Latest news with #Kansas
Fox News
2 hours ago
- Business
- Fox News
'I don't see any other way': Republicans push for gun tax cut in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Inside President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" are policy tweaks that would remove taxes and regulations on certain guns, but Senate Democrats aim to gut the changes from the bill. Tucked into the Senate Finance Committee's offering to the mammoth bill, which was unveiled earlier this week, are policy changes that would delist short-barrel rifles, shotguns and suppressors from the National Firearms Act (NFA). That means those particular guns and accessories would no longer be subject to a $200 federal tax and would no longer need to be registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. The changes come from the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act, a bill pushed by Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., in the upper chamber, and Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., in the House. Marshall told Fox News Digital he believed the gun language would make Trump's megabill "even more beautiful," while Clyde said in a statement the changes would "restore our Second Amendment rights." However, Democrats have vowed to inflict as much pain as possible on their Republican colleagues through the "Byrd Bath" process, which is when lawmakers and their staff work behind the scenes to ensure the litany of policy within the "big, beautiful bill" comports with the Byrd Rule that governs reconciliation. And the gun language is likely high on the chopping block for Senate Democrats. "Taxation and registration of firearms under the draconian NFA are inseparably linked," Clyde said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "I'm confident our pro-2A provision will survive the Byrd Rule, and I look forward to delivering this constitutional victory for the American people." Marshall, similarly, wasn't too concerned the provision would be scrubbed by Democrats in their Byrd Bath pursuit and noted, "That's what reconciliation bills are supposed to deal with, is taxes." He argued the Supreme Court upheld the NFA, which, despite being primarily a regulatory framework, does include an excise tax. The court upheld the NFA and the excise taxes it imposed as constitutional in the 1930s. More recently, the regulatory framework was upheld by the court in the Bruen decision in 2022. Still, Marshall viewed the filibuster-proof budget reconciliation process, which allows Republicans to pass Trump's mammoth bill with only 51 votes, as the only chance he and the GOP have to codify the changes to the NFA. "I don't see another way to do it," he said. "I mean, obviously it would take 60 votes. And, you know, I don't see any other way to make this actually happen." Meanwhile, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., declined to get into detail on the exact strategy he and other Democratic lawmakers would use to go after provisions buried in the broader reconciliation text. But he noted that the point of reconciliation is to focus on spending and budgetary effects and that "a lot of times you see Republicans, very conservative Republicans, try to convince the parliamentarian that something really is spending when it's really an ideological trophy." "I can tell you this, the Byrd Bath is the legislative equivalent of prolonged root canal work," Wyden told Fox News Digital. "It's detailed, we've begun it, I'm practiced in it. I've worked in this area for some time, and my staff is expecting to spend the whole rest of next week digging into it."
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Violent storm hits Wichita golf course set to host Korn Ferry Tour event this week
Mother Nature was a nuisance all weekend at the U.S. Open in Oakmont, but a much more dangerous version struck a different golf event early Tuesday morning. A violent storm seems to have significantly damaged Crestview Country Club and much of the Korn Ferry Tour's infrastructure set up for the 2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open, which is scheduled to begin Thursday. Advertisement The storm system — which produced winds stronger than 100mph — knocked down trees and caused widespread power outages across Wichita and the surrounding area, according to KWCH in Kansas. Crestview Country Club has hosted this event every year since 2001. Tom Lehman won the inaugural Wichita Open in 1990, and the tournament has served as a launching pad for several stellar PGA Tour careers, with other past champions like David Duval (1993), Jason Dufner (2001) and Scott Piercy (2008). Taylor Dickson won the 2024 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Wichita Open. Editor's note: This story's headline had a typo that has been corrected. Golfweek regrets the error. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Storm damages Wichita golf course hosting Korn Ferry Tour event
Yahoo
10 hours ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Adrien Dumont de Chassart records 14th sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history
Thursday was historic for Adrien Dumont de Chassart. He shot 11-under 59 during the opening round of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Wichita Open at Crestview Country Club in Kansas, signing for the 14th sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history. He's the first player to shoot sub-60 since Frankie Capan III shot 58 last year at the Veritex Bank Championship. Advertisement Dumont de Chassart had 12 birdies on the card and one lone bogey, coming on the par-4 15th. He was 10 under with four holes to play, and he came home with one birdie and three pars to earn his spot in the record book. After the morning wave, he leads by four shots. Crestview Country Club was damaged earlier in the week because of storms in the Wichita area, and the course was closed on Tuesday so crews and Tour officials could clean up the course. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Adrien Dumont de Chassart shoots 59 at Korn Ferry Tour's Wichita Open
Washington Post
10 hours ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
Adrien Dumont de Chassart shoots 59 in Wichita Open for 14th sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history
WICHITA, Kan. — Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Belgium shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday in the Wichita Open for the 14 sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history. Dumont de Chassart had 12 birdies and a bogey in the morning round at storm-damaged Crestview Country Club, with players allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairways because of wet conditions.
Yahoo
12 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Adrien Dumont de Chassart shoots 59 in Wichita Open for 14th sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Adrien Dumont de Chassart of Belgium shot an 11-under 59 on Thursday in the Wichita Open for the 14 sub-60 round in Korn Ferry Tour history. Dumont de Chassart had 12 birdies and a bogey in the morning round at storm-damaged Crestview Country Club, with players allowed to lift, clean and place their golf balls in the fairways because of wet conditions. Advertisement 'Honestly, with all the rain and storms that they got, I thought the course was in really good shape,' Dumont de Chassart said. 'Greens were rolling nice. You still got some bounces on the green, which is pretty impressive with all the rain they got. It was ideal, right, 80 degrees, about to be 95 the next two days. Probably blowing about 10 miles per hour max. It was a good day to shoot 59 that's for sure.' The 25-year-old former Illinois player broke the course record of 60 set by Justin Suh in the 2022 final round and matched by Alejandro Tosti in the 2023 final round. Cristobal del Solar set the Korn Ferry Tour record last year with a 13-under 57 in the Astara Golf Championship. Frankie Capan III and Stephan Jaeger have shot 58 on the tour. Dumont de Chassart began play on No. 10, and birdied the first three holes. He birdied No. 14, bogeyed the 15th and birdied Nos. 16 and 17 to get to 5 under. On the front nine, he birdied the first five holes and hit a 6-iron close on the eighth for his final birdie. Advertisement 'Played really well down the stretch,' Dumont de Chassart said. 'Missed a shorty on 7, but that's what's cool about golf, you feel nervous even on 4-footers, right? So I'm glad I bounced back and hit a really, really good 6-iron on 17, hole 8, to set up an easy birdie.' ___ AP golf:
