June 12, 2025

ICE raid at Omaha meat plant part of broader immigration sweep

Federal immigration agents gained media attention after carrying out what officials described as the largest worksite enforcement operation in years. The operation focused on meatpacking plants in the Midwest, but the owner claims he used a federal system to verify workers’ status.  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched the raids in Omaha, Nebraska, as […]

June 12, 2025

Immigration bills set up partisan battle in North Carolina legislature

Democratic North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein weighed two Republican-backed immigration bills that would expand the role of state and local law enforcement in aiding federal immigration efforts. The bills came as part of a wider effort by the Trump administration to crack down on immigrants living in the United States illegally. Republican-led proposals Senate Bill […]

June 12, 2025

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of sexual assault in partial retrial verdict

A Manhattan jury has convicted former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein on a top charge in his sex crimes retrial. Weinstein was previously convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act. Each first-degree criminal sexual act carries a maximum sentence of 25 years. BBC reports that Weinstein was found guilty of sexual assault but not […]

June 12, 2025

Trump to attend ‘Les Mis’ open as Kennedy Center faces revenue decline

President Donald Trump is expected to attend the Kennedy Center’s opening night of “Les Misérables” on Wednesday, June 11. He told Fox News Digital earlier this month that the show is one of his favorites. Trump said he enjoys the music and story, and even suggested the show’s run could be extended. The Kennedy Center […]

June 12, 2025

Dentist and former caddy will tee it up in US Open 

The Dentists at Gateway Crossing, an office in McCordsville, Indiana, is going to be short-staffed for a bit. Their founder, and now star practitioner Dr. Matt Vogt, will be busy playing golf in the U.S. Open Championship.  How did a dentist make the field of 156 players?  The 34-year-old Vogt will tee it up in […]

June 12, 2025

TikTok star Khaby Lame leaves US after immigration detainment

The world’s most-followed TikTok star has left the United States after being detained in Las Vegas by immigration authorities. A spokesperson with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) told Straight Arrow News that Khaby Lame overstayed his visa but was allowed to leave the country voluntarily and avoided a deportation order. Las Vegas detainment Lame, […]

June 12, 2025

US personnel partially evacuated from embassy in Baghdad as tensions rise

The U.S. is reducing the number of nonessential personnel in the Middle East because of a heightened regional security risk. The State Department issued a partial evacuation order Wednesday, June 11, which applies to all nonessential personnel at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, based on its latest risk assessment and commitment to keeping “Americans safe both […]

June 12, 2025

Former Arizona lawmaker indicted on fraud charges over ballot signatures

A former Arizona lawmaker has been indicted on fraud charges, accused of forging signatures to get his name on the ballot, according to court documents. Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, D, announced that Austin Cole Smith, the former 29th District representative in Arizona’s House of Representatives and a leader of the conservative political advocacy group Turning […]

June 12, 2025

Parkland shooting survivor, David Hogg, will not run in DNC vice chair reelection

Democratic National Committee (DNC) Vice Chair David Hogg says he will not run for the organization’s snap vice chair election. Hogg’s announcement comes just hours after the DNC voted to redo its elections for the vice chair positions, following a procedural error in February’s election. DNC sets new voting dates This development means that the […]

June 12, 2025

First appeal of House v. NCAA settlement says Title IX ‘deliberately ignored’

The NCAA’s landmark $2.8 billion House settlement, which reshaped the future of college athletics, faced its first legal challenge on Wednesday, June 11. Eight female athletes filed an appeal, arguing that the back pay structure violates Title IX, the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in education. What does the House v. NCAA settlement cover? […]