Russia’s prosecutor general announced the country has banned Amnesty International, a non-governmental human rights group, on Monday, May 19. The ban came after Russian officials labeled the group an “undesirable organization,” which made any association with the group a crime under a 2015 law. Part of a larger effort The ban on the internationally recognized […]
New Jersey Transit rail service will resume Tuesday, May 20, following a tentative labor agreement that ended a four-day strike by locomotive engineers. The strike began early Friday, May 16, and halted train operations for approximately 100,000 daily riders, affecting routes across New Jersey, into New York City and to Newark Liberty International Airport. Copy […]
House Republicans advanced a sweeping tax and spending package backed by President Donald Trump, clearing a significant hurdle late Sunday, May 19, in a rare night session of the House Budget Committee. The bill would make Trump’s 2017 tax cuts permanent; add new tax exemptions for tips and overtime pay; boost military and border spending; […]
President Donald Trump announced Saturday, May 17, via his social media platform, Truth Social, that he will speak to Russian President Vladimir Putin by telephone at 10 a.m. Monday, May 19, to discuss “stopping the ‘bloodbath’” between Russia and Ukraine. Trump added that he will then speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and that together, they […]
One person was killed during a shooting Friday, May 16 at a gym in Las Vegas, Nevada, and at least three other people were injured. The suspect was shot by police and later pronounced dead at the hospital. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a press release that they responded to reports of shots […]
Dignitaries from around the globe are expected to attend the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo on Sunday, May 18. The Vatican said a quarter of 1 million people are expected to pack into St. Peter’s Square for the event. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are among the expected dignitaries. […]
The House of Representatives’ Budget Committee is slated to meet Sunday night, May 18, to discuss what President Donald Trump called a “big, beautiful” budget bill. Just days before, that bill had been shot down in the same committee in a 16-21 vote. GOP holdouts oppose the bill As Straight Arrow News previously reported, Republicans need […]
Following nearly three months of a humanitarian aid blockade that exacerbated widespread starvation across the Gaza Strip, Israel announced Sunday, May 18, that it would allow a limited amount of humanitarian aid into the region. Israel has blocked all humanitarian aid from entering the beleaguered territory since March 2. According to The Associated Press, Israeli […]
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, the Associated Press reported Sunday, May 18. On Tuesday, May 13, Biden visited doctors following urinary symptoms. A prostate nodule was discovered. The detection of nodules in the prostate generally requires further examination by a urologist to rule out prostate cancer. These types of abnormal […]
On Sunday, May 18, the Kremlin confirmed that preparations are underway for a phone call between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump announced the phone call Saturday, May 17, in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. Will face-to-face talks take shape? According to Trump, he will first speak with […]
