Michigan’s top officials denounced a Justice Department demand for Detroit-area 2024 election ballots as a “troubling pattern” of federal search warrants. It is the department’s third demand sent to investigate voter fraud claims linked to the 2024 election.  Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon requested all ballot-related information from the Wayne County clerk as part of […]

Iran is vowing retaliation after a U.S. naval strike and ship seizure over the weekend, and it’s putting fragile talks on the brink. U.S. Central Command shared a video of the seizure on X. It shows a U.S. Navy destroyer opening fire on an Iranian-linked cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman.  U.S. Marines depart […]

Half a century after humans last traveled to the moon, the Artemis II mission’s successful return to Earth earlier this month has reinvigorated public interest in the cosmos. But even as forward momentum builds, NASA’s workforce is caught in a familiar pendulum swing.  The agency’s federal headcount was decimated last year, with nearly 4,000 people […]

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a crucial test in Parliament on Monday as he battles a growing crisis over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as the UK’s ambassador to Washington. Starmer is facing intense scrutiny for giving the top diplomatic post to a highly controversial figure with deep ties to Jeffrey Epstein after background […]

President Donald Trump threatens to strike Iran’s infrastructure after a U.S. naval clash at sea. Now, Tehran is warning of retaliation as talks hang in the balance. Plus, a Louisiana father kills eight children, including seven of his own, before police shot him. Investigators point to a domestic breakdown, but key questions remain. And a […]

A high-stakes redistricting fight in Virginia heads to voters Tuesday, with potential national consequences for control of Congress.  At issue: whether to approve new congressional maps that could dramatically shift the balance of power in the state — and potentially the U.S. House. What could change As Straight Arrow News reported, Democrats are backing a […]

FBI Director Kash Patel sued The Atlantic for $250 million Monday, three days after the magazine published a story portraying him as erratic, frequently absent from work and at times visibly intoxicated. The article examined the conduct of the nation’s top FBI official during a period of heightened national-security pressure. The Atlantic also reported the White […]

Federal immigration crackdowns, and the fear that results from them, have farmers worried they might not have enough workers this harvest season. This comes at a time when more and more farms have been closing nationwide. “It just causes a lot of stress, a lot of anxiety, a lot of fear, in a community and […]

The Israeli military on Sunday published a map of where its forces are operating in southern Lebanon. The map shows where Israel has taken control amid a ceasefire agreement between the two countries. Reuters reported that Israeli troops destroyed abandoned Lebanese villages in this area. Israel says this is being done to protect “direct threats […]