The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to allow the deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago and the surrounding areas, handing a defeat to President Donald Trump. At Trump’s direction, troops have been used in several states to assist with his crackdown on illegal immigration. The White House had filed an emergency request with the Supreme […]
No one ever said farming would be easy. But no one could have foreseen how difficult 2025 would be. “Farming is an inherently risky business,” Mike Lavender, policy director at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, told Straight Arrow News. “You are dealing with a ton of variables, from the weather to pests to markets, whether […]
A legal battle over the name of the Kennedy Center is now heading to federal court. Rep. Joyce Beatty, a Democrat and ex officio trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, has sued President Donald Trump and the center’s board over a vote to rename it the Trump Kennedy Center. Filed […]
Former Republican Sen. Ben Basse has been diagnosed with stage-four pancreatic cancer, and says he’s “gonna die.” Sasse announced his diagnosis on X Tuesday, calling the diagnosis “nasty stuff. It’s a death sentence.” “This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the […]
The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (FIS) World Cup aerials and moguls events scheduled to be held at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah, next month have been moved to other venues in the East, officials confirmed. The decision to preemptively move the event comes as Utah and the Rockies face a severe lack […]
With just days left before Christmas, the holiday shopping rush is in full swing — and this year, Americans are spending more than many expected. Preliminary data from Visa shows retail spending this holiday season is up 4.2% compared to last year, despite ongoing concerns about inflation and affordability. Visa analyzed spending over a seven-week […]
The holiday season often surrounds Americans with calls to give back. From Salvation Army bell ringers on busy street corners to social media clips of local donation drives, opportunities to volunteer or donate are hard to miss. Humans are inherently generous, and the holiday season naturally stirs those feelings to the surface — a mix […]
The Justice Department released a massive new batch of Jeffrey Epstein records early Tuesday morning, dramatically expanding the trove of files made public under a new transparency law. The overnight disclosure comes as Senate Democrats move to force legal action against the DOJ, arguing the department is still not complying with Congress’s order. More than 11,000 […]
President Donald Trump announced plans Monday for a new class of massive U.S. warships, branding the effort the Navy’s new “Golden Fleet.” The rollout comes as the administration intensifies pressure on Venezuela, including tanker seizures and blunt warnings aimed directly at President Nicolás Maduro. Trump revealed the plan during an appearance at Mar-a-Lago alongside senior […]
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency charged with rooting out race- and sex-based discrimination in the workplace, is soliciting claims from an unusual source: white men. The commission’s chair, Andrea Lucas, posted a video last week urging white men to contact the EEOC as soon as possible. Vice President JD Vance, who […]
