Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., tried to strip military funeral honors from Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt over her participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Babbitt has become a controversial figure since her death. Republicans say she was an unarmed protester killed by police, while Democrats say she was attacking the […]
The Department of Education announced Wednesday it will halt $350 million in grants to hundreds of colleges that serve minority students, arguing the longtime programs are discriminatory. The department said it will stop funding eight grant programs that support Black, Native, Hispanic and Asian American college students nationwide and reallocate that money to new priorities. […]
Jumbled accounts of a U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan boat have set off clashes in Washington and raised new questions about the Trump administration’s use of force. On Tuesday, Sept. 2, President Donald Trump posted a video on Truth Social showing a fast boat in the Caribbean erupting after a U.S. strike. He said […]
Former Biden administration officials are pushing back against former Vice President Kamala Harris over an excerpt from her forthcoming memoir, in which she claims allowing Joe and Jill Biden to decide on their own whether he should seek reelection was “recklessness.” Harris also accused the White House of working to undermine her as vice president […]
Comedy Central pulled a rerun of a “South Park” episode featuring Charlie Kirk just hours after his assassination, according to several outlets. Instead of the rerun, the network aired the premiere episode of the current season. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed the episode is still available on streaming. The pulled episode, titled “Got a Nut,” centered […]
Two Cornell University students killed a 120-pound black bear and brought it to their dorm where they skinned and butchered its carcass, as first reported by The Cornell Daily Sun on Tuesday. Officials told NBC News Thursday that the two students had “valid New York State hunting licenses” and the bear was killed legally over […]
The latest betting scandal in college basketball involves 13 men’s players from six different schools. The NCAA announced Thursday it is cracking down on violators and seeking more evidence of wrongdoing in the cases. The 13 players will not be named until the investigation is finalized. They were associated with Eastern Michigan, Temple, Arizona State, […]
Experts are pushing back on claims that artificial intelligence was used in President Donald Trump’s Wednesday evening address on the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. In a post on LinkedIn on Thursday, Hany Farid, a University of California, Berkeley, professor and co-founder of the deepfake detection company GetReal Security, said an analysis of […]
NASA blocked Chinese nationals from its facilities even if they have valid United States visas. The move comes amid a space race between the two world powers, a competition that has caused some concern among lawmakers. NASA’s ban The U.S. space agency’s new policy began on Sept. 5 when several Chinese nationals found out they […]
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, members of Congress are aggressively pointing the finger, expressing concern for their safety, and lamenting the incendiary culture in America right now. Straight Arrow News spoke with members of Congress on Capitol Hill about their thoughts on the killing and what happens next. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, R-Wis., […]
