Campaign cash at Disney World? Here’s the legal loophole lawmakers use
Just months after Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., faced criticism over his friendship with former Sen. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., he is once again facing new criticism — his use of his campaign funds. This week, Politico published an article about Gallego’s spending of his leadership PAC, a political action committee, to finance family trips to Miami, […]
An unlikely housing alliance moves to Capitol Hill
At a time when Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to agree on anything, an unexpected consensus is emerging across the country: America needs to build more homes. From red Texas and Montana to deep-blue California and Minnesota, housing reform has produced unusual political roommates and scrambled traditional partisan divides. Now, with the advance of the […]
Strait of Hormuz traffic is up. But for gas prices, uncharted waters remain
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is up, as more oil tankers move in and out of the narrow waterway following the start of a new 60-day agreement between the U.S. and Iran. Maritime data company Kpler tracked 71 confirmed vessels that crossed the Strait from Friday through Sunday. As of mid-Tuesday, at least nine […]
Prison guards cut a Rastafarian’s hair. The Supreme Court says he can’t sue
Damon Landor, a devout Rastafarian, understood the threat that prisons and jails posed to his hair — and his faith. Hair is considered sacred in Rastafari, and cutting it violates a religious commitment. Twice Louisiana prison employees had respected Landor’s religious rights and left his dreadlocks alone. But then, in 2020, with three weeks left […]
Senate approves Iran war powers resolution after 10 attempts
After ten tries, the Senate passed a war powers resolution to limit President Donald Trump’s military actions in Iran. Democrats in both the House and the Senate have tried repeatedly to limit Trump’s war powers, but the push has picked up support as the war has carried on well past what the Trump administration said […]
This chatbot wants to be your newsfeed. Is it the answer to fake news?
The artificial intelligence-powered chatbots reached a consensus: The biggest news story of the day on Tuesday is a temporary halt on oil sanctions as part of a preliminary deal between the U.S. and Iran. That’s according to prompts generated by some of the leading AI tools, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot. But […]
Inside America’s political polling problem
In the early morning hours of Nov. 9, 2016, news networks called Wisconsin for Donald Trump, cementing his victory over Hillary Clinton. Most voters were surprised, both candidates were shocked and pollsters were left looking up and down at their final polls, showing that Clinton would almost certainly win. It wasn’t an anomaly: Since 2016, […]
Savannah Guthrie responds after reports on ransom note claiming her mother died
A second message sent days after Nancy Guthrie disappeared said the 84-year-old died shortly after her abduction, and the newly disclosed details prompted an emotional response Tuesday from her daughter, “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. The contents of the note had not previously been made public. Reporting by ABC News, NBC News, CNN and NewsNation indicates […]
Trump’s new intelligence chief starts purge of agency workforce
President Donald Trump’s new Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Bill Pulte is already working to reshape the agency. Just days after taking over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), Pulte has begun firing employees as part of a broader downsizing effort. Straight Arrow first reported last week that Pulte visited ODNI headquarters before his official start […]
