In one of the first major challenges to the Gaza ceasefire plan brokered by the Trump administration, Israel claimed Hamas’ slow release of the bodies of hostages violated the plan. Israel has now told the United Nations it will respond to the alleged violation by blocking half the aid admitted into Gaza. Beside the U.N., […]
FIFA and federal law enforcement agencies said securing the skies over World Cup stadiums is a priority. President Donald Trump’s administration is backing that up with a plan to spend $500 million to stop potential drone threats during next summer’s tournament. Where is the drone security money coming from? The White House said the money […]
An office dedicated to special education within the U.S. Department of Education was heavily impacted during mass layoffs issued as the federal government remains shut down for the third week, CNN reported. The office served millions of people who have disabilities nationwide. The Education Department’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is mostly empty, […]
The Democratic candidate for Virginia’s attorney general race, Jay Jones, is facing scrutiny after text messages from 2022 resurfaced, showing him sending derogatory and violent messages about Republican former Virginia House Speaker Todd Gilbert and his family. But the story’s reach — and what the public knows about it — depends heavily on which media […]
R&B icon and neo-soul pioneer D’Angelo died Tuesday at 51 years old after a fight with pancreatic cancer, according to a statement from his family. While the four-time Grammy winner is most widely known for the song “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” and its accompanying music video, D’Angelo’s work as a whole embraced a more […]
A State Department employee has been arrested and is accused of removing classified documents from secure government facilities and meeting with Chinese officials, Fox News reports. Ashley Tellis, 64, was an unpaid senior adviser at the State Department, which handles U.S. foreign policy, and also worked as a contractor with the Office of Net Assessment […]
A crypto trader stands accused of insider trading after successfully shorting the market to make tens of millions of dollars during the crash on Friday, Oct. 10. The crash came after President Donald Trump’s announcement of tariffs on China. Insider trading allegations The trader, operating under the alias Garrett Bullish, shorted the market shortly before […]
The Trump administration is looking for ways to pay federal law enforcement officers and fund a key supplemental nutrition program during the government shutdown, a sign the executive branch doesn’t see this impasse ending soon. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB), run by Russel Vought, is looking to use tariff revenues to fund the […]
Several airports around the country have refused to air a video from the Department of Homeland Security. While the airline hubs are heavily regulated by multiple federal agencies, an expert that Straight Arrow News spoke to breaks down just how they are able to refuse the government’s demand. The video features Department of Homeland Security […]
Mexican and Ukrainian authorities are investigating whether Latin American drug cartels have infiltrated Ukraine’s International Legion to learn first-person-view drone tactics, according to Intelligence Online. The inquiries focus on Spanish-speaking units and recruits suspected of targeting drone operator roles to transfer battlefield skills back to criminal groups. Cartel adoption of first-person view (FPV) drones — […]
