Sen. Mark Kelly told troops to defy ‘illegal orders.’ Now he could be court-martialed.
A U.S. senator could face a court-martial charge over his participation in a video where he and other lawmakers called on soldiers to question the legality of some of their orders. The Pentagon on Monday announced that it is launching an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., over his participation in a video urging members […]
DOGE gone: Trump administration says cost-cutting agency ‘doesn’t exist’
The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) no longer exists. The initiative meant to limit the size and cost of the federal government — which critics argued did little to cut spending — is gone after just eight months. Reuters first reported the advisory agency’s demise on Monday. President Donald Trump’s executive order creating […]
Trump-branded gun evokes assassination attempt
A Texas firearms company is selling a new handgun that commemorates the 2024 attempted assassination of President Donald Trump. Bond Arms’ “Living Legend DT47” displays the date that Trump was grazed by a would-be assassin’s bullet, along with his defiant words as Secret Service agents led him to safety: “FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!” Trump guns commercials […]
Feds say 2 Texans planned to take over Haitian island, kill men and keep women as ‘sex slaves’
Two Texas men, along with coconspirators, are accused of a violent plan to invade the Haitian island of Gonave, then kill all the men on the island and keep the remaining women and children as “sex slaves,” according to federal prosecutors. Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21, of Allen, Texas, and Thomas Christopher of Argyle, Texas, were […]
At least he didn’t sing ‘Jailhouse Rock’. Judge made to resign after Elvis imitation
A Missouri judge has been forced to step down after presiding over his courtroom in an Elvis Presley costume. The judge struck a deal to avoid a disciplinary hearing. In court documents, Missouri’s judicial disciplinary board said Circuit Judge Matthew Thornhill of suburban St. Louis dressed up as Presley on several occasions and played music […]
California political players are concerned after FBI says it’s been listening
Dozens of players on the California political scene have received letters from the FBI, letting them know the agency had been listening to their telephone calls and reading their text messages. The surveillance was part of an investigation that led to the arrest of several people on corruption charges, including a former top aide to […]
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s may follow George Santos’ expulsion from Congress
Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., announced plans to file an expulsion resolution against Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fla., if she doesn’t resign. Federal prosecutors charged McCormick with stealing $5 million in FEMA disaster relief funds, accusations she fully denies. “It was an unjust indictment, and it seems like these intimidation tactics have been pervasive,” Cherfilus-McCormick said after […]
The real reason stores let us return so much – even when it costs them
Be honest: Have you ever returned an item after using it? If you have, you’re not alone. About 40% of U.S. shoppers admit to doing so. But why? Straight Arrow News wanted to learn about the massive impact return policies have on our retail economy and how they play out in real life. So we […]
‘Slender Man’ attacker Morgan Geyser captured after fleeing Wisconsin group home
Morgan Geyser, the Wisconsin woman who stabbed a classmate 19 times at age 12 to impress the fictional character “Slender Man,” was taken into custody late Sunday. The news comes just hours after she cut off her monitoring bracelet and fled a Madison, Wisconsin, group home, police said. Geyser, now 23, was conditionally released earlier […]
