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Senate Panel Rejects Immunity For Ex-Fauci Aide The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs rejected on Sept. 23 a bid to seek immunity for a longtime special assistant to Dr. Anthony Fauci. The vote on a resolution authorizing an application for a court order compelling testimony under immunity from the assistant, who was not identified, fell short of the required two-thirds of members. All eight Republicans, but no Democrats, voted in favor. Two Democrats would have had to cross the aisle for the resolution to be approved. Fauci, 85, headed the...

Justice Department Sues California Over Glock Ban, Handgun Roster Authored by Michael Clements via The Epoch Times, The Justice Department (DOJ) on July 1 sued California over its ban on "machinegun convertible pistols" and its "handgun roster." A Glock handgun and two magazines in a file photograph. Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo The law bans the purchase of Glock pistols and guns with similar firing mechanisms, according to a DOJ press release. The handgun roster limits the handguns California citizens can legally buy. The DOJ claims both are unconstitutional. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation known as Assembly Bill...

Israel To Scale Back Gaza Strikes To Give Trump's Hamas Disarmament Plan A Chance Authored by Tom Ozimek via The Epoch Times, Israel has tightened restrictions on targeted strikes in Gaza, signaling that it intends to give President Donald Trump’s initiative to disarm Hamas a chance despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s firm public conditions for an Israeli withdrawal. Senior Israeli security and political officials told Epoch Magazine Israel on Aug. 5 that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has ordered that every targeted strike in Gaza receive...