Americans’ average overall trust in U.S. government has declined sharply since 1964, and rebounded only slightly during the Biden administration. This prolonged slump corresponds with an era of increasing polarization and partisanship in U.S. national politics. In recent years, social media has helped bring people together remotely, but it has also widened political fault lines…

The company behind ammunition vending machines reportedly announced its intention to expand its footprint across the United States on Friday, Aug. 2. The company known as American Rounds said that it plans to expand to the western part of the United States into states, including California. The western expansion is reportedly already underway with the…

A new survey from the Knight Foundation published on Tuesday, July 30, found that 27% of college students are in favor of restricting free speech “they may find offensive or biased,” up from 22% in 2021. Students that identified as Democrats were mostly split on whether to allow all speech on campus, even speech they…

The new acting director of the Secret Service is set to answer questions from lawmakers about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. And McDonald’s reports its first sales decline in more than three years. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Secret Service acting director to testify on Trump…

It was one of the many promises made by former President Donald Trump to a cryptocurrency crowd at this year’s Bitcoin conference. Crypto advocates have dubbed efforts to cut off the cryptocurrency industry from banking services “Operation Choke Point 2.0,” and Trump is vowing to end it. “As president, I will immediately shut down Operation…

Bitcoin neared $70,000 on Monday, July 29, after former President Donald Trump made several promises to the cryptocurrency industry in a keynote speech at this weekend’s Bitcoin Conference. One of those promises was firing SEC Chair Gary Gensler and replacing him with a chair “who believes America should build the future, not block the future.”…

Thousands of protesters marched along the Capitol security perimeter on Wednesday, July 24. The protesters hoped to send Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a message: He shouldn’t be allowed to speak before Congress.  “Netanyahu does not speak in the name of Jews of the United States and any Jews worldwide,” said Rabbi Naftuli Flohr, a member…

In the face of a federal lawsuit, a Florida school district argues it has the right under the First Amendment to remove certain books from school libraries. The book in the case is titled “And Tango Makes Three,” and it is co-authored by the plaintiffs, Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson. The book is about two…

Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., has filed articles of impeachment against Vice President Kamala Harris, citing two main grievances. The first article accuses Harris of failing to uphold U.S. immigration law, a charge rooted in her role overseeing efforts to address the border crisis. From the outset of the Biden administration, President Joe Biden assigned Harris…

Since 2019, The Rock Church provided housing for the homeless by sheltering them in RVs parked in the church’s parking lot in Castle Rock, Colorado. However, town officials attempted to block the church’s efforts in 2021, 2022 and 2023, saying the church was violating zoning laws. A judge decided on Friday, July 19, that the…