A strong majority of Americans think a massive military parade scheduled for Saturday, June 14, in Washington, is not a good use of public money, a new poll shows. The Army estimates that the parade, championed by President Donald Trump, will cost between $25 million and $45 million. Sixty percent of those surveyed by The […]
The Trump administration is reviewing the AUKUS security pact, a cornerstone trilateral agreement signed in 2021, aimed at countering China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. The pact’s centerpiece — a plan to help Australia build a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines — has drawn heavy investment and sparked geopolitical tensions. Now, U.S. allies and defense officials […]
MQ-9 Reaper Drones, often used in foreign combat zones, were flying over protesters in Los Angeles. Aviation experts first tracked the drones in the skies above Paramount and downtown Los Angeles over the weekend of June 7 and into Monday, June 9, amid mass demonstrations against the Trump administration’s ramped-up immigration raids across the country. […]
A Manhattan judge has declared a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s sex crimes retrial. The decision came one day after the jury returned a partial verdict on two of three charges. The jury had been deliberating since last week but only decided on third-degree rape and first-degree criminal sexual act on Wednesday, June 11. The mistrial […]
An internal memo suggested the seating behind President Donald Trump during his visit to Fort Bragg this week wasn’t based on military rank or position. Instead, the service members selected to appear behind him were reportedly chosen for their physical appearance and political alignment as he marked the Army’s 250th birthday on Tuesday. What was […]
The Department of the Interior will require the National Park Service (NPS) to post signs at all sites, encouraging visitors to provide feedback on historical content that they believe portrays American history or landscapes in a negative light. NPS tells Straight Arrow News the effort is intended to ensure public lands reflect “an accurate portrayal […]
Democrats are once again comparing the Trump administration to Hitler and Nazi Germany. The renewed rhetoric was the subject of debate at a Congressional hearing that included the Democratic governors of three sanctuary states. Democrats have either called or compared President Donald Trump and his supporters to Nazis for years, going back to his first […]
Officials announced on Wednesday, June 11, that military personnel have detained more than 1,400 migrants found in a military zone along the U.S. southern border and turned them over to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Civil liberties advocates say the military shouldn’t be policing the border. Border officials announcing the migrant apprehensions say the focus […]
Walmart is facing calls for a boycott from supporters of President Donald Trump after Christy Walton, a billionaire heiress to the retail giant, funded an ad in The New York Times criticizing the commander-in-chief. The ad, published Sunday, June 8, urged Americans to “mobilize” on “No Kings” day — a movement started by the group […]
United Natural Foods, the wholesale grocery distributor for Amazon’s Whole Foods, has taken some of its systems offline in response to a cyberattack. The disruption has reportedly led to sparsely stocked shelves at Whole Foods stores across the country. In a statement on Monday, June 9, the Rhode Island-based company announced that it had proactively […]
