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Powerful gun lobby the National Rifle Association of America has filed for bankruptcy in the Northern District of Texas where it will reincorporate as a nonprofit, leaving New York State, where it was founded in 1871. In a bizarre statement Friday, the NRA, which has its physical headquarters in Fairfax, Va., said the…

Joshua Powell’s new book Inside the NRA is being released amid an avalanche of pro- and anti-Donald Trump tomes as we enter the final weeks of the 2020 presidential campaign. But Powell’s book is unique among them, as it is an insider’s tell-all about the National Rifle Association, known for for its electoral power…

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit on Thursday to dissolve the National Rifle Association, accusing the powerful gun rights lobby of engaging in a pattern of self-dealing to benefit its leaders. In the hours before her press conference, there was wild speculation of what she planned, as her office…

John Oliver came in hot on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight recapping Donald Trump’s “busy” week which included the largest single-state ICE raid, retweeting conspiracy theories about the death of Jeffrey Epstein and his visit to the sites of last week’s mass shootings where there was footage of him at an El Paso bragging…

President Barack Obama has weighed in on the mass shootings in Texas and Ohio over the weekend, saying, “Until all of us stand up and insist on holding public officials accountable for changing our gun laws, these tragedies will keep happening.” He also called out “the racist language coming out of the mouths of our…

The National Rifle Association has ceased production of broadcasting arm NRATV and has severed business ties with the advertising firm – Ackerman McQueen- that operated the TV channel. News of the shut-down was broken last night by The New York Times with the publication of a memo written by NRA chief executive Wayne…

UPDATE, with video: “My next guest tonight has an F rating from the NRA,” Stephen Colbert beamed as he introduced New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to Late Show the evening after the latest mass shooting, this time in Thousand Oaks, CA. Colbert kicked off the interview Thursday noting how commonplace it has become in…

Tom Selleck, the star of CBS’ Blue Bloods, has resigned from his post on the board of directors at the NRA. His publicist confirmed the news to Reuters today. "Tom Selleck has stepped down from the board of the NRA due to his work schedule," Annett Wolf said in a statement. She added that he remains a member of the…

“I’m tech avail,” beamed Amy Poehler today if there’s a Parks and Recreation reteam in the works. In regards to a realistic timeline for a reunion, Poehler said “God, I have no idea. Everybody has my number…we all have a text chain and talk to each other almost everyday. So I think everybody would be excited to do…

Lt. Col. Oliver North is set to become the president of the gun lobby group. North, best known these days political commentator and host of the Fox News show War Stories With Oliver North,  will retire from his role at Fox News effective immediately, FNC reported. But North, who worked for President Ronald Reagan's…

Donald Trump showered love on Kanye West at the National Rifle Association’s annual get-together in Dallas. Bragging about just-released April stats showing 18-year low unemployment rates, and his recent poll numbers, Trump crowed, “And by the way, Kanye West must have some power, because I doubled my African American…

UPDATED with an interview with Alyssa Milano A new coalition of celebrities and activists, including actress Alyssa Milano and Parkland High School student advocate David Hogg, announced plans today to take on the National Rifle Association and the politicians who accept money from the powerful gun lobby. The NoRA…