December 30, 2025

Filming ICE agents is a First Amendment right. So why might it land you in jail?

Masked and armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are arresting people for filming their activities in public spaces. Though multiple courts said these arrests violate the First Amendment, the Department of Homeland Security begs to differ.  While an official count of these arrests is not available, ProPublica tracked at least 130 Americans — including at […]

December 30, 2025

Russia alleges drone strike on Putin’s residence; Kyiv calls it a lie

Russia claims Ukraine attempted a large-scale drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s official residences — an allegation Kyiv flatly denies, calling it disinformation. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that 91 Ukrainian drones targeted a presidential residence in Russia’s Novgorod region, claiming air defenses intercepted all of them with no casualties or damage, Reuters […]

December 30, 2025

Artists cancel Kennedy Center shows as venue threatens lawsuit

Two New Year’s Eve performers have canceled their shows at the Kennedy Center following the performing arts venue’s recent renaming to include President Donald Trump. A veteran jazz ensemble and a New York dance company pulled out of their scheduled performances, according to The New York Times.  The cancellations add to mounting controversy and follow […]

December 30, 2025

Privacy in 2026: Will AI further supercharge surveillance?

The tug of war between widespread data collection and data privacy has only intensified, with disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence supercharging both. Going into 2026, experts say that trends in privacy are at once reassuring and alarming. The increase in data collection, often in the form of domestic surveillance, has sparked debate across the country. […]

December 30, 2025

New deep-sea search for MH370 begins as families hope for answers

A new search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is officially underway on Tuesday morning in the southern Indian Ocean. More than a decade after the plane vanished, investigators are again scanning the ocean floor for wreckage that has never been found. As Straight Arrow News has reported, the effort is being led by Ocean Infinity, a […]

December 30, 2025

Trump escalates warnings to Hamas and Iran; Bomb cyclone moves east

President Donald Trump is drawing a hard line in the Middle East. After meeting with Israel’s prime minister, he’s warning Hamas to disarm, saying there will be “hell to pay” if the deal collapses. Plus, the U.S. drug war is moving closer to shore. After months of targeting suspected smuggling boats, the U.S. appears to […]

December 30, 2025

Trump describes Venezuela strike as CNN reports CIA drone attack

President Donald Trump says the United States carried out a strike inside Venezuela, targeting what he described as a dock used to load boats with drugs. New reporting from CNN now sheds light on how that operation was carried out, and by whom. The disclosure comes as the U.S. continues an aggressive counter-narcotics campaign in […]

December 30, 2025

Powerful winter storm pushes east as cleanup begins in Midwest

A powerful winter storm is still disrupting daily life across large parts of the country this morning, as crews begin cleaning up from blizzard conditions that snarled travel and knocked out power. What started as a fast-strengthening system in the Midwest is now pushing east, keeping roads, airports, and utilities under strain. Meteorologists say the storm rapidly intensified […]

December 30, 2025

Trump administration bans VA abortions; Hassett predicts bigger tax refunds

In this Media Miss Minute, the Trump administration is banning the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing abortion services. Plus, you should expect to get more money back in your pocket this upcoming tax season. Media Miss by the right: VA abortion policy reversed The Trump administration has reversed a Biden-era rule that allowed […]