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A semi-automatic pistol with a conversion device installed making it fully automatic is fired as four empty shell casings fly out of the weapon, at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), National Services Center, Thursday, March 2, 2023, in Martinsburg, W.Va. Machine guns have been illegal in the U.S. for decades, but in recent years the country has seen a new surge of weapons capable of automatic fire. Small pieces of plastic or metal used to convert legal guns into homemade machine guns are helping to fuel gun violence. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Feds won’t return rapid-fire trigger switches to Democrat-led states

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Michigan head coach Dusty May celebrates after defeating UConn in the NCAA college basketball tournament national championship game at the Final Four, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Big Ten earns nearly $70M in March Madness incentives for appearing and advancing in tournaments

By Eric Olson - Associated Press

FILE - A person walks on an X9 1100 combine at the John Deere booth during the CES tech show, Jan. 6, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Deere & Co agrees to pay $99 million to settle ‘right to repair’ lawsuit

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips - Associated Press

Illinois' Zvonimir Ivisic celebrates after an Elite Eight game against Iowa in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

What makes you a pro? At the Final Four, that question is bubbling up once again

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

A crew assembles the Polymarket 'Situation Room' pop-up bar at Proper 21 on K Street, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Federal government sues three states over their regulation of prediction markets

By Susan Haigh - Associated Press

Illinois' Keaton Wagler, left, celebrates with a teammate after Illinois beat Iowa in an Elite Eight game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Keaton Wagler leads deep group of talented freshmen still putting their imprint on March Madness

By Michael Marot - Associated Press

UConn guard Braylon Mullins (24) scores the winning basket during the second half against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

UConn carries an 18-game winning streak in Sweet 16 or later into a stacked Final Four

By Josh Dubow - Associated Press

UConn guard Braylon Mullins (24) scores the winning basket during the second half against Duke in the Elite Eight of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Final Four a gathering of favorites with high seeds

By Aaron Beard - Associated Press

Democrats and illegal immigration illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Democrats’ endless fight for illegal aliens costing American lives

By Kelly Sadler - The Washington Times

Illinois players celebrate after defeating Houston in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 27, 2026, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Illinois clamps down on Houston for an NCAA Tournament win to reach Elite Eight

By Kristie Rieken - Associated Press

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, left, and running mate, candidate for lieutenant governor, Christian Mitchell speak during an interview, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Gov. JB Pritzker criticizes AIPAC after pro-Israel group spent heavily in Illinois primary

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton reacts as she takes the stage during a primary election night watch party after winning the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Cryptocurrency and AI industries tested their influence in Illinois. It didn’t go that well

By Matt Brown - Associated Press

A pin reading "women for Juliana" is displayed during a primary election night watch party for Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Where big spending won - and lost - in the Illinois primary

By Maya Sweedler, Simran Parwani and Humera Lodhi - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), center, speaks as U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-Ill.), left, and Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D), listen to him during U.S. Senate Democratic Primary Debate in Chicago, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Illinois voters pick a new generation of Democrats for House, Senate after near-record retirements

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Democratic candidate for Congress, Kat Abughazaleh, center, casts her vote in a primary election for the upcoming midterms, in Chicago, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Don Tracy wins GOP primary for U.S. Senate seat

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, campaigns for Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, who is running for an open U.S. Senate seat, at the Montclare Senior Residences of Avalon Park in Chicago, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Sophia Tareen)

Illinois’ open U.S. Senate race tests Gov. Pritzker’s influence ahead of possible presidential bid

By Sophia Tareen - Associated Press