an A+?
The National Rifle Association has released new grades for Florida candidates. Republican candidate for governor Adam Putnam is on the top of the list.
New IRS policy allows some tax-exempt groups to veil donors
The Trump administration is lifting requirements that some tax-exempt groups disclose the identities of their donors to federal tax authorities. The change benefits groups that spend millions of dollars on political ads, such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and an organization tied to the billionaire Koch brothers.
States versus feds: Mexican gray wolf at center of endangered species debate
Growing up on a cattle ranch in northern Arizona, Ethan Lane recalls the Mexican gray wolves that would regularly prey on his livestock. "These wolves are very threatening.
Attorney For Russian National Arrested by Feds Releases Statement…
On Monday, the DOJ announced the arrest of Russian National Mariia Butina , age 29, for "infiltrating organizations having influence in American politics, for the purpose of advancing the interests of the Russian Federation." Mariia Butina was arrested on Sunday; she is being labeled as the central figure in the NRA-Trump-Russia scandal by the fake news media.
Police arrest paragliding Trump protester
Police in Scotland have arrested the paragliding protester who was able to get surprisingly close to President Donald Trump on Friday night as the President visited his Turnberry golf resort. In a statement, Police Scotland said a 55-year-old man has been charged and will appear in Ayr Sheriff Court on Monday.
Heroes or criminals? Trump pardons 2 Oregon ranchers
SALEM, Ore. - Rugged individualists to some, dangerous arsonists to others, a father and son who were convicted of intentionally setting fires on public land in Oregon were pardoned Tuesday by President Donald Trump.
More funding sought to combat Asian carp
The rising numbers of Asian carp in Kentucky lakes and rivers have caught the eye of federal lawmakers who see the fish as harmful to the state's economy and want to reduce their spread.