Trump DOJ Opens Civil Rights Probe Into Liberal New Jersey Town Over Gun Permit Delays The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has opened an investigation into the city of Pennsauken, New Jersey, on Wednesday to determine whether the township police department’s handling of firearm permits has become so slow that it violates the Second Amendment.  Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the division’s Second Amendment Section would “defend law-abiding citizens from local authorities who infringe on the right to safely carry legal firearms.” She added: “Our investigation aims to discover if allegations of unconstitutional delays in firearm permitting are true, and if so, to fix it.” In a statement to the Daily Caller, the DOJ said “individuals and groups” had alleged “extensive delays” in handgun purchase permits and that it had “not reached any conclusions.” The township’s website lists the steps for a handgun permit to purchase: two references from outside the applicant’s household, a fingerprint appointment within 90 days of applying, and a $25 fee per handgun on top of a $50 firearms purchaser ID card. The page states no processing time. Concealed carry is a separate application that asks for four references. While the DOJ release doesn’t name names, federal lawsuit filed in June 2024 fingers Pennsauken’s police chief over handgun permit delays. Christian Benton, the Coalition of New Jersey Firearm Owners, Gun Owners of America and the Gun Owners Foundation filed the federal suit (No. 24-cv-7098) on June 18, 2024, challenging New Jersey’s permit system and its one-handgun-a-month limit. Bearing Arms reports that Benton alleges the department took more than four months on two applications, against a 30-day state deadline, and that the case awaits summary-judgment rulings.  The legal hook is a footnote in the Supreme Court’s 2022 Bruen opinion. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that the Court did

Jay Clayton, Director of National Intelligence and Super Intelligence Force Chairman, joined CNBC to discuss the key takeaways from the SI task force’s first meeting, the state of the AI tech race, an OpenAI espionage case, and more. DNI Clayton outlines the current status of the SI taskforce and how the Trump administration is setting […] The post DNI and Super Intelligence Chairman Jay Clayton Discusses Status of SI Force appeared first on The Last Refuge.

The James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House (file photo). Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.5) Please follow us on Truth Social, X, YouTube, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram Posted Zero Hedge Katie Zacharia, the Truth Social communications adviser and Fox/Newsmax fixture whom President Trump appointed on October 9 as his sixth White House press secretary, was fired Friday, barely a week after taking the job, the New York Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Neither the White House nor Zacharia has commented. Trump did not use the word fired. Speaking to reporters, he said he had urged her to “reconsider” and later added that he would “do whatever she wants.” He recounted telling her, “Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider,” and added: “Katie, do you need this? I don’t think you need this.” Fox News reported she is “transitioning out.” The firing makes her the fastest-fired Trump official, on top of the shortest-tenured press official. Length of tenure of U.S. White House press secretaries. Chart: Zero Hedge Records are made to be broken. But I take no pleasure in other people’s pain. https://t.co/kDIRWj9Rta — Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 16, 2026 The firing also comes the day after a brutal Hannity interview. 😮 Katie Zacharia crashes and burns on [checks notes] Hannity 😮 If you had the “over” on Zacharia lasting more than one Scaramucci, her epic flame out on Hannity just now won’t help your cause HANNITY: You said you consulted with people who advised you it was okay to call… pic.twitter.com/VT4fhcn3U5 — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) October 16, 2026 The week in review Oct. 9: Trump announces her on Truth Social, praising her as a “loyal and brilliant supporter” with an “unblemished record of support” and calling her “an attorney.” She had been senior