Smith & Wesson has just expanded its M&P15 line with the .300 BLK AXE pistol and SBR.Suppressed, short-barrel AR-15s and .300 Blackout are a match made in heaven, and that’s exactly what Smith & Wesson is offering with its new M&P15 AXE models. They’re available as either a factory SBR or as a braced pistol, but both versions feature 8-inch barrels and are optimized for use with suppressors.That suppressor optimization is thanks to the built-in Gemtech GVAC technology. It adds an expansion chamber that allows excess gas to vent forward out of the muzzle, significantly reducing the gas blowback your face will receive while shooting with a can. Other features of the M&P15 AXE .300 BLK firearms include 7-inch Midwest Industries Combat M-LOK free-floated handguards, enhanced bolt carrier groups, Radian Raptor ambidextrous charging handles, ambidextrous controls, and M&P pistol grips. The pistol version comes equipped with a Magpul BTR arm brace, and the SBR version comes with a Magpul CTR adjustable stock and Williams folding adjustable sights. As for barrels, both feature 8-inch 5R-rifled barrels with a 1:7.5-inch twist rate and 5/8×24 threaded muzzles.The Smith & Wesson M&P15 .300 BLK AXE pistol has an MSRP of $1,480 and the SBR…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Democratic lawmakers told Fox News Digital they agree New Jersey’s voter registration error demands accountability but say it doesn’t justify claims of widespread election fraud.New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday said a “serious software error” led to the mistaken registration of roughly 6,600 noncitizens through the state’s Motor Vehicle System, while the company that provides the identity-related security services denied any wrongdoing.”In New Jersey, we absolutely need to have accountability for what happened,” Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., said.”It was just horrible. There was a big problem with that computer problem that they had. We need to try to address that going forward.”NEW JERSEY REMOVES 6,600 PEOPLE FROM VOTER ROLLS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE TO CAST A BALLOT FOR 2024 ELECTION Kim said states should be given the tools to keep voter rolls accurate instead of relying on the Department of Homeland Security’s findings after the agency found roughly 250,000 potential noncitizens who may be registered to vote across New Jersey, California, Nevada and Pennsylvania during a preliminary review.”The main thing is making sure states have what they need,” Kim added. “I don’t trust the idea that we’re just going to mesh it…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Ousted “60 Minutes” correspondent Cecilia Vega spoke out against her former bosses at CBS News, alleging they had meddled in the show’s reporting.Vega, who was fired by the network in May, appeared Thursday at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists Conference & Expo in New Orleans. According to audio obtained by Status News, Vega decided to speak candidly about her experience despite initially being “scared” to do so.”It’s not that I just lost a job. There is a lot at stake,” Vega said, per Status. “Sometimes you got to be scared and do it still.”CBS NEWS FIRES ’60 MINUTES’ CORRESPONDENTS, TOP PRODUCER IN SWEEPING SHAKEUP OF STORIED PROGRAM Vega alleged that while reporting about the anti-ICE unrest in Minnesota in January that spotlighted the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, she was encouraged to also include footage of anti-ICE agitators attacking those that were perceived to be plain-clothed ICE agents, but she concluded there were “no credible examples” despite one reported at the time by Alpha News. She said her team was also asked to include comments made at a press conference by Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey about him allegedly urging local…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday endorsed Rep. Haley Stevens ahead of the state’s U.S. Senate Democratic primary.Stevens, a more centrist candidate, and progressive Dr. Abdul El-Sayed are considered the front-runners in the race as early voting starts on Saturday.Whitmer’s endorsement could give Stevens a boost in a state where the governor twice won by considerable margins.DEMOCRATS’ CIVIL WAR HEADS TO MICHIGAN WHERE PROGRESSIVES FACE BIGGEST TEST YET IN HIGH-STAKES SENATE SHOWDOWN The governor also beat El-Sayed in the Democratic primary for governor in 2018.Whitmer told supporters at a Teamsters hall in Detroit on Friday that Stevens has “what it takes to win” while appearing with her and South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn.”Michiganders need a fighter in Washington and there are few leaders with more fight in ’em than Haley Stevens,” Whitmer said at the event.SWING-STATE POLL SPELLS TROUBLE FOR FAR LEFT AS SCHUMER-BACKED CANDIDATE DOMINATES WITH CRITICAL VOTING BLOCSStevens, who flipped a Republican House seat in 2018, is also backed by Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, a two-term Democrat who is retiring from the seat. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, and New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump struck a more conciliatory tone Friday at the rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Dinner, scrapping the combative speech he had prepared before an assassination attempt upended the annual event in April. The rewrite emphasized unity and gratitude, though the president still couldn’t resist slipping in a few familiar jabs at the press while insisting: “The show must go on.”Trump returned to the stage just months after gunfire abruptly ended the organization’s annual banquet. An armed suspect, Cole Allen, stormed the event in what authorities say was an attempt to assassinate the president.”The speech that I had ready just a short while. Oh, that was going to be a doozy. I was so psyched. I was going to rip people. And I don’t know, just something changed it — really for the better. But I just wouldn’t want to do that,” Trump said to a room full of journalists and government officials.”But we’ll do a little ripping, if you don’t mind. But it is true. I said, how do we handle this is going to be a different kind of evening. And it is. And in many ways it’s a more…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Azzi Fudd put on a historic shooting display during her first WNBA All-Star weekend. The Dallas Wings guard won Friday night’s 3-point contest, becoming the first rookie in league history to win the event.Fudd finished the first round with 30 points, 10 shy of the maximum possible score. Portland Fire star Bridget Carleton was eliminated after scoring 19 in the round. Fudd took 27 shots, missing just six of her attempts en route to winning the coveted title.Fudd acknowledged she experienced some nerves Friday night. “You saw ‘only’ six shots, but I feel like that was a lot,” Fudd said. “But honestly, I was really nervous. I was excited.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Fudd added: “It’s fun to do because… and I don’t want to sound cocky… but it’s easy to me, just the set shot. Take the ball from the rack; it really is muscle memory. It’s what I’ve been doing since I was young.”Fudd entered the All-Star break averaging 2.2 shots from beyond the 3-point arc this season. She’s knocked down 53 total 3-pointers so far during her rookie year.LIBERTY’S SABRINA IONESCU ADDRESSES ABSENCE FROM WNBA 3-POINT…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The New York Mets have been dealt yet another blow on the injury front, this time with star Juan Soto exiting the game.The Mets hosted the defending World Champion Los Angeles Dodgers — fresh off a White House visit — on Friday evening.It was an eventful evening at the ballpark, as actress Emma Stone was there filming a movie and took some time to chat with Soto before the game.TRUMP CAN’T HELP BUT TAKE JAB AT METS IN SPEECH WHILE PRAISING BRAVES CEO: ‘THEY LOSE ALL THE TIME’However, that may have been the highlight of the night for Soto.The 27-year-old drew two walks, but partway through the sixth inning, the Mets took Soto out of the game.The calf injury has been lingering for a while and has been on the Mets’ radar. In fact, it first surfaced on July 16. Soto was even given time off earlier this week to address it.ZERO BS. JUST DAKICH. TAKE THE DON’T @ ME PODCAST ON THE ROAD. DOWNLOAD NOW! Before the game, interim manager Andy Green even addressed it.”It’s improving for him,” Green said, per MLB.com. “Hopefully after today, we don’t have to talk about…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump on Friday ordered his administration to install signs outside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History directing visitors to what the White House describes as “accurate” information about the nation’s past.The executive order instructs the National Park Service, which maintains the sidewalks outside the museum, to place signs informing visitors about a White House report released July 4 that criticized the Smithsonian’s portrayal of American history. Trump also directed the creation of a temporary exhibit intended to correct what his administration considers inaccurate historical information.TRUMP WHITE HOUSE CALLS OUT SMITHSONIAN FOR PUSHING ‘ONE-SIDED, DIVISIVE POLITICAL NARRATIVES’The move follows a report from Trump’s Domestic Policy Council that accused the Smithsonian and the National Museum of American History of failing to present history “in a way that is inspiring, unifying, and worthy of our great republic.” Because the Smithsonian operates independently of the executive branch, Trump cannot directly remove museum leadership or unilaterally change exhibits. Instead, the order targets federal property outside the museum that falls under National Park Service jurisdiction.National Museum of American History Director Anthea M. Hartig defended the museum during congressional testimony this week.”As we continue to fact…

Welp, Dan Le Batard is back virtue signaling and cashing in left-wing political points. This is nothing out of the ordinary for the former ESPN personality as he provided his analysis of the ESPN layoffs, which included polarizing personality and one of the network’s most prominent race-baiters, Ryan Clark. Le Batard also fired a shot at OutKick in his racially unhinged rant on Friday’s show.If you’re unaware, OutKick broke the news that the “Worldwide Leader in Sports” was going to let go of Ryan Clark on Monday, though our reporter Bobby Burack was made aware of the move on Friday. When Burack and fellow reporter Dan Zaksheske reached out to ESPN in the afternoon to tell them they were going to break the story within the hour, ESPN panicked. What they did next is under scrutiny. They used that hour to pull Ryan Clark off air during a commercial break, and pitched the story to The Athletic, so they could break it before we did. Since then, Jemele Hill has tried to slander OutKick and Burack. Le Batard is now jumping on that slanderous bandwagon while providing a race-focused take that may have inadvertently been the most Ryan Clark thing…

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