Days before the deadline, the parliamentarian in the U.S. Senate is stripping portions of President Donald Trump’s tax and budget bill, referred to as the “one big beautiful bill,” after ruling that they’re not related to the budget. Senate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough has released a series of decisions on several parts of the omnibus legislation. […]
Real estate giant Compass filed a lawsuit against popular home-buying website Zillow over one of its new rules. Compass is calling it the “Zillow ban” and claiming it violates antitrust laws. Zillow’s new rule Zillow announced the new rule in April, and it officially went into effect May 28. Zillow says when a listing is […]
Florida has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce a new immigration law that lower courts temporarily blocked in April. The law makes it a misdemeanor for individuals to enter the state of Florida if they are in the United States illegally, granting law enforcement the authority to arrest them upon […]
President Donald Trump called it a perfect strike, but a new intel leak reveals that Iran’s nuclear sites may not have been wiped out after all. Plus, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has dropped out of the mayoral race. A newcomer won in New York’s mayoral primary, catching the political world off guard. Also, […]
This week on Weapons and Warfare, host Ryan Robertson examines America’s shipbuilding challenges and the strategies being used to revitalize this critical sector. As the nation grapples with outdated naval capabilities and escalating maritime threats, Straight Arrow News will explore the efforts of industry leaders and policymakers working to modernize ship production and enhance naval […]
A cargo ship carrying 3,048 brand–new vehicles has sunk in the Pacific Ocean, weeks after a fire forced the crew to abandon ship. All 22 crew members evacuated safely on June 3, when a fire disabled the vessel. Authorities reported no injuries. What caused it to sink? The fire severely damaged the ship, named Morning […]
Axiom Space launched its fourth private mission to the International Space Station early Wednesday, June 25, in partnership with SpaceX for the flight. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule lifted off at 2:31 a.m. ET from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew consists of astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary […]
In August 2024, 14-year-old Landon Payton died after suffering a medical emergency and collapsing in his middle school gymnasium in Houston, Texas. Nearly a year later, local families, lawmakers and advocates still wonder whether his life could have been saved by a functional automated external defibrillator (AED), which treats cardiac arrest by sending electric shocks […]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that multiple systemic failures at Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) led to the January 2024 door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9. The incident occurred six minutes into Flight 1282, forcing an emergency landing in Oregon with 177 people aboard. The NTSB identified […]
Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist and state assemblyman from Queens, declared victory Tuesday night, June 24, in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary. With 93% of scanners reporting, Mamdani held 43.5% of first-round ballots, ahead of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 36.4%, according to unofficial results. Although ranked-choice tabulations will continue through July 1, Cuomo […]
